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sample	csharp	Quickstart: Use Azure Cache for Redis in .NET Framework	Learn how to incorporate Azure Cache for Redis into a C# .NET Framework console app using the StackExchange.Redis Redis client.	azure dotnet azure-cache-redis

Quickstart: Use Azure Cache for Redis in .NET Framework

This sample shows you how to incorporate Azure Cache for Redis into a C# .NET Framework 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
• Visual Studio 2019
• .NET Framework 4 or higher, which is required by the StackExchange.Redis client.

Set up the working environment

Create a file on your computer named CacheSecrets.config and place it in a location where it won't be checked in with the source code of your sample application. For this quickstart, the CacheSecrets.config file is located here, C:\AppSecrets\CacheSecrets.config.

Edit the CacheSecrets.config file and add the following contents:

<appSettings>
    <add key="CacheConnection" value="<cache-name>.redis.cache.windows.net,abortConnect=false,ssl=true,allowAdmin=true,password=<access-key>"/>
</appSettings>

Replace <cache-name> with your cache host name.

Replace <access-key> with the primary key for your cache.

Run the sample

Download the sample code to your development PC.

In Visual Studio, click File > Open > Project/Solution.

Navigate to the folder containing this sample, and select the solution file contained within it.

If the CacheSecrets.config file is not located at C:\AppSecrets\CacheSecrets.config, open your App.config file and update the appSettings file attribute to the correct path.

Press Ctrl+F5 to build and run the console app.

References

• Quickstart article on the documentation site