Create a Pro database with a new subscription

Shows how to create a Pro database with a new subscription

Before creating a Redis Cloud database, you need to create an account.

To create a database in your Redis Cloud account:

1. Sign in to the Redis Cloud console.

2. Select the New database button.

   

   This displays the Create database screen.

3. Select your Redis use case. There are four pre-defined use cases:

   
   • Cache: Stores short-term or volatile data. Can be used for session management, semantic cache, session store, and other uses where data is short-lived.
   • Database: Stores durable and consistent data. Can be used for document databases, feature storage, gaming leaderboards, durable caches, and other uses where your data needs to be highly available and persistent.
   • Vector search: Manages and manipulates vector data. Can be used for Generative AI, recommendation systems, visual search, and other uses where you can search and query your data.
   • Custom: If your Redis use case doesn't match any of the other use cases, you can choose this option to customize all of your settings.

   Select the use case that best matches your Redis use case. You can always change the settings later.

4. Select the type of subscription you need. For this guide, select Pro.

   
   Note:

   This guide shows how to create a Pro database with a new subscription.

   • If you already have a Pro subscription and want to add a database to it, see Create a Pro database in an existing subscription.
   • If you'd rather create an Essentials database, see Create an Essentials database.

After you select Pro, the Database settings section will appear.

You can choose to create your database in one of two ways:

• Easy create selects the optimal settings for your use case for you.
• Custom settings lets you select all of the configuration options for your new database.

Create database with Easy create

If you choose to create your database with Easy create:

1. Redis will generate a database name for you. If you want to change it, you can do so in the Database name field.

2. Choose a Cloud Provider and a Region.

3. Enter the following settings for your database:

   

   Database setting	Description
   Dataset size (GB)	The amount of data for your dataset. Specify small sizes as decimals of 1.0 GB; example: 0.1 GB (minimum). We calculate the total memory limit for you based on the other settings you choose for your database. Databases with Search and query have specific sizing requirements, see Search and query sizing for more information.
   Throughput	Identifies maximum throughput for the database, which is specified in terms of operations per second (Ops/sec). See Throughput for more information. Databases with Search and query have specific throughput requirements, see Search and query sizing for more information.
   High Availability	Indicates whether a replica copy of the database is maintained in case the primary database becomes unavailable. (Warning: doubles memory consumption). See High Availability.

4. Select View all settings to review the database settings that we selected for you based on your use case.

   

   If you want to change these settings, select Switch to custom settings.

5. Enter your payment details.

   If you haven't previously entered a payment method, use the Add Credit Card button to add one.

   

Select Confirm & pay to create your database.

Note that databases are created in the background. While they are provisioning, you aren't allowed to make changes. This process generally takes 10-15 minutes.

Use the Database list to check the status of your databases.

Create database with Custom settings

If you choose to create your database with custom settings, you need to:

1. Set up the deployment options, including cloud vendor details, high availability settings, and advanced options.

2. Define the database size requirements.

3. Review your choices, provide payment details, and then create your databases.

The following sections provide more information.

Set up deployment details

The Setup tab specifies general settings for your Redis deployment.

There are three sections on this tab:

• General settings include the cloud provider details and specific configuration options.
• Version lets you choose the Redis version of your databases.
• Advanced options define settings for high availability and security. Configurable settings vary according to cloud provider.

General settings

The following settings are defined in the General settings of the Setup tab:

Version

The Version section lets you choose the Redis version of your databases. Choose Redis 7.2 if you want to use the latest stable version of Redis, or select Redis 7.4 for the Redis 7.4 Preview.

Redis 7.4 offers hash field expiration and other feature set improvements. For more information on the changes in Redis 7.4, see the Redis 7.4 release notes.

Advanced options

The following settings are defined in the Advanced options of the Setup tab:

When finished, choose Continue to determine your size requirements.

Sizing tab

The Sizing tab helps you specify the database, memory, and throughput requirements for your subscription.

When you first visit the Sizing tab, there are no databases defined. Select the Add button to create one.

This opens the New Database dialog, which lets you define the requirements for your new database.

By default, you're shown basic settings, which include:

Select More options to specify values for the following settings.

When finished, select Save configuration to save your database configuration.

Use the Add database button to define additional databases or select the Continue button to display the Review and create tab.

Hover over a database to see the Edit and Delete icons. You can use the Edit icon to change a database or the Delete icon to remove a database from the list.

Review and Create tab

The Review & Create tab provides a cost estimate for your Redis Cloud Pro plan:

Redis breaks down your databases to Redis Billing Units (RBUs), each with their own size and throughput requirements. For more info, see Billing unit types.

Select Back to Sizing to make changes or Confirm & Pay to create your databases.

Note that databases are created in the background. While they are provisioning, you aren't allowed to make changes. This process generally takes 10-15 minutes.

Use the Database list to check the status of your databases.

Use case settings

The following table shows the default use case settings for a Pro database.

Billing Unit types

The Redis Billing Unit types associated with your Pro subscription depend on your database memory size and throughput requirements.

1. Not available for databases hosted on external AWS accounts.

2. Used for databases with Auto Tiering before Redis 7.2.

3. Used for hosted databases with Auto Tiering for Redis 7.2 and later.

Prices vary according to the cloud provider and region. Minimum prices apply. To learn more, see Cloud pricing.