# Create a Redis Software database

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```Redis Software lets you create databases and distribute them across a cluster of nodes using the [Cluster Manager UI](#cluster-manager-ui-method) or the [REST API](#rest-api-method).

## Cluster Manager UI method

To create a new database using the Cluster Manager UI:

1. Sign in to the Cluster Manager UI at `https://<hostname>:8443`

1. Use one of the following methods to create a new database:

    - [Quick database](#quick-database)

    - [Create database with additional configuration](#create-db-ui)

1. If you did not specify a port number for the database, you can find the port number in the **Endpoint** field in the **Databases > Configuration > General** section.

1. [Test client connectivity](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/databases/connect/test-client-connectivity).



For databases with Active-Active replication for geo-distributed locations,
see [Create an Active-Active database](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/databases/active-active/create.md). To create and manage Active-Active databases, use the legacy UI.


### Quick database

To quickly create a database and skip additional configuration options during initial creation:

1. On the **Databases** screen, select **Quick database**.

1. Select a Redis version from the **Database version** list.

1. Configure settings that are required for database creation but can be changed later:

    - Database name

    - Memory limit (GB)

2. Configure optional settings that can't be changed after database creation:

    - Endpoint port (set by the cluster if not set manually)

    - Capabilities (previously modules) to enable

        Databases created with Redis version 8 or later automatically enable the capabilities (modules) bundled with Redis Software as follows:

        | Database type | Automatically enabled capabilities |
|---------------|------------------------------------|
| RAM-only | [Redis Search](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/oss_and_stack/stack-with-enterprise/search)<br />[JSON](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/oss_and_stack/stack-with-enterprise/json)<br />[Time series](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/oss_and_stack/stack-with-enterprise/timeseries)<br />[Probabilistic](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/oss_and_stack/stack-with-enterprise/bloom)  |
| Flash-enabled ([Redis Flex](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/databases/flash)) | [JSON](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/oss_and_stack/stack-with-enterprise/json)<br />[Probabilistic](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/oss_and_stack/stack-with-enterprise/bloom) |
| [Active-Active](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/databases/active-active)<sup>[1](#enabled-modules-table-note-1)</sup> | [Redis Search](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/oss_and_stack/stack-with-enterprise/search/search-active-active)<br />[JSON](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/oss_and_stack/stack-with-enterprise/json) |

1. <a name="enabled-modules-table-note-1"></a>Upgrading existing Active-Active databases to Redis version 8 does not automatically enable these capabilities. Only new Active-Active databases created with Redis version 8 enable these capabilities by default.

1. Optionally select **Full options** to configure [additional settings](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/databases/configure#config-settings).

1. Select **Create**.

### Create database with additional configuration {#create-db-ui}

To create a new database and configure additional settings:

1. Open the **Create database** menu with one of the following methods:

    - Click the **+** button next to **Databases** in the navigation menu:

        ![images/rs/screenshots/databases/create-db-plus-drop-down.png](https://redis.io/docs/latest/images/rs/screenshots/databases/create-db-plus-drop-down.png)
        
    - Go to the **Databases** screen and select **Create database**:

        ![images/rs/screenshots/databases/create-db-button-drop-down.png](https://redis.io/docs/latest/images/rs/screenshots/databases/create-db-button-drop-down.png)

1. Select the database type:

    - **Single Region**

    - **Active-Active database** - Multiple participating Redis Software clusters can host instances of the same [Active-Active database](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/databases/active-active) in different geographic locations. Every instance can receive write operations, which are synchronized across all instances without conflict.

    
For Active-Active databases, see [Create an Active-Active geo-replicated database](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/databases/active-active/create).
    

1. Select a Redis version from the **Database version** list.

1. Enter a **Database name**.

    - Maximum of 63 characters

    - Only letters, numbers, or hyphens (-) are valid characters

    - Must start and end with a letter or digit

    - Case-sensitive

1. To configure additional database settings, expand each relevant section to make changes.

    See [Configuration settings](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/databases/configure#config-settings) for more information about each setting.

1. Select **Create**.

## REST API method

To [create a database](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/references/rest-api/requests/bdbs#post-bdbs-v1) using a REST API request:

```sh
POST https://<host>:<port>/v1/bdbs
{
    "name": "test-database",
    "type": "redis",
    "memory_size": 1073741824,
    // Additional fields
}
```

For additional database configuration fields, see the [BDB object](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/references/rest-api/objects/bdb) reference.

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