redis-cli CONFIG SET maxmemory 256mb

Category: Databases & SQL

redis-cli CONFIG SET maxmemory 256mb

Change a configuration value at runtime

Applies immediately without a restart; CONFIG REWRITE writes it back to redis.conf so it survives a restart, otherwise it is lost. Related: CONFIG GET maxmemory.
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