Redis Setup on Spring Boot Made Easy

INTRODUCTION

Redis (Remote Dictionary Server) is a key-value database that functions as an in-memory data store with high performance. Redis is often used for caching, messaging (publish/subscribe), session storage, and managing data that requires fast access. It also supports various types of data structures such as strings, lists, sets, hashes, and sorted sets.

PREREQUESITE

• JDK 1.8
• IDE : Visual Studio Code
• Docker installed on your machine
• Basic Java & REST API knowladge

PULL REDIS DOCKER IMAGE

Pull the Redis Docker image and then run it, which we will use as the Redis server.

docker pull redis

docker run --name redis-server -p 6379:6379 -d redis

CREATE SPRING BOOT PROJECT

You can create a Spring Boot project through the Spring Initializr website. If you’re using VS Code, you can start by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+P, then select Spring Initializr : Create Maven Project.

DEPENDENCIES

Add the following dependencies to your pom.xml

 <dependency>
   <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>…