redis.go.md

Connecting in Go

Use the redigo or redis package in your application.

$ go get github.com/garyburd/redigo/redis 
$ # OR
$ go get gopkg.in/redis.v5

Import the package of choice in your *.go files.

...
import "github.com/garyburd/redigo/redis"
// OR
import "gopkg.in/redis.v5"
...

Use a supported vendoring tool to record and save your dependencies.

govendor

$ govendor fetch github.com/garyburd/redigo/redis
$ # OR
$ govendor fetch gopkg.in/redis.v5

godep

$ godep save

GB

$ gb vendor fetch github.com/garyburd/redigo/redi
$ # OR
$ gb vendor fetch gopkg.in/redis.v5

Connect to Redis using the REDIS_URL configuration variable:

...
c, err := redis.DialURL(os.Getenv("REDIS_URL"))
if err != nil {
    // Handle error
}
defer c.Close()
...