# Supported connection clients

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You can connect to Redis Enterprise Software databases programmatically using client libraries.

## Redis client libraries

To connect an application to a Redis database hosted by Redis Enterprise Software, use a [client library](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/clients) appropriate for your programming language.

You can also use the `redis-cli` utility to connect to a database from the command line.

For examples of each approach, see the [Redis Enterprise Software quickstart](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/quickstarts/redis-enterprise-software-quickstart).

Note: You cannot use client libraries to configure Redis Enterprise Software.  Instead, use:

- The Redis Enterprise Software [Cluster Manager UI](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/quickstarts/redis-enterprise-software-quickstart)
- The [REST API](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/references/rest-api)
- Command-line utilities, such as [`rladmin`](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/references/cli-utilities/rladmin)

### Discovery service

We recommend the following clients when using a [discovery service](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/databases/durability-ha/discovery-service) based on the Redis Sentinel API:

- [redis-py](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/clients/redis-py) (Python client)
- [StackExchange.Redis](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/clients/dotnet) (.NET client)
- [Jedis](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/clients/jedis) (synchronous Java client)
- [Lettuce](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/clients/lettuce) (asynchronous Java client)
- [go-redis](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/clients/go) (Go client)
- [Hiredis](https://github.com/redis/hiredis) (C client)

If you need to use another client, you can use [Sentinel Tunnel](https://github.com/RedisLabs/sentinel_tunnel)
to discover the current Redis master with Sentinel and create a TCP tunnel between a local port on the client and the master.