This document provides an overview and introduction to Redis, including:
- Redis is an open source, in-memory data structure store that can be used as a database, cache, and message broker.
- It supports common data structures like strings, hashes, lists, sets, sorted sets with operations like GET, SET, LPUSH, SADD.
- Redis has advantages like speed, rich feature set, replication, and persistence to disk.
- The document outlines how to install and use Redis, and covers additional features like pub/sub, transactions, security and backup.