Redis

Detailed information on the Redis lock component

Component format

To set up the Redis lock, create a component of type lock.redis. See this guide on how to create a lock.

apiVersion: dapr.io/v1alpha1
kind: Component
metadata:
  name: <NAME>
spec:
  type: lock.redis
  version: v1
  metadata:
  - name: redisHost
    value: <HOST>
  - name: redisPassword #Optional.
    value: <PASSWORD>
  - name: useEntraID
    value: <bool> # Optional. Allowed: true, false.
  - name: enableTLS
    value: <bool> # Optional. Allowed: true, false.
  - name: failover
    value: <bool> # Optional. Allowed: true, false.
  - name: sentinelMasterName
    value: <string> # Optional
  - name: maxRetries
    value: # Optional
  - name: maxRetryBackoff
    value: # Optional
  - name: failover
    value: # Optional
  - name: sentinelMasterName
    value: # Optional
  - name: redeliverInterval
    value: # Optional
  - name: processingTimeout
    value: # Optional
  - name: redisType
    value: # Optional
  - name: redisDB
    value: # Optional
  - name: redisMaxRetries
    value: # Optional
  - name: redisMinRetryInterval
    value: # Optional
  - name: redisMaxRetryInterval
    value: # Optional
  - name: dialTimeout
    value: # Optional
  - name: readTimeout
    value: # Optional
  - name: writeTimeout
    value: # Optional
  - name: poolSize
    value: # Optional
  - name: poolTimeout
    value: # Optional
  - name: maxConnAge
    value: # Optional
  - name: minIdleConns
    value: # Optional
  - name: idleCheckFrequency
    value: # Optional
  - name: idleTimeout
    value: # Optional

Spec metadata fields

FieldRequiredDetailsExample
redisHostYConnection-string for the redis hostlocalhost:6379, redis-master.default.svc.cluster.local:6379
redisPasswordNPassword for Redis host. No Default. Can be secretKeyRef to use a secret reference"", "KeFg23!"
redisUsernameNUsername for Redis host. Defaults to empty. Make sure your redis server version is 6 or above, and have created acl rule correctly."", "default"
useEntraIDNImplements EntraID support for Azure Cache for Redis. Before enabling this:
  • The redisHost name must be specified in the form of "server:port"
  • TLS must be enabled
Learn more about this setting under Create a Redis instance > Azure Cache for Redis		"true", "false"
enableTLSNIf the Redis instance supports TLS with public certificates, can be configured to be enabled or disabled. Defaults to "false""true", "false"
maxRetriesNMaximum number of retries before giving up. Defaults to 35, 10
maxRetryBackoffNMaximum backoff between each retry. Defaults to 2 seconds; "-1" disables backoff.3000000000
failoverNProperty to enabled failover configuration. Needs sentinelMasterName to be set. The redisHost should be the sentinel host address. See Redis Sentinel Documentation. Defaults to "false""true", "false"
sentinelMasterNameNThe sentinel master name. See Redis Sentinel Documentation"mymaster"
redeliverIntervalNThe interval between checking for pending messages to redelivery. Defaults to "60s". "0" disables redelivery."30s"
processingTimeoutNThe amount time a message must be pending before attempting to redeliver it. Defaults to "15s". "0" disables redelivery."30s"
redisTypeNThe type of redis. There are two valid values, one is "node" for single node mode, the other is "cluster" for redis cluster mode. Defaults to "node"."cluster"
redisDBNDatabase selected after connecting to redis. If "redisType" is "cluster" this option is ignored. Defaults to "0"."0"
redisMaxRetriesNAlias for maxRetries. If both values are set maxRetries is ignored."5"
redisMinRetryIntervalNMinimum backoff for redis commands between each retry. Default is "8ms"; "-1" disables backoff."8ms"
redisMaxRetryIntervalNAlias for maxRetryBackoff. If both values are set maxRetryBackoff is ignored."5s"
dialTimeoutNDial timeout for establishing new connections. Defaults to "5s"."5s"
readTimeoutNTimeout for socket reads. If reached, redis commands will fail with a timeout instead of blocking. Defaults to "3s", "-1" for no timeout."3s"
writeTimeoutNTimeout for socket writes. If reached, redis commands will fail with a timeout instead of blocking. Defaults is readTimeout."3s"
poolSizeNMaximum number of socket connections. Default is 10 connections per every CPU as reported by runtime.NumCPU."20"
poolTimeoutNAmount of time client waits for a connection if all connections are busy before returning an error. Default is readTimeout + 1 second."5s"
maxConnAgeNConnection age at which the client retires (closes) the connection. Default is to not close aged connections."30m"
minIdleConnsNMinimum number of idle connections to keep open in order to avoid the performance degradation associated with creating new connections. Defaults to "0"."2"
idleCheckFrequencyNFrequency of idle checks made by idle connections reaper. Default is "1m". "-1" disables idle connections reaper."-1"
idleTimeoutNAmount of time after which the client closes idle connections. Should be less than server’s timeout. Default is "5m". "-1" disables idle timeout check."10m"

Setup Redis

Dapr can use any Redis instance: containerized, running on your local dev machine, or a managed cloud service.


A Redis instance is automatically created as a Docker container when you run dapr init


You can use Helm to quickly create a Redis instance in our Kubernetes cluster. This approach requires Installing Helm.

  1. Install Redis into your cluster. Note that we’re explicitly setting an image tag to get a version greater than 5, which is what Dapr’ pub/sub functionality requires. If you’re intending on using Redis as just a state store (and not for pub/sub), you do not have to set the image version.

    helm repo add bitnami https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
helm install redis bitnami/redis --set image.tag=6.2

  2. Run kubectl get pods to see the Redis containers now running in your cluster.

  3. Add redis-master:6379 as the redisHost in your redis.yaml file. For example:

        metadata:
    - name: redisHost
      value: redis-master:6379

  4. Next, get the Redis password, which is slightly different depending on the OS we’re using:

    • Windows: Run kubectl get secret --namespace default redis -o jsonpath="{.data.redis-password}" > encoded.b64, which creates a file with your encoded password. Next, run certutil -decode encoded.b64 password.txt, which will put your redis password in a text file called password.txt. Copy the password and delete the two files.

    • Linux/MacOS: Run kubectl get secret --namespace default redis -o jsonpath="{.data.redis-password}" | base64 --decode and copy the outputted password.

    Add this password as the redisPassword value in your redis.yaml file. For example:

        metadata:
    - name: redisPassword
      value: lhDOkwTlp0

  1. Create an Azure Cache for Redis instance using the official Microsoft documentation.

  2. Once your instance is created, grab the Host name (FQDN) and your access key from the Azure portal.

    • For the Host name:
      • Navigate to the resource’s Overview page.
      • Copy the Host name value.
    • For your access key:
      • Navigate to Settings > Access Keys.
      • Copy and save your key.

  3. Add your key and your host name to a redis.yaml file that Dapr can apply to your cluster.

    • If you’re running a sample, add the host and key to the provided redis.yaml.
    • If you’re creating a project from the ground up, create a redis.yaml file as specified in the Component format section.

  4. Set the redisHost key to [HOST NAME FROM PREVIOUS STEP]:6379 and the redisPassword key to the key you saved earlier.

    Note: In a production-grade application, follow secret management instructions to securely manage your secrets.

  5. Enable EntraID support:

    • Enable Entra ID authentication on your Azure Redis server. This may takes a few minutes.
    • Set useEntraID to "true" to implement EntraID support for Azure Cache for Redis.

  6. Set enableTLS to "true" to support TLS.

Note:useEntraID assumes that either your UserPrincipal (via AzureCLICredential) or the SystemAssigned managed identity have the RedisDataOwner role permission. If a user-assigned identity is used, you need to specify the azureClientID property.


Last modified August 5, 2024: update component spec for redis (6d7e6abe)