Valkey in the WordPress stack

This page explains what Valkey means in the WordPress stack: how it is included, which base service it uses, and how it connects to the rest of the stack.

Valkey is enabled by default in instances created from the WordPress stack, but it is not treated as a core required service.

Role

Enabled by default

Base service

Valkey

Type

datastore

Stack fit

How Valkey fits into this stack

Valkey is enabled by default in instances created from the WordPress stack, but it is not treated as a core required service.

This stack service is based on Valkey and keeps the service-specific setup for WordPress in one place.

Version policy

Available versions include 8.1, 7.2.

Inclusion

Enabled by default: Yes

Required: No

Primary: No

Connections

No explicit service links are defined for this stack service.

Storage

This stack service does not define persistent volume sizes.

Stack-specific technical details

Review the operational capabilities exposed by Valkey 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.