Most apps rely on Redis for the things that need to be quick, such as caching, session storage, real-time leaderboards, and message queues. But when Redis slows down, you usually notice it somewhere else first, like a sluggish page or a request that times out. Without good visibility, it's hard to tell whether the real problem is memory running low, keys being evicted too aggressively, a dropping cache hit rate, or a replica that's fallen behind.
New Relic provides an OpenTelemetry-based monitoring path for Redis. The OpenTelemetry Collector's Redis receiver collects the metrics Redis exposes through its INFO command and sends them to New Relic, without requiring a separate agent. New Relic synthesizes each Redis instance as its own entity, groups clustered deployments under a Redis Cluster entity, and provides pre-built dashboards and alerts.
Dica
If you're looking for the traditional New Relic Redis on-host integration (nri-redis), refer to Redis monitoring integration.
Architecture
Get started
To monitor Redis with OpenTelemetry, complete three steps: review the prerequisites, set up the collector, and view your data.
Prerequisites
Ensure that your environment meets all the requirements for the integration defined for your deployment:
- For Self hosted
- For Docker
- For Kubernetes
Collector setup
Choose your installation path based on your infrastructure:
- For Self hosted
- For Docker
- For Kubernetes
View your data
Once you've completed the collector setup, you can view your Redis metrics in New Relic, query them with NRQL, build dashboards, and set up alerts. For more information, refer to the find and query your data documentation.
The New Relic Redis integration tracks a wide variety of metrics. To learn more about supported data types and attributes, refer to the Redis metrics reference guide.
Next steps
After installing the integration:
- View your data: Explore dashboards, run NRQL queries, and set up alerts for your Redis metrics.
- Review metrics reference: Understand all available metrics and their attributes.
- Troubleshoot: Resolve common issues with data collection and entity synthesis.