# Redis Lithops with Redis as storage backend. ## Installation 1. Install Redis >= 5. 2. Secure your installation by setting a password in the redis configuration file. ## Configuration 3. Edit your lithops config file and add the following keys: ```yaml lithops: storage: redis redis: host : port : password: ``` ## Summary of configuration keys for Redis |Group|Key|Default|Mandatory|Additional info| |---|---|---|---|---| |redis | host | localhost |no | The host ip adress where you installed the Redis server. | |redis | port | 6379 |no | The port where the redis server is listening | |redis | username | None |no | The username (if any)| |redis | password | None |no | The password you set in the Redis configuration file (if any) | |redis | db | 0 |no | Number of database to use | |redis | ssl | False |no | Activate ssl conection | |redis | ... | |no | All the parameters set in this lithops `redis` config section are directly passed to a [`reds.Redis()`](https://redis-py.readthedocs.io/en/stable/index.html#redis.Redis) instance, so you can set all the same parameters if necessary. |