Redis and Redis Insight

Redis

Redis is a fast, in-memory data store used in this project as a key-value database. It is provided through the redis Docker container and is accessible via the rust-network Docker network.

Connecting to Redis

• Hostname: redis
• Port: Defined by the ${REDIS_PORT} environment variable
• Password: No password required

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Redis Insight

Redis Insight is a graphical user interface tool for managing and monitoring Redis databases.

Important: Redis Insight is only available in the development environment (docker-compose.dev.yml).

Accessing Redis Insight

• Accessible through the browser
• Port: Defined by the ${REDIS_INSIGHT_PORT} environment variable

Connecting to Redis via Redis Insight

When connecting Redis Insight to the Redis instance, use the following settings:

• Hostname: redis (the name of the Redis service in the Docker network)
• Port: Use the value of ${REDIS_PORT}
• No authentication required