Public endpoints for ApsaraDB for Redis instances are also known as Internet endpoints. You can access an Apsara for Redis instance through the Internet with its public endpoint. However, you may experience high network latency if you use a public endpoint. In production environment, we recommend that you connect to an ApsaraDB for Redis instance through a private endpoint to guarantee high performance of the service.

Prerequisites

  • The public IP address of an ECS instance or a local host has been added to the whitelist of the ApsaraDB for Redis instance. For more information about how to configure the whitelist, see Step 2: Set IP address whitelists.
  • For ApsaraDB for Redis 2.8 or 5.0 instances, you cannot apply for public endpoints with the password-free access feature enabled. Please disable password-free access before applying for public endpoints. For more information, see Enable password-free access.
    Note For ApsaraDB for Redis 4.0 instances, you can apply for public endpoints after enabling the password-free access feature. At this point, you can access an ApsaraDB for Redis instance from a private endpoint without a password. However, a password is still required to access an ApsaraDB for Redis instance from a public endpoint.
  • To access the ApsaraDB for Redis instance with an account that you created, use <account>:<password> as the connection password. For example, if the account is admin, its password is AabbccDd123, then the connection password is admin:AabbccDd123.

Scenarios

  • Local access: You can access an ApsaraDB for Redis instance from a local host.
  • Cross-account access: You can access ApsaraDB for Redis instances owned by other Alibaba Cloud accounts from your ECS instance.
  • Cross-region access: You can have reciprocal access between an ECS instance and an ApsaraDB for Redis instance. The two instances are owned by the same Alibaba Cloud account, but reside in different regions.
  • Cross-VPC access: You can have reciprocal access between an ECS instance and an ApsaraDB for Redis instance. The two instances are owned by the same Alibaba Cloud account and reside in the same region, but in different VPCs.
  • Cross-network access: You can have reciprocal access between an ECS instance and an ApsaraDB for Redis instance. The two instances are owned by the same Alibaba Cloud account and reside in the same region but have different network types.

Pricing

Public endpoints for ApsaraDB for Redis instances and generated public traffic are free of charge.

Apply for a public endpoint

  1. Log on to the ApsaraDB for Redis console.
  2. In the top navigation bar, select the region where the target instance is located.
  3. On the Instances page, click the Instance ID of the target instance.
  4. On the Instance Information page, click Apply for Public Endpoint in the Connection Information area.
  5. In the Apply for Public Endpoint dialog box, enter the endpoint and port number, and click OK.
  6. On the Instance Information page, view the Public Endpoint in the Connection Information area.
Note If a public endpoint is no longer used, click Release Public Endpoint next to the Public Endpoint to release the endpoint.

Connect to an instance by using a public endpoint

You can use DMS, redis-cli, or Redis clients in various languages to connect to the Redis instance. For more information about the connection methods, see the following topics:

Resolve connection issues through the public network