What is included
- Free development-sized Redis base SKU
- Persistent volume support according to the SKU
- Restricted endpoint configuration
- Portal-based deployment and lifecycle operations
FREE CLOUD TIER
Free Redis Hosting for Developers
Use the free Redis SKU to test caching, session storage, counters, client libraries, and application integrations before moving to a production-sized service.
Best suited for
- Cache and session development
- Client library testing
- Rate-limit and counter prototypes
- Small non-critical development workloads
Important limits
- 10 GB SSD included; extra SSD and backup storage is billed at standard rates
- Unpaid storage charges can lead to the service being stopped and then deleted with its data
- Free SKUs do not include an availability SLA
- Single instance without automatic failover
- Persisted backups cannot capture unpersisted in-memory changes
TECHNICAL SUMMARY
Know what you are deploying
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Free tier answers
Is Redis hosting free?
The free Redis tier includes 0.5 vCPU, 1.2 GB RAM, 10 GB SSD at no cost. SSD and backup storage beyond the allowance is billed at standard rates; choose a paid tier for more compute.
Should Redis be exposed publicly?
Redis should normally be restricted to known application sources or eligible internal connectivity. Use strong authentication, ACLs, and TLS where configured.
How is Redis backed up?
Eligible persisted Redis files can be protected with encrypted Restic snapshots. In-memory changes not yet persisted may not be present in a volume backup.
Is the free Redis SKU highly available?
No. The public free tier is a single development-sized service and does not include automatic failover or an availability SLA.
START SMALL, SCALE WHEN READY