Create a Redis Cloud database with the Vercel integration

Shows how to create a Redis Cloud database with Vercel integration.

Redis Cloud

The Redis Cloud Vercel integration lets you create a new Redis database from your Vercel account and connect it to your Vercel project(s).

Create database

  1. Log in to your Vercel account (or create a new one).

  2. Navigate to the Storage tab. Under Marketplace Database Providers, find Redis and select Create. The Redis database provider in the Vercel Storage tab.

  3. In the Install integration dialog under Configuration and plan, select your region and high availability settings.

    Vercel Region and high availability settings
  4. Choose a plan and select Continue.

  5. Enter your database name or use the automatically generated name.

  6. Select Create.

Connect to your database

After creation, you will see your database details. After provisioning is complete, the status will change from Initializing to Available (you may need to refresh your browser).

Vercel database details

You can use the connection string shown under Quickstart to connect to your database.

  1. Navigate to the Storage tab.
  2. Find your new database in the list of your team's databases.
  3. Select Connect Project. Connect Project button
  4. Choose your project and environments and select Connect. Connect project

Manage your database

From the database details page, you can make edits to your database under Settings.

More configuration options are coming soon, including plan changes, multi-zone high availability, and region selection.

Configure from Redis Cloud

You can also edit some configuration options on the Redis Cloud console.

From the database detail page, select Open in Redis.

Open in Redis

Your Redis Cloud account is linked to your Vercel account. All your team's Redis databases will be listed under Databases in Redis Cloud.

Warning:
Anybody on your team that has a Vercel access role other than Pro Viewer, Enterprise Viewer, or Billing, can make changes to your database configuration on the Redis Cloud console as if they were an Owner on Redis Cloud. See Team management roles for more information.

Select your new database to make configuration changes such as passwords or the eviction policy.

Note:
The eviction policy defaults to no eviction for new databases. You can change this by editing the database details.
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