Introduction

redisctl is the first command-line tool for managing Redis Cloud and Redis Enterprise deployments.

The Problem

Before redisctl existed, managing Redis deployments meant:

Manual UI clicking with no scriptability
Writing fragile bash scripts with curl and jq
Manual polling loops to wait for operations
Credential exposure on command lines
Every operator reinventing the same scripts

The Solution

redisctl provides a first-class CLI experience with:

Type-Safe API Clients - Catch errors at compile time
Async Operation Handling - Automatic polling with --wait
Support Package Automation - 10+ minutes → 30 seconds
Profile Management - Secure credential storage
Structured Output - JSON, YAML, or Table with JMESPath
Library-First Architecture - Reusable components

Quick Example

# Configure once
redisctl profile set prod --api-key $KEY --api-secret $SECRET

# Create subscription and wait
redisctl cloud subscription create \
  --name prod \
  --cloud-provider AWS \
  --region us-east-1 \
  --wait

# Everything just works
redisctl cloud database create --subscription $SUB --name mydb --wait

Installation

# macOS/Linux
brew install joshrotenberg/brew/redisctl

# Or download from GitHub releases
# Or use Docker
docker run ghcr.io/joshrotenberg/redisctl:latest --help

See Installation for all methods.

Quick Start Paths

Redis Cloud Users: Start with Cloud Quick Start
Redis Enterprise Users: Start with Enterprise Quick Start
Developers: Check out Library Documentation

Architecture

redisctl is built as reusable libraries:

redisctl-config - Profile and credential management
redis-cloud - Cloud API client (21 handlers, 95%+ coverage)
redis-enterprise - Enterprise API client (29 handlers, 100% coverage)
redisctl - CLI binary (thin orchestration layer)

This enables Terraform providers, backup tools, monitoring dashboards, and more.

redisctl Documentation