{
  "id": "create",
  "title": "Create a Redis Enterprise Software database",
  "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/7.8/databases/create/",
  "summary": "Create a database with Redis Enterprise Software.",
  "content": "Redis Enterprise Software lets you create databases and distribute them across a cluster of nodes.\n\nTo create a new database:\n\n1. Sign in to the Cluster Manager UI at `https://\u003chostname\u003e:8443`\n\n1. Use one of the following methods to create a new database:\n\n    - [Quick database](#quick-database)\n\n    - [Create database](#create-database) with additional configuration\n\n1. If you did not specify a port number for the database, you can find the port number in the **Endpoint** field in the **Databases \u003e Configuration \u003e General** section.\n\n1. [Test client connectivity]().\n\n\n\nFor databases with Active-Active replication for geo-distributed locations,\nsee [Create an Active-Active database](). To create and manage Active-Active databases, use the legacy UI.\n\n\n## Quick database\n\nTo quickly create a database and skip additional configuration options during initial creation:\n\n1. On the **Databases** screen, select **Quick database**.\n\n1. Select a Redis version from the **Database version** list.\n\n1. Configure settings that are required for database creation but can be changed later:\n\n    - Database name\n\n    - Memory limit (GB)\n\n2. Configure optional settings that can't be changed after database creation:\n\n    - Endpoint port (set by the cluster if not set manually)\n\n    - Capabilities (previously modules) to enable\n\n1. Optionally select **Full options** to configure [additional settings]().\n\n1. Select **Create**.\n\n## Create database\n\nTo create a new database and configure additional settings:\n\n1. Open the **Create database** menu with one of the following methods:\n\n    - Click the **+** button next to **Databases** in the navigation menu:\n\n        \n        \n    - Go to the **Databases** screen and select **Create database**:\n\n        \n\n1. Select the database type:\n\n    - **Single Region**\n\n    - **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.\n\n    \nFor Active-Active databases, see [Create an Active-Active geo-replicated database]().\n    \n\n1. Select a Redis version from the **Database version** list.\n\n1. Enter a **Database name**.\n\n    - Maximum of 63 characters\n\n    - Only letters, numbers, or hyphens (-) are valid characters\n\n    - Must start and end with a letter or digit\n\n    - Case-sensitive\n\n1. To configure additional database settings, expand each relevant section to make changes.\n\n    See [Configuration settings]() for more information about each setting.\n\n1. Select **Create**.\n\n## Continue learning with Redis University\n\n\n",
  "tags": ["docs","operate","rs"],
  "last_updated": "2026-04-01T08:10:08-05:00"
}