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KeyDB on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS — Support & Quick Start

KeyDB on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS — KeyDB is a multithreaded, Redis-compatible in-memory key-value store — drop-in for Redis clients with higher throughput per node. Published by Derek Coleman & Associates Inc on the Azure Marketplace, deployed in your own Azure subscription.

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At a glance

Application ports6379 — bound to 127.0.0.1 only and password-protected; no inbound application port is open
Admin credential filesudo cat /root/keydb-admin-credentials.txt
Sign in aspassword only (requirepass — any Redis client with AUTH works)
Service(s)keydb-server
Configuration/etc/keydb/keydb.conf (bind, requirepass)
Logsjournalctl -u keydb-server -f
VersionKeyDB 6.3.4
PlatformUbuntu 24.04 LTS

Quick start

  1. Deploy from the Azure Marketplace (Get It Now → Create), choosing your SSH key at the Administration step.
  2. Allow inbound SSH (22) for yourself only — KeyDB listens on localhost until you deliberately rebind it.
  3. SSH in and connect with keydb-cli using the generated password (see First login below).
  4. For application hosts in your VNet, rebind, open 6379 in ufw to their CIDR and in the NSG, and restart.

First login / credentials

This image generates its admin credential on the VM at first boot — nothing is pre-set. SSH into the VM with the username + key you chose at deploy, then print the generated credential:

ssh <your-username>@<VM-IP>
sudo cat /root/keydb-admin-credentials.txt

Sign in as password only (requirepass — any Redis client with AUTH works).

  1. Print the credential file: the requirepass value generated at first boot.
  2. Verify locally: keydb-cli -a '<password>' ping → PONG.
  3. To reach it from other hosts (deliberate opt-in): edit `bind` in /etc/keydb/keydb.conf to the VM's private IP, `sudo ufw allow from <client-cidr> to any port 6379 proto tcp`, scope the NSG, then `sudo systemctl restart keydb-server`. Never expose 6379 to the public internet — there is no TLS.

Password-only authentication (requirepass) is set at first boot; rotate it by editing /etc/keydb/keydb.conf and restarting the service.

Still stuck?

Email support@dcassociatesgroup.com (response within 1 business day) or send a message via the contact form. Include the offer name, VM size, region, and any log output — sudo journalctl -u <service> -n 100 usually tells the story.