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Quickstart: Use Azure Cache for Redis in .NET Core

This sample shows you how to incorporate Azure Cache for Redis into a C# .NET Core console app using the StackExchange.Redis Redis client. See the accompanying article on the documentation site for details, including best practices and how to create the sample code from scratch.

Prerequisites

• Azure subscription - create one for free
• Azure Cache for Redis cache - create one
• .NET Core SDK

Run the sample

Download the sample code to your development PC.

In your command window, change directories to the folder containing this sample.

Execute the following command to restore the packages:

dotnet restore

Update the config.json file with cache name and password (primary access key).

Uncomment line 50 to set the keys first.

Execute the following command in your command window to build the app:

dotnet build

Then run the app with the following command:

dotnet run

References

• Quickstart article on the documentation site