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Valkey: supported versions and end-of-life dates today
Valkey 9.1, 9.0, 8.1, 8.0 and 7.2 are supported; the latest release is 9.1.2.
Last checked against endoflife.date and deps.dev.
- Latest release
- 9.1.2
- GitHub stars
- 27.4k
- Licence
- BSD-3-Clause
Supported versions
Maintenance and supply chain
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Production checklist
Redis / Valkey production checklist: 5 checks before launch
- Must do: Require authentication (ACL users) and keep it off the public internet
- Should do: Use TLS between the app and Redis
- Should do: Set maxmemory and an eviction policy that fits your use
Alternatives
Redis
In-memory data store with pub/sub, persistence, and Lua scripting
Strengths
- Rich data structures (lists, sets, sorted sets, hashes)
- Built-in pub/sub messaging
Trade-offs
- Single-threaded (can bottleneck on CPU)
- Memory-intensive for large datasets
Memcached
Simple, high-performance distributed memory caching system
Strengths
- Extremely fast for simple key-value operations
- Multi-threaded architecture scales well
Trade-offs
- Only supports simple key-value storage
- No persistence - data lost on restart
AWS ElastiCache
Managed Redis or Memcached service on AWS
Strengths
- Fully managed (automatic backups, patching, failover)
- Supports both Redis and Memcached engines
Trade-offs
- AWS vendor lock-in
- Less control over configuration
Hazelcast
Distributed in-memory data grid with caching capabilities
Strengths
- Distributed architecture (no single point of failure)
- Supports complex data structures and queries
Trade-offs
- More complex to set up than Redis/Memcached
- Higher resource usage
Docs and release notes
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