Valkey Glide Go
Valkey General Language Independent Driver for the Enterprise (GLIDE) is the official open-source Valkey client library, proudly part of the Valkey organization. Our mission is to make your experience with Valkey and Redis OSS seamless and enjoyable. Whether you’re a seasoned developer or just starting out, Valkey GLIDE is here to support you every step of the way.
Why Choose Valkey GLIDE?
Section titled “Why Choose Valkey GLIDE?”- Community and Open Source: Join our vibrant community and contribute to the project. We are always here to respond, and the client is for the community.
- Reliability: Built with best practices learned from over a decade of operating Redis OSS-compatible services.
- Performance: Optimized for high performance and low latency.
- High Availability: Designed to ensure your applications are always up and running.
- Cross-Language Support: Implemented using a core driver framework written in Rust, with language-specific extensions to ensure consistency and reduce complexity.
- Stability and Fault Tolerance: We brought our years of experience to create a bulletproof client.
- Backed and Supported by AWS and GCP: Ensuring robust support and continuous improvement of the project.
Supported Engine Versions
Section titled “Supported Engine Versions”Valkey GLIDE is API-compatible with the following engine versions:
| Engine Type | 6.2 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 9.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valkey | - | - | - | V | V | V | V |
| Redis | V | V | V | V | - | - | - |
System Requirements
Section titled “System Requirements”The release of Valkey GLIDE was tested on the following platforms:
Linux:
- Ubuntu 20 (x86_64/amd64 and arm64/aarch64)
- Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) and 2023 (AL2023) (x86_64)
Note: Currently Alpine Linux / MUSL is NOT supported.
macOS:
- macOS 14.7 (Apple silicon/aarch_64)
- macOS 13.7 (x86_64/amd64)
GO supported versions
Section titled “GO supported versions”Valkey GLIDE Go supports Go version 1.22 and above.