Redis Backend

Installation

pip install fastapi-cachekit[redis]

Setup with FastAPI

from fast_cache import FastAPICache, RedisBackend

cache = FastAPICache()
backend = RedisBackend(redis_url="redis://localhost:6379/0")
cache.init_app(app, backend)

Options

• redis_url: Redis connection string
• namespace: Key prefix for all cache entries

Example Usage

@app.get("/expensive")
@cache.cached(expire=60)
async def expensive_operation(x: int):
    return {"result": x * 2}

Tips

• Use Redis for distributed, production-grade caching.
• Make sure your Redis server is running and accessible.