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Valkey on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

The Linux Foundation's Redis-compatible in-memory datastore, BSD-licensed and community-governed. Valkey 8.1 boots production-tuned on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS — caching, session storage, and pub/sub with full protocol compatibility with existing Redis clients.

Version: Valkey 8.1Platform: Ubuntu 24.04 LTSPorts: 6379 (Valkey)Category: Databases
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What's included

  • Valkey 8.1 — drop-in compatible with Redis clients and tools
  • Bound to localhost by default; you control network exposure
  • Kernel and memory settings tuned for in-memory workloads
  • Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with automatic security updates
  • Trusted Launch: Secure Boot + vTPM supported
  • RDB/AOF persistence configurable per your durability needs

Quick start

  1. SSH into the VM with the username and key you chose at deploy.
  2. Valkey runs as the `valkey` systemd service, bound to localhost on 6379 by default.
  3. Connect with `valkey-cli`, set a strong `requirepass`, then bind to your private network as needed.

Common use cases

  • Application caching layer
  • Session and token stores
  • Pub/sub and lightweight queues
  • Rate limiting and leaderboards

Why our images

Freshly rebuilt against the latest security advisories, no shared default credentials, Trusted Launch support, and automatic OS security updates — everything runs in your own Azure subscription under your governance.

Deploy Valkey in minutes

Production-ready, hardened, and maintained. Deploy straight from the Azure Marketplace into your subscription.