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Create and manage a Redis database
Creating and managing databases happens exclusively via the Fly CLI. Install it, then signup for a Fly account.Create and get status of a Redis database
If you’re using Sidekiq, BullMQ or similar software, consider switching your database to a fixed price plan to avoid running up your pay-as-you-go bill.
The Upstash web console
To view more details about database usage, connection strings, and more, use:List your databases and view status
Get a list of all of your Redis databases.Connect to a Redis database
If you haveredis-cli installed, you can connect directly to your Redis database and run commands.
Update a Redis database
Upstash Redis instances can’t change their primary region or name, but the following may change:- Read regions
- Pricing plan
- Eviction settings
flyctl redis update and follow the prompts. Changing region settings doesn’t cause downtime.
Delete a Redis database
Deleting a Redis database can’t be undone. Be careful!What you should know
Your databases run within Fly.io infrastructure, but not inside your organization’s network. So you’re only paying Upstash pricing - not additional VM costs. All Upstash Redis databases are replicated within the same region in a highly-available configuration. This means that hardware failures generally don’t affect Upstash software, and therefore, your databases. Upstash also keeps regular backups of data in storage outside of Fly.io. Once provisioned, the database primary region cannot be changed. However, replica regions can be added and removed at any time.Traffic routing
Upstash Redis is available in all Fly regions via a private IPv6 address restricted to your Fly organization. Traffic is automatically routed to the nearest replica, or in the absence of nearby replicas, to the primary instance. If you plan to deploy in a single region, ensure that your database is deployed in the same region as your application.Writing to replica regions
Replicas forward writes to the primary. Replicas can’t be written to. Writes are synchronous, and synchronous writes over geographic distance experience latency. Plan for this latency in your application design. If you’re using Redis as region-local cache and don’t require a shared cache, setup separate databases per-region and enable object eviction.Memory limits and object eviction policies
By default, Upstash Redis will disallow writes when the max data size limit has been reached. If you enable eviction, keys will be evicted to free up space. First, keys marked with a TTL will be evicted at random. In the absence of volatile keys, keys will be chosen randomly for eviction. This is roughly the combination of thevolatile-random and allkeys-random eviction policies available in standard Redis.
Note that items marked with an explicit TTL will expire accurately, regardless of whether eviction is enabled.
Pricing
Upstash offers a range of payment plans for different use cases.Pay-as-you-go plan
Upstash Redis databases start on the pay-as-you-go plan at $0.20 per 100k requests. This means you only pay for what you use. For most use cases, this is a good starting point. Pay-as-you-go plan has following limits:- Maximum Commands per Second: 10,000
- Maximum Request Size: 10 MB (Customizable)
- Maximum Entry Size: 100 MB (Customizable)
- Storage Limit: 10 GB
Fixed price plans
Upstash also offers fixed price plans for when:- You’re using Sidekiq, BullMQ or similar pre-packaged software that uses Redis as a queue, that aggressively poll Redis
- You understand your Redis usage patterns and want a predictable monthly pricing
flyctl redis update <dbname>:
Check the official Upstash Pricing page for more information.
Add Ons
Upstash offers two add-on features that can be enabled when provisioning a new DB, or on existing DBs usingfly redis update <dbname>
Auto Upgrade
On Fixed plans, Upstash will apply usage limits based on your current plan. When you reach these limits, behavior depends on the specific limit type - bandwidth limits will throttle your traffic, while storage limits will reject new write operations. The Auto Upgrade feature automatically upgrades your database to the next higher plan when you reach your usage limits, ensuring uninterrupted service. For more details see Upstash’s docs AutoUpgrade can be enabled on fixed plan DBs usingfly redis update <dbname> or as an option when creating a DB on a fixed plan.
Prod Pack - $200/mo
Upstash offers a ProdPack add-on for enabled Enterprise level features on a per-database level. This add on unlocks additional monitoring, compliance, and availability features for your database. Prod Pack is available on both pay-as-you-go and fixed plans. For a full list of benefits, please see Upstash’s official ProdPack Documentation Prod Pack can be enabled when provisioning a new DB, and on existing DBs usingfly redis update <dbname>, or from your Upstash dashboard.