Role
Required
Redis in the Discourse stack
This page explains what Redis means in the Discourse stack: how it is included, which base service it uses, and how it connects to the rest of the stack.
Redis is included by default and treated as a required part of the Discourse stack.
Base service
Redis
Type
datastore
Delivery
Prebuilt service image
Stack fit
How Redis fits into this stack
Redis is included by default and treated as a required part of the Discourse stack.
This stack service is based on Redis and keeps the service-specific setup for Discourse in one place.
Version policy
Available versions include 8.6, 8.4, 8.2.
Inclusion
Enabled by default: Yes
Required: Yes
Primary: No
Connections
No explicit service links are defined for this stack service.
Storage
data: 5 GB
Stack-specific technical details
Review the operational capabilities exposed by Redis inside this stack, including backups, imports, configs, settings, cron, actions, storage, and service links where they exist.
Volumes
Provision the persistent storage and shared volume relationships the stack expects.
Data
Optional.