Note: If you are looking for the Memorystore for Redis Cluster documentation,seeCluster and shard specification.

This page explains what Memorystore for Redis instances are. It alsoexplains important settings and attributes of Redis instances. To learn how tocreate Redis instances, seeCreating and Managing Redis Instances.

What is a Memorystore for Redis instance?

In Memorystore for Redis, an instance refers to an in-memory Redis data store.Memorystore for Redis Instances are also referred to as Redis instances. Whenyou create a new Memorystore for Redis instance, you are creating a new Redisdata store.

Instance IDs

Instances are identified by an Instance ID. You choose the Instance ID when youcreate an instance.

Service Tiers

Memorystore for Redis offers two service tiers:Basic and Standard.The Standard Tier provides a highly available Redis instance with automaticfailover.

Capacity tiers

When you create an instance, you select a size between 1-300 GB. The instance'ssize puts it in one of fivecapacity tiers,which determine the maximum network performance and price of your instance.

When creating your Redis instance, determine the storage needs of yourapplication and the network throughput you want, and size your instanceaccordingly.

Networks

Redis instances can only connect usingVPC networks. Redis instances cannotconnect usinglegacy networks.

Regions and zones

An instance'sregion andzone havepricing, performance, and networking implications for your application. Redisinstances are available in these regions:

• Belgium (europe-west1)
• Dammam (me-central2)
• Delhi (asia-south2)
• Doha (me-central1)
• Finland (europe-north1)
• Frankfurt (europe-west3)
• Hong Kong (asia-east2)
• Iowa (us-central1)
• Jakarta (asia-southeast2)
• Las Vegas (us-west4)
• London (europe-west2)
• Los Angeles (us-west2)
• Madrid (europe-southwest1)
• Melbourne (australia-southeast2)
• Milan (europe-west8)
• Montréal (northamerica-northeast1)
• Mumbai (asia-south1)
• Netherlands (europe-west4)
• Northern Virginia (us-east4)
• Oregon (us-west1)
• Osaka (asia-northeast2)
• Paris (europe-west9)
• Salt Lake City (us-west3)
• Santiago (southamerica-west1)
• São Paulo (southamerica-east1)
• Seoul (asia-northeast3)
• Singapore (asia-southeast1)
• South Carolina (us-east1)
• Sydney (australia-southeast1)
• Taiwan (asia-east1)
• Tel Aviv (me-west1)
• Tokyo (asia-northeast1)
• Toronto (northamerica-northeast2)
• Turin (europe-west12)
• Warsaw (europe-central2)
• Zurich (europe-west6)

What's next

• Get started with Memorystore for Redis using theGoogle Cloud consoleor theGoogle Cloud CLI.
• Learn about thepricingof your Memorystore for Redis instance.
• Learn how Standard Tier instances providehigh availability.