# Open Source ```json metadata { "title": "Open Source", "description": "Get started with Redis Open Source", "categories": null, "tableOfContents": {"sections":[{"id":"use-cases","title":"Use cases"},{"id":"data-integration-tools-libraries-and-frameworks","title":"Data integration tools, libraries, and frameworks"},{"id":"deployment-options","title":"Deployment options"},{"id":"provisioning-and-observability-tools","title":"Provisioning and observability tools"}]} } ``` Redis is an [in-memory data store](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/get-started/data-store) used by millions of developers as a cache, [vector database](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/get-started/vector-database), [document database](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/get-started/document-database), [streaming engine](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/data-types/streams), and message broker. Redis has built-in replication and different levels of [on-disk persistence](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/oss_and_stack/management/persistence). It supports complex [data types](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/data-types/) (for example, strings, hashes, lists, sets, sorted sets, and JSON), with atomic operations defined on those data types. You can install Redis from source or from an executable/distribution for your OS. * Install Redis on Linux using [APT](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/oss_and_stack/install/install-stack/apt), [RPM](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/oss_and_stack/install/install-stack/rpm), or [Snap](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/oss_and_stack/install/install-stack/snap) * [Install Redis on macOS](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/oss_and_stack/install/install-stack/homebrew) * [Run Redis on Windows using Docker](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/oss_and_stack/install/install-stack/windows) * [Run Redis on Docker](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/oss_and_stack/install/install-stack/docker) * [Install Redis from Source](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/oss_and_stack/install/build-stack) * [Install Redis with Redis Stack and Redis Insight](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/oss_and_stack/install/archive/install-stack) ## Use cases The following quick start guides will show you how to use Redis for the following specific purposes: - [Data structure store](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/get-started/data-store) - [Document database](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/get-started/document-database) - [Vector database](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/get-started/vector-database) - [AI agents and chatbots](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/get-started/redis-in-ai) - [Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) with Redis](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/get-started/rag) ## Data integration tools, libraries, and frameworks - [Client API libraries](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/clients) - [Redis Data Integration](https://redis.io/docs/latest/integrate/redis-data-integration/) - [Redis vector library for Python](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/ai/redisvl/) - [Redis Cloud with Amazon Bedrock](https://redis.io/docs/latest/integrate/amazon-bedrock/) - [Object-mapping for .NET](https://redis.io/docs/latest/integrate/redisom-for-net/) - [Spring Data Redis for Java](https://redis.io/docs/latest/integrate/spring-framework-cache/) You can find a complete list of integrations on the [integrations and frameworks hub](https://redis.io/docs/latest/integrate/). To learn more, refer to the [develop with Redis](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/) documentation. ## Deployment options You can deploy Redis with the following methods: - As a service by using [Redis Cloud](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rc/), the fastest way to deploy Redis on your preferred cloud platform. - By installing [Redis Enterprise Software](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/) in an on-premises data center or on Cloud infrastructure. - On a variety Kubernetes distributions by using the [Redis Enterprise operator for Kubernetes](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/kubernetes/). The following guides will help you to get started with your preferred deployment method. Get started with **[Redis Cloud](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rc/)** by creating a database: - The [Redis Cloud quick start](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rc/rc-quickstart) helps you create a free database. (Start here if you're new.) - [Create an Essentials database](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rc/databases/create-database/create-essentials-database) with a memory limit up to 12 GB. - [Create a Pro database](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rc/databases/create-database/create-pro-database-new) that suits your workload and offers seamless scaling. Install a **[Redis Enterprise Software](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/)** cluster: - [Redis Enterprise on Linux quick start](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/quickstarts/redis-enterprise-software-quickstart) - [Redis Enterprise on Docker quick start](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/quickstarts/docker-quickstart) - [Get started with Redis Enterprise's Active-Active feature](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/databases/active-active/get-started) - [Install and upgrade Redis Enterprise](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/installing-upgrading) Leverage **[Redis Enterprise for Kubernetes](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/kubernetes/)** to simply deploy a Redis Enterprise cluster on Kubernetes: - [Deploy Redis Enterprise for Kubernetes](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/kubernetes/deployment/quick-start) - [Deploy Redis Enterprise for Kubernetes with OpenShift](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/kubernetes/deployment/openshift/) To learn more, refer to the [Redis products](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/) documentation. ## Provisioning and observability tools - [Pulumi provider for Redis Cloud](https://redis.io/docs/latest/integrate/pulumi-provider-for-redis-cloud/) - [Terraform provider for Redis Cloud](https://redis.io/docs/latest/integrate/terraform-provider-for-redis-cloud/) - [Prometheus and Grafana with Redis Cloud](https://redis.io/docs/latest/integrate/prometheus-with-redis-cloud) - [Prometheus and Grafana with Redis Enterprise](https://redis.io/docs/latest/integrate/prometheus-with-redis-enterprise/) You can find a complete list of integrations on the [libraries and tools hub](https://redis.io/docs/latest/integrate/).