How to configure Magento to use Redis

This article describes how to configure Magento 2 to use Redis.

Redis is an open-source memory object caching system that websites can use to help accelerate page load times. Redis works by caching in RAM frequently accessed data, such as the results of API calls, database calls, and more.

Enabling Redis for Magento 2

To enable Redis for Magento 2, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your account using SSH.
2. At the command prompt, change to the directory where you installed Magento (for example, type cd ~/public_html).
3. Type the appropriate commands for your hosting account:
   • If you have a Managed VPS or Dedicated server, type the following commands:

     bin/magento setup:config:set --cache-backend=redis
     bin/magento setup:config:set --page-cache=redis
     bin/magento setup:config:set --session-save=redis
     

   • If you have a Turbo shared or reseller account, type the following commands. Replace username with your account username:
     

     bin/magento setup:config:set --cache-backend=redis --cache-backend-redis-server=/home/username/.redis/redis.sock
     bin/magento setup:config:set --page-cache=redis --page-cache-redis-server=/home/username/.redis/redis.sock
     bin/magento setup:config:set --session-save=redis --session-save-redis-host=/home/username/.redis/redis.sock
     

   When you run the last command, you may be prompted to overwrite the existing configuration for session-save. If this occurs, type y and then press Enter.

4. Redis is now enabled for Magento.
   

   For additional information about how to configure Redis with Magento 2, please visit:
   

   • https://devdocs.magento.com/guides/v2.4/config-guide/redis/redis-pg-cache.html
   • https://devdocs.magento.com/guides/v2.4/config-guide/redis/redis-session.html

More Information

• For more information about Redis, please visit https://redis.io.
• To view the official Magento documentation, please visit https://docs.magento.com.