# redis-di set-context

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Creates or updates a context in the `~/.redis-di` context file. A context stores an API connection
so you don't have to pass the connection options on every command. `set-context` merges only the
options you give on the command line, preserving the rest, and does not change which context is
active; use [`use-context`](https://redis.io/docs/latest/integrate/redis-data-integration/1.19.1/reference/cli/redis-di-use-context)
for that. See the
[CLI reference overview](https://redis.io/docs/latest/integrate/redis-data-integration/1.19.1/reference/cli#contexts)
for more about contexts.

Secrets (the password and the Redis Cloud user key) are never stored in a context, so `set-context`
rejects `--password` and `--user-key`.

## Usage

```
redis-di set-context <name> [flags]
```

The connection is set from the global options `--api-url`, `--user`, `--account-key`, `--cacert`,
and `--insecure`.

## Options

| Option                | Description                                                                                   |
| :-------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `--unset-user`        | Clear the stored user, so the context authenticates without a user.                           |
| `--unset-account-key` | Clear the stored account key, so the context authenticates without a Redis Cloud account key. |

This command also accepts the
[global options](https://redis.io/docs/latest/integrate/redis-data-integration/1.19.1/reference/cli/redis-di#global-options).

## Example

```bash
# Create or update a context for a VM or Kubernetes installation
redis-di set-context prod --api-url https://rdi.example.com --user default --cacert /etc/rdi/ingress-ca.crt

# Create or update a context that skips TLS verification
redis-di set-context dev --api-url https://localhost:8443 --insecure
```