Redis 7 is available as an on-demand service for caching, sessions, and message queues.
Install
instapod services add my-app --service redis --wait
Go to your pod’s Services tab and click Install next to Redis.
Connection Details
instapod services creds my-app --service redis
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Host | localhost |
| Port | 6379 |
Redis is configured without authentication by default since it only listens on localhost and is not accessible from outside the pod.
Connecting from Your Application
Node.js
const Redis = require('ioredis');
const redis = new Redis({ host: 'localhost', port: 6379 });
await redis.set('key', 'value');
const value = await redis.get('key');
Python
import redis
r = redis.Redis(host='localhost', port=6379)
r.set('key', 'value')
value = r.get('key')
PHP
$redis = new Redis();
$redis->connect('localhost', 6379);
$redis->set('key', 'value');
$value = $redis->get('key');
Command Line Access
SSH into your pod and use redis-cli:
instapod ssh my-app
redis-cli
127.0.0.1:6379> SET greeting "hello"
OK
127.0.0.1:6379> GET greeting
"hello"
Use Cases
- Caching — Store frequently accessed data for fast retrieval
- Sessions — Store user sessions (Express, Django, Laravel)
- Queues — Use as a message broker with Bull, Celery, or Laravel Queues
- Real-time — Pub/sub for real-time features
- Rate limiting — Track request counts per IP/user
