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Serverless Valkey

The Linux Foundation fork of Redis, with the same wire protocol and none of the licensing complications. Free tier, TLS by default, cloud or self-host.

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Key-Value Console
Valkey

Keys

  • session:847STR
  • user:1247HASH
  • cart:1247LIST
  • leaderboardZSET
> KEYS user:*
1) user:1247
2) user:1246
3) user:1245
> HGETALL user:1247
1) email
2) "alice@b.co"
3) plan
4) "free"

Where to run it

Cloud, desktop, or self-host

One database, three places it can live. Pick the speed you want and move between them when you outgrow it.

Layerbase Cloud

Valkey in seconds. Free tier, no card.

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Layerbase Desktop

Run Valkey locally with the same dashboard and query console.

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SpinDB

Open-source CLI to run Valkey on your own infra.

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What you get

Production features, free tier included

Every Valkey database ships with the same primitives: TLS, web console, hibernation, and a real dashboard. No tiered features hidden behind a sales call.

Web IDE

Query console in the dashboard, no extra client to install.

Included

TLS by default

All connections encrypted. No setup required.

Included

Always-on connections

Optional keep-alive add-on prevents hibernation.

Included

Scale to zero

Hibernates when idle. Wakes on the next connection.

Included

Connection pooling

Pooled endpoint for serverless and edge workloads.

Not available

Direct connections

Bypass the pooler for migrations and replication.

Included

HTTPS access

HTTP-native engines reachable over port 443.

Not available

Serverless driver

Upstash REST or PlanetScale serverless drivers supported.

Included

IP whitelisting

Restrict access to specific IPs or CIDR ranges.

Included

Automatic backups

Scheduled point-in-time backups with one-click restore.

Included

Quick start

Connect with any Valkey client

New projects that want Redis semantics without the BSL/SSPL license restrictions; caches, queues, rate limiters, session stores, pub/sub.

  • Replace upstream Redis in a project that needs a permissive license
  • Cache layer in front of your primary database, redeployed across clouds without license review
  • Edge-friendly key-value store accessed via the REST driver from Cloudflare Workers
  • Per-tenant session storage that hibernates between bursts
  • Self-host on your own hardware with SpinDB
bashValkey
redis-cli -u "rediss://default:password@your-host.cloud.layerbase.dev:6379" ping

Sibling engine

Need the upstream Redis version specifically?

If your app or third-party tool requires a specific Redis upstream feature or version, Layerbase also runs an OSS-licensed Redis version unchanged. Most apps work on either.

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Questions

Common Valkey questions

Is Valkey a drop-in replacement for Redis?+

Yes. Valkey forked from the last open-source Redis version and tracks the same wire protocol. redis-cli, ioredis, redis-py, and other Redis clients connect to Valkey without code changes.

Who maintains Valkey?+

Valkey is a Linux Foundation project with maintainers from AWS, Google, Oracle, Ericsson, and others. Released under BSD-3-Clause so redistribution and commercial use are unrestricted.

When should I pick Valkey over Redis?+

For new projects: Valkey is the safer long-term bet on licensing. For existing apps already running on a specific Redis version: stay with Redis. Both run on Layerbase Cloud, so you can change later.

Does the REST API work?+

Yes. Valkey supports the same Upstash REST API as Redis on Layerbase, useful for serverless and edge runtimes.

Can I run Valkey locally?+

Yes. SpinDB and Layerbase Desktop both ship Valkey alongside Redis, with the same install-and-run workflow.