Essentials Database Commands

Manage databases within Redis Cloud Essentials (fixed) subscriptions.

Commands

Command	Description
list	List all databases in a subscription
get	Get database details
create	Create a new database
update	Update database configuration
delete	Delete a database
import	Import data into a database
list-tags	List database tags
update-tags	Update database tags
delete-tag	Delete a database tag

List Databases

redisctl cloud fixed-database list --subscription <id>

Examples

# List all databases in a subscription
redisctl cloud fixed-database list --subscription 123456

# As JSON
redisctl cloud fixed-database list --subscription 123456 -o json

# Just names and endpoints
redisctl cloud fixed-database list --subscription 123456 -o json -q '[].{
  name: name,
  endpoint: publicEndpoint
}'

Get Database Details

redisctl cloud fixed-database get <subscription-id>:<database-id>

Examples

# Full details
redisctl cloud fixed-database get 123456:789

# Connection info
redisctl cloud fixed-database get 123456:789 -o json -q '{
  endpoint: publicEndpoint,
  password: security.password
}'

Create Database

Create a database with first-class parameters for common options.

redisctl cloud fixed-database create <subscription-id> \
  --name mydb \
  --wait

Options

Option	Description	Default
--name	Database name	-
--password	Database password	-
--enable-tls	Enable TLS encryption	-
--eviction-policy	Eviction policy	volatile-lru
--replication	Enable replication	false
--data-persistence	Persistence policy	-
--data	Full JSON configuration	-

Examples

# Simple database with name
redisctl cloud fixed-database create 123456 --name mydb --wait

# Database with password and TLS
redisctl cloud fixed-database create 123456 \
  --name secure-cache \
  --password mysecretpass \
  --enable-tls true

# Database with persistence
redisctl cloud fixed-database create 123456 \
  --name persistent-db \
  --data-persistence aof-every-1-second \
  --replication true

# Advanced: Use JSON for full control
redisctl cloud fixed-database create 123456 \
  --data '{"name": "mydb", "memoryLimitInGb": 1}'

Update Database

Update database configuration using first-class parameters.

redisctl cloud fixed-database update <subscription-id>:<database-id> \
  --name new-name \
  --wait

Options

Option	Description
--name	New database name
--password	New database password
--enable-tls	Enable/disable TLS
--eviction-policy	Eviction policy
--replication	Enable/disable replication
--data-persistence	Persistence policy
--data	Full JSON with additional fields

Examples

# Update database name
redisctl cloud fixed-database update 123456:789 --name new-db-name

# Change password
redisctl cloud fixed-database update 123456:789 --password newsecret

# Enable replication
redisctl cloud fixed-database update 123456:789 --replication true

# Multiple changes at once
redisctl cloud fixed-database update 123456:789 \
  --enable-tls true \
  --data-persistence aof-every-1-second \
  --wait

Delete Database

redisctl cloud fixed-database delete <subscription-id>:<database-id> --wait

Warning

This permanently deletes the database. Add --force to skip confirmation.

Import Data

Import data into a database using first-class parameters.

redisctl cloud fixed-database import <subscription-id>:<database-id> \
  --source-type http \
  --import-from-uri https://example.com/backup.rdb \
  --wait

Options

Option	Description
--source-type	Source type: http, redis, ftp, aws-s3, gcs, azure-blob-storage
--import-from-uri	URI to import from
--aws-access-key	AWS access key ID (for aws-s3)
--aws-secret-key	AWS secret access key (for aws-s3)
--gcs-client-email	GCS client email (for gcs)
--gcs-private-key	GCS private key (for gcs)
--azure-account-name	Azure storage account name
--azure-account-key	Azure storage account key
--data	Full JSON configuration

Examples

# Import from HTTP URL
redisctl cloud fixed-database import 123456:789 \
  --source-type http \
  --import-from-uri https://example.com/backup.rdb \
  --wait

# Import from AWS S3 with credentials
redisctl cloud fixed-database import 123456:789 \
  --source-type aws-s3 \
  --import-from-uri s3://bucket/backup.rdb \
  --aws-access-key AKIA... \
  --aws-secret-key secret

# Import from Google Cloud Storage
redisctl cloud fixed-database import 123456:789 \
  --source-type gcs \
  --import-from-uri gs://bucket/backup.rdb \
  --gcs-client-email service@project.iam.gserviceaccount.com \
  --gcs-private-key @/path/to/key.pem

# Import from Azure Blob Storage
redisctl cloud fixed-database import 123456:789 \
  --source-type azure-blob-storage \
  --import-from-uri https://account.blob.core.windows.net/container/backup.rdb \
  --azure-account-name myaccount \
  --azure-account-key mykey

Tags

List Tags

redisctl cloud fixed-database list-tags <subscription-id>:<database-id>

Update Tags

Update multiple tags at once using first-class parameters.

redisctl cloud fixed-database update-tags <subscription-id>:<database-id> \
  --tag env=production \
  --tag team=backend \
  --tag cost-center=12345

Options

Option	Description
--tag	Tag in key=value format (repeatable)
--data	JSON array of tags

Examples

# Set multiple tags
redisctl cloud fixed-database update-tags 123456:789 \
  --tag env=production \
  --tag owner=team-a

# Use JSON for complex tag values
redisctl cloud fixed-database update-tags 123456:789 \
  --data '[{"key": "env", "value": "prod"}, {"key": "team", "value": "backend"}]'

Delete Tag

redisctl cloud fixed-database delete-tag <subscription-id>:<database-id> --key env

Related Commands

• Essentials Subscriptions - Manage Essentials subscriptions
• Pro Databases - Manage Pro databases
• Tasks - Monitor async operations