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Plesk Panel => Web Application => Topic started by: mahesh on May 14, 2024, 07:58 AM

Title: How to use Redli to Securely Connect to a Vultr Managed Database for Redis
Post by: mahesh on May 14, 2024, 07:58 AM
Redli is an open-source Go-based tool that makes TLS/SSL connections to remote Redis Databases. Since the Redis command line tool (redis-cli) does not support TLS/SSL connections natively, Redli serves as the best alternative to the tool with direct TLS support. This article describes how you can use the Redli tool to securely connect to a Vultr Managed Database for Redis.

Prerequisites
Deploy a Vultr Managed Database for Redis.
Install Redli
1.For easy accessibility, create a new Redli directory.

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  $ mkdir Redli
2.Switch to the directory.

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  $ cd Redli
3.Using the wget utility, download the latest Redli release file from the project's GitHub Repository. For this article, v0.7.0 is the latest version.

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  $ wget https://github.com/IBM-Cloud/redli/releases/download/v0.7.0/redli_0.7.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz
4.Extract files from the downloaded tarball.

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  $ tar xvf redli_0.7.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz
5.List the extracted files and verify that a new redli directory is available.

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  $ ls
Output:

 
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LICENSE.txt
  README.md
  redliConfigure Redli as a System-wide Command
1.Move the redli binary file to the /usr/local/bin directory where the system looks for standard user executable files.

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  $ sudo mv redli /usr/local/bin/
2.Switch to your user home directory.

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  $ cd ~/
[/code3.]Run the redli command to verify that you can access the application.

[code]  $ redli --version
Output:

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  0.5.2     
Connect to a Vultr Managed Database for Redis
When connecting to remote Redis databases, Redli uses the command syntax below:

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     $ redli --tls -h <redis-host> -p <port> -a <password>
--tls: Activates TLS/SSL connectivity.

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     $ redli -u rediss://user:password@host:port
The -u flag specifies that the connection points to a URI address. You can find your direct Rediss URI in the Vultr Managed Database for Redis control panel.

1.To connect to your Vultr managed database for Redis, run any of the following commands.

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  $ redli --tls -h redis.vultrdb.com -p 1234 -a password
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  $ redli --tls -u rediss://user:password@redis.vultrdb.com:1234
Replace redis.vultrdb.com, 1234, and password with the actual Vultr Redis database details displayed in your control panel respectively.

2.Enter PING to verify that you're connected to the Vultr Redis database.

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  > PING
Output:

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  PONG
3.Start managing your Redis database. To close the session, run the following command.

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  > exit
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