quickstart-create-redis.md

title	Quickstart: Create an Azure Cache for Redis instance
description	Learn how to create an instance of Azure Cache for Redis in Basic, Standard, or Premium tiers.
ms.custom	mvc, mode-other
ms.topic	quickstart
ms.date	04/23/2025
appliesto	✅ Azure Cache for Redis

Quickstart: Create an Azure Cache for Redis instance

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Azure Cache for Redis provides a fully managed open-source Redis cache within Azure. You can start with a Basic, Standard, or Premium tier cache of any size, and scale it to meet your application's performance needs. This quickstart demonstrates how to use the Azure portal to create a new Azure Cache for Redis instance.

Prerequisites

You need an Azure subscription before you begin. If you don't have one, create a free account.

Create a cache

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