Redis 8 in-memory key-value store on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS by cloudimg. Native Vector Sets, JSON, Time Series, Bloom built in (no separate RedisStack). Per-VM requirepass at first boot. AGPL-3.0.
## Redis 8 on Ubuntu 24.04 by cloudimg
Redis 8 GA — the first major Redis release with native Vector Sets, JSON, Time Series, and Bloom data types built into the core engine (no separate RedisStack modules required). Built on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS noble for Microsoft Azure and maintained by cloudimg.
What's New in Redis 8
* Native Vector Sets — VADD/VSIM commands for similarity search built into the core, ready for embedding-based RAG / semantic-search workloads
* Native JSON — JSON.SET/JSON.GET/JSON.OBJ/JSON.ARR commands with JSONPath, no module required
* Native Time Series — TS.CREATE/TS.ADD/TS.RANGE for IoT and metrics workloads
* Native Bloom filters — BF.ADD/BF.EXISTS for probabilistic membership testing
* Functions / Scripts API improvements — better Lua support, server-side scripting
* AGPL-3.0 license (Redis Inc. switched from BSD-3 in 2024 and from RSALv2/SSPL in 2025)
Why Choose cloudimg?
* 24/7 Expert Support with guaranteed 24 hour response. Contact support@cloudimg.co.uk
* Production Ready from Launch Pre-configured, security-patched, validated
* Azure Native Integration Azure Linux Agent, cloud-init, Gen2 Hyper-V, TrustedLaunch
* Per VM Password Rotation Every deployed VM generates a fresh 32-char hex requirepass at first boot. No two VMs share credentials.
What is Included
* Redis 8 (latest 8.x at build time, 8.6.2) from the official packages.redis.io APT repo
* redis-server.service auto-starting on boot, listening on 127.0.0.1:6379 by default
* redis-firstboot.service generating per-VM requirepass + writing /etc/redis/conf.d/cloudimg-auth.conf and /stage/scripts/redis-credentials.log
* redis-tools (redis-cli, redis-benchmark, redis-check-rdb, redis-check-aof)
* RDB snapshots enabled; AOF off by default (opt in for write-heavy durability)
* Anonymous connections rejected — every command requires AUTH
* Native Vector Sets, JSON, Time Series, Bloom data types
* Data dir /var/lib/redis (NOT /mnt — Azure ephemeral resource disk lost across SIG capture)
* Ubuntu 24.04 LTS base with latest security patches
* 24/7 cloudimg support with guaranteed 24 hour response SLA
Recommended Virtual Machine Sizes
* Standard_B2s (2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM) — dev/test, light caching
* Standard_E4s_v5 (4 vCPU, 32 GB RAM) — small production cache (~24 GB usable Redis data)
* Standard_E16s_v5 (16 vCPU, 128 GB RAM) — large production cache or session store