Create a Redis Enterprise Software database

Create a database with Redis Enterprise Software.

Redis Enterprise Software lets you create databases and distribute them across a cluster of nodes using the Cluster Manager UI or the REST API.

Cluster Manager UI method

To create a new database using the Cluster Manager UI:

1. Sign in to the Cluster Manager UI at https://<hostname>:8443

2. Use one of the following methods to create a new database:

   • Quick database

   • Create database with additional configuration

3. If you did not specify a port number for the database, you can find the port number in the Endpoint field in the Databases > Configuration > General section.

4. Test client connectivity.

Quick database

To quickly create a database and skip additional configuration options during initial creation:

1. On the Databases screen, select Quick database.

2. Select a Redis version from the Database version list.

3. Configure settings that are required for database creation but can be changed later:

   • Database name

   • Memory limit (GB)

4. Configure optional settings that can't be changed after database creation:

   • Endpoint port (set by the cluster if not set manually)

   • Capabilities (previously modules) to enable

     Databases created with Redis version 8 or later automatically enable the capabilities (modules) bundled with Redis Enterprise Software as follows:

     Database type	Automatically enabled capabilities
     RAM-only	Search and query JSON Time series Probabilistic
     Flash-enabled (Redis Flex)	JSON Probabilistic
     Active-Active	Search and query JSON

5. Optionally select Full options to configure additional settings.

6. Select Create.

Create database with additional configuration

To create a new database and configure additional settings:

1. Open the Create database menu with one of the following methods:

   • Click the + button next to Databases in the navigation menu:

     Create database menu has two options: Single Region and Active-Active database.

   • Go to the Databases screen and select Create database:

     Create database menu has two options: Single Region and Active-Active database.

2. Select the database type:

   • Single Region

   • Active-Active database - Multiple participating Redis Enterprise clusters can host instances of the same Active-Active database in different geographic locations. Every instance can receive write operations, which are synchronized across all instances without conflict.

   Note:

   For Active-Active databases, see Create an Active-Active geo-replicated database.

3. Select a Redis version from the Database version list.

4. Enter a Database name.

   • Maximum of 63 characters

   • Only letters, numbers, or hyphens (-) are valid characters

   • Must start and end with a letter or digit

   • Case-sensitive

5. To configure additional database settings, expand each relevant section to make changes.

   See Configuration settings for more information about each setting.

6. Select Create.

REST API method

To create a database using a REST API request:

POST https://<host>:<port>/v1/bdbs
{
 "name": "test-database",
 "type": "redis",
 "memory_size": 1073741824,
 // Additional fields
}

For additional database configuration fields, see the BDB object reference.

Continue learning with Redis University

See the Create a database on Redis Software course to learn more.