How do I set up Redis with Go?

How do I set up Redis with Go?

To set up Redis with Go, you'll need to install the Redis server and the Go Redis client library. Would you like detailed steps?

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First, install Redis on your machine. You can download it from the official Redis website. Next, use go get to install the Go Redis client by running go get github.com/go-redis/redis/v8.

What do I do after installing the client?

After installing the client, you can connect to your Redis server using the client. Here's a simple example:

package main

import (
	"context"
	"github.com/go-redis/redis/v8"
)

var ctx = context.Background()

func main() {
	client := redis.NewClient(&redis.Options{
		Addr: "localhost:6379",
	})
	// Test the connection
	_, err := client.Ping(ctx).Result()
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	fmt.Println("Connected to Redis!")
}

How can I perform basic operations like SET and GET?

You can use the Set and Get methods provided by the client. Here's an example:

err := client.Set(ctx, "key", "value", 0).Err()
if err != nil {
	panic(err)
}

val, err := client.Get(ctx, "key").Result()
if err != nil {
	panic(err)
}
fmt.Println("key", val)