Azure Cache for Redis - Mini Project: Build & Apply

Create and Configure Azure Cache for Redis

📖 Scenario: You are setting up a fast, in-memory data store to improve the performance of a web application. Azure Cache for Redis will help by storing frequently accessed data close to your app.

🎯 Goal: Build an Azure Cache for Redis instance with basic configuration and enable non-SSL port for local testing.

📋 What You'll Learn

Create an Azure Cache for Redis resource with the name myRedisCache

Set the resource location to East US

Use the Basic pricing tier with C0 size

Enable the non-SSL port for local testing

💡 Why This Matters

🌍 Real World

Azure Cache for Redis is used to speed up applications by caching data close to the app, reducing delays and load on databases.

💼 Career

Cloud engineers and developers often create and configure Redis caches to improve app performance and scalability.

1

Create the Azure Cache for Redis resource

Write an Azure Resource Manager (ARM) template snippet to create an Azure Cache for Redis resource named myRedisCache in the East US location.

Azure

{
  "type": "Microsoft.Cache/Redis",
  "apiVersion": "2023-04-01",
  "name": "myRedisCache",
  "location": "East US",
  "properties": {
  }
}
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use the type property as Microsoft.Cache/Redis and set name and location exactly as specified.

2

Add pricing tier configuration

Add the sku property to the Azure Cache for Redis resource with name set to Basic and family set to C and capacity set to 0.

Azure

{
  "type": "Microsoft.Cache/Redis",
  "apiVersion": "2023-04-01",
  "name": "myRedisCache",
  "location": "East US",
  "sku": {
  },
  "properties": {
  }
}
# Your code here

Need a hint?

The sku property defines the pricing tier. Use Basic for name, C for family, and 0 for capacity.

3

Enable non-SSL port

Inside the properties object, add the property enableNonSslPort and set it to true to allow non-SSL connections for local testing.

Azure

{
  "type": "Microsoft.Cache/Redis",
  "apiVersion": "2023-04-01",
  "name": "myRedisCache",
  "location": "East US",
  "sku": {
    "name": "Basic",
    "family": "C",
    "capacity": 0
  },
  "properties": {
    
  }
}
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Set enableNonSslPort inside properties to true to allow non-SSL connections.

4

Complete the ARM template with resource declaration

Wrap the Redis resource definition inside a resources array and add the type and apiVersion at the root level to form a valid ARM template snippet.

Azure

{
  "resources": [
    {
      "type": "Microsoft.Cache/Redis",
      "apiVersion": "2023-04-01",
      "name": "myRedisCache",
      "location": "East US",
      "sku": {
        "name": "Basic",
        "family": "C",
        "capacity": 0
      },
      "properties": {
        "enableNonSslPort": true
      }
    }
  ]
}
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Wrap the Redis resource inside a resources array to complete the ARM template.