IBM Cloud Databases for Redis module

Implements an instance of IBM Cloud Databases for Redis.

This product is deprecated
IBM Cloud Databases for Redis module will not be available after 08/24/2025. You can install the product until then.

Module overview

Use this module to provision and configure an instance of IBM Cloud Databases for Redis.

Usage

provider "ibm" {
  ibmcloud_api_key = "XXXXXXXXXX"
  region           = "us-south"
}

module "redis" {
  # Replace X.X.X with a release version to lock into a specific release
  source            = "https://cm.globalcatalog.cloud.ibm.com/api/v1-beta/offering/source?archive=tgz&kind=terraform&name=terraform-ibm-icd-redis&version=X.X.X"
  resource_group_id = "xxXXxxXXxXxXXXXxxXxxxXXXXxXXXXX"
  region            = "us-south"
  instance_name     = "my-redis-instance"
}

Features and capabilities

Create instance of Databases for Redis

Creates an instance of IBM Cloud Databases for Redis.

Managing users and roles

Manage IAM service credentials as well as Databases for Redis admin and default user credentials and roles.

Autoscaling instance

Supports rules that allow the Cloud Databases instance to increase resources in response to usage.

Create service credentials roles

Create service credentials roles for the instance of Databases for Redis.

Configure Databases for Redis instance

Configure Databases for Redis settings to tune database based on the use-case.

Scaling disk, memory, and CPU

Adjust the Cloud Databases resources to suit workloads and other needs.

KMS encryption

Supports key management encryption (BYOK and KYOK), including service-to-service authorization policies with KMS.

Supports backup restoration

Provides database restoration using a backup created by a deployment with the same service ID.

CBR

Create context-based restriction (CBR) rules for both Databases for Redis instance.

    Version last updated: 01/17/2025
    Example

      Details

      Details

      Type
      • Terraform
      Provider
      • IBM
      Category
      • Developer tools
      Last updated
      • 05/26/2025
      Product version
      • v1.16.1
      Example
      • Advanced

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      Advanced example

      This example creates an IBM Cloud Database for Redis instance with KMS encryption enabled and CBR rules configured.

      The following resources are provisioned by this example:

      • A new resource group, if an existing one is not passed in.
      • A basic VPC and subnet.
      • A Key Protect instance with a root key in the given resource group and region.
      • An instance of Databases for Redis with KMS encryption enabled.
      • Service credentials for the database instance.
      • A context-based restriction (CBR) rule to only allow Redis to be accessible from within the VPC.