Valkey Has a Free API: The Community Fork of Redis With No License Restrictions

Why Valkey

When Redis changed to a non-open-source license, the Linux Foundation forked it as Valkey. Same Redis you know, but truly open source (BSD license) with backing from AWS, Google, Oracle, and Ericsson.

Install

# Docker
docker run -d -p 6379:6379 valkey/valkey:latest

# From source
git clone https://github.com/valkey-io/valkey.git
cd valkey && make && make install

100% Redis Compatible

# Same CLI, same commands
valkey-cli
SET key value
GET key
HSET hash field value
LPUSH list item
SADD set member
ZADD sorted_set 1 member

Use Any Redis Client

import Redis from 'ioredis';

const client = new Redis({ host: 'localhost', port: 6379 });
await client.set('user:1', JSON.stringify({ name: 'Alice' }));
const user = JSON.parse(await client.get('user:1'));

import redis

r = redis.Redis(host='localhost', port=6379)
r.set('user:1', '{"name": "Alice"}')
user = r.get('user:1')

What Valkey Adds

• Dual-channel replication — faster replica sync
• Over-memory eviction — better memory management
• Performance improvements — community-driven optimizations
• True BSD license — no restrictions, no surprises

Key Features

• Redis drop-in — same protocol, same commands
• BSD license — truly open source
• Linux Foundation — backed by major cloud providers
• Active development — new features from community
• Cluster mode — same Redis Cluster support

Resources

• Valkey Docs
• GitHub

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