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Overview
Spring Data Redis provides Spring Data integration for Redis. It includes a connection abstraction over Lettuce and Jedis, RedisTemplate, repositories, Pub/Sub, Sentinel and Cluster support, serializers, and a Lettuce-based reactive API.
Features and best fit
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Key features
Use RedisTemplate for operations, exception translation, and serialization
RedisTemplate provides a higher-level abstraction that combines Redis operations with Spring exception translation and serialization support.
Sources: [1]
Use repositories, Pub/Sub, Sentinel/Cluster, and reactive access
The module supports generated repositories, MessageListenerContainer Pub/Sub, Redis Sentinel and Cluster, and reactive APIs through the Lettuce driver.
Sources: [1]
Best fit
Fits Spring Boot and Kotlin services standardizing cache and key-value access
It is useful when Spring applications want consistent connection management and data-access exceptions across imperative and reactive Redis workloads.
Sources: [1]
Before adoption
Choose serialization and key/value schemas deliberately
Because JDK, String, JSON, and other serializers are available, shared or durable data should use an explicit serialization format, key naming convention, and TTL policy.
Sources: [1]
Version 4.0.7 adds a 3.x-to-4.x migration guide and serialization fixes
The 4.0.7 release adds migration guidance for 3.x to 4.x and fixes issues including a GenericJacksonJsonRedisSerializer NPE with duplicate properties.
Sources: [2]
Official sources
- [1]Spring Data Redis README(2026-10-06)
- [2]Spring Data Redis 4.0.7 release(2026-10-06)
Supplemental curator note
It fits Spring Boot and Kotlin services that want Redis access through Spring data abstractions. Serialization, key/value schemas, TTLs, and cluster topology still need explicit application design.
Try it in 3 steps
- 1
Get the source
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-data-redis.git - 2
Enter the repository
cd spring-data-redis - 3
Check the official steps
Continue with the commands in the README Installation, Quick Start, or Getting Started section.
find . -maxdepth 1 -iname 'README*' -exec sed -n '1,220p' {} \; -quit
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Development activity
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- Commits (last 30 days)
- 35
- Open PRs
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GitHub Topics
- java
- redis
- ddd
- spring
- spring-data
- framework
- Stars
- 1,874
- Forks
- 1,279
- Watchers
- 137
- Open issues
- 145
- Contributors
- 190
- Owner type
- Organization
- Primary language
- Java
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Repository last updated
- Oct 5, 2026
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