Using Redis In Django

What Is Redis

Redis is a key-value, in-memory database with TTL features and more. Mostly Redis is used for caching Pub/Sub and etc… One Of its Amazing features is TTL(Time To Live). TTL means we can set how many seconds the data will be live in Redis.

How To Add Redis In Django Framework

Things To Do Before Work With Redis In DEV Mode

First Install Redis On Your Local Machine

For Windows Machines Use This Like

Connect With Django Framework

Install Redis Package in Your Django Project

At Default Redis Works On PORT 6379

You Can Also Use Redis Form URL (like Heroku, AWS, etc)

You Can Set Your URL in the settings file and import it.

All Set Now You Can Use Redis With Django.

Learn Some Basic Redis Commands

SET — Write Data to the DB

GET — Get the Data from The DB

SETX — Works As Same As SET but has an extra parameter to TTL

More References

Implementation

In This Code, The name Riyazur Razak Is Present For 120 Seconds. After 120 Seconds the value Riyazur Razak For the key name will be deleted automatically. This Is very Useful for generating OTPs etc…

That's All. Very Easy Steps To Add Redis With Your Django Project.