Get started with Aiven for Caching

The first step in using Aiven for Caching is to create a service. You can do so either using the Aiven Console or the Aiven CLI.

Create an Aiven for Caching service

Console

1. From your project, in the Services page, click Create service.

2. From the Select service page, click Aiven for Caching.

3. Select the cloud provider and region to host your service on.

   note

   The pricing for the same service can vary between different providers and regions. The service summary shows you the pricing for your selected options.

4. Select a service plan.

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   This determines the number of servers and the memory, CPU, and disk resources allocated to your service. See Plans & Pricing.

5. Optional: Add disk storage.

6. Enter a name for your service.

   important

   You cannot change the name after you create the service.

   You can fork the service with a new name instead.

7. Optional: Add tags.

8. Click Create service.

The Overview page of the service opens. It shows the connection parameters for your service, its current status, and the configuration options.

The status of the service is Rebuilding during its creation. When the status becomes Running, you can start using the service. This typically takes couple of minutes and can vary between cloud providers and regions.

CLI

Use Aiven CLI to create your service:

1. Determine the service plan, cloud provider, and region to use for your Caching service.

2. Run the following command to create a Caching service named demo-caching:

   avn service create demo-caching       \
    --service-type redis                \
    --cloud CLOUD_AND_REGION            \
    --plan PLAN                         \
    --project PROJECT_NAME
   

To see:

• A full list of default flags, run avn service create -h
• Type-specific options, run avn service types -v

Connect to Aiven for Caching

Learn how to connect to Aiven for Caching using different programming languages or through redis-cli:

• redis-cli
• Go
• Node
• PHP
• Python

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