Skip to main contentPrerequisites
- A Redis Cloud user account with permissions to manage users and roles
Granting Privileges
It’s recommended to create a separate user and role for Streamkap to access your Redis Cloud database.
Redis Cloud Console
Create Role
- In the left hand navigation menu, go to the Data Access Control > Roles tab
- Click the + button to create a new role and enter the role name
streamkap_role
- For ACL Rule choose
Read-Write
- For Databases choose the database Streamkap will stream data to
- Click the check mark to confirm the association
- Click Save
Create User
- In the left hand navigation menu, go to the Data Access Control > Users tab
- Click the + button to create a new user an enter the user name
streamkap_user
- For Role choose the
streamkap_role (created earlier)
- Enter a strong password (minimum of 8 alphanumeric characters including upper-case and lower-case characters, and symbols)
- Click the check mark to create the user
Get Connection Details
Redis Cloud Console
- In the left hand navigation menu, go to the Databases page
- Click on the database Streamkap will stream data to
- Under the General section, copy the Public endpoint
RedisInsight-v2 App
Assuming you already have the Redis database added to the app:
- Open the My Redis databases page (opens by default or by clicking on the Redis icon in the left hand navigation menu)
- Copy the Host:Port
Streamkap Setup
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Create a new Redis Cloud Destination
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Enter the following information:
- Name - A unique and memorable name for this Connector
- (Optional) Redis Cluster (default:
No) - If you’re connecting to a Redis Cluster rather than a Redis Standalone instance, select Yes
- Hostname - The Public endpoint or Host:Port copied earlier
- Username (Case sensitive) -
streamkap_user or the username you chose
- Password - The password for the user
- (Optional) Enable TLS? (default:
Yes) - Establish a secure TLS connection
- (Optional) Allow Insecure Connections? (default:
No) - Allow insecure connections (e.g. invalid certificates) when using SSL
- redis.key.file
- redis.key.cert
- redis.key.password
- redis.cacert
- redis.charset
- redis.command
- redis.multiexec
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Click Save