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 Web Console or the Aiven CLI.

Create a Caching Service

Console

1. Log in to the Aiven Console.
2. Create a Caching service

Once the service is ready, the status changes to Running. Depending on your selected cloud provider and region, this generally takes a couple of minutes.

CLI

Aiven CLI provides a simple and efficient way to create an Aiven for Caching service. If you prefer launching a new service from the CLI, follow these steps:

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
   

note

There are additional options available to you, which you can view by running the following commands:

• For a full list of default flags: avn service create -h
• For type-specific options: 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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