Render Key Value

Provision Redis®-compatible datastores for caching and job queues.

Render Key Value provides low-latency in-memory storage that's ideal for shared caches and job queues. Key Value instances are compatible with virtually all clients that interact with Redis®*.

Paid Key Value instances support disk-backed persistence and enable it by default.

Underlying libraries

  • Newly created Render Key Value instances run Valkey 8.

    What is Valkey?

    Valkey is an open-source key-value store that began as a fork of Redis version 7.2.4. For most libraries and frameworks that connect to a Redis instance, Valkey is a drop-in replacement.

    Learn more in the FAQ.

  • Legacy Key Value instances (created before February 12, 2025) run Redis 6.

    • Legacy instances no longer receive version updates, but they will continue to operate as usual.

Quickstarts

These Render quickstarts include steps for provisioning a Key Value instance:

Create your Key Value instance

  1. Go to dashboard.render.com/new/redis, or select New > Key Value in the Render Dashboard.

    This form appears:

    New Key Value creation form

  2. Provide a helpful Name for your instance.

    • You can change this value at any time.

  3. Choose a Region to run your instance in.

    • Choose the same region as your services that will connect to the instance. This minimizes latency and enables communication over your private network.

  4. Optionally change the instance's Maxmemory Policy.

  5. Optionally set the instance's Persistence Mode.

  6. Scroll down and select a compute plan. This determines its available RAM and connection limit.

    Learn about Free compute plan limitations.

    Selecting a Valkey compute plan

  7. Click Create Key Value.

You're all set! Your new instance's status updates to Available in the Render Dashboard when it's ready to use.