redis-advanced-fips

Redis(R) is an open source, advanced key-value store, often referred to as a data structure server since keys can contain strings, hashes, lists, sets and sorted sets. The Redis Advanced FIPS Helm chart automates deployment and configuration of Redis in Kubernetes clusters using Minimus images with FIPS-compliant, hardened security and production-grade configuration.

Prerequisites

A subscription to the Minimus images included in the chart
A running Kubernetes cluster (v1.21 or higher is recommended)
kubectl installed and configured
Helm v3.8 or higher for OCI support (Installation instructions)
Cluster Admin privileges
Persistent storage available in your cluster

Try It Out

In this example we will deploy Redis on a Kubernetes cluster using the Minimus Redis Advanced FIPS Helm chart. Redis will be deployed in a master-replica replication topology with authentication enabled out of the box.

Step 1: Start Cluster

If you have a cluster to work with, skip this step. Otherwise, start a Minikube cluster. Deployment instructions

Step 2: Create Namespace

Create a namespace:

kubectl create ns redis-advanced-fips

Step 3: Deploy the Helm Chart

Deploy the Minimus Helm chart:

helm install my-redis-advanced-fips oci://helm.mini.dev/redis-advanced-fips \
  --version 27.0.10 \
  -n redis-advanced-fips \
  --wait

If you want to override the chart's defaults, go to the Values tab, save a copy locally with your changes. Deploy the chart with your overrides using -f values.yaml:

helm install my-redis-advanced-fips oci://helm.mini.dev/redis-advanced-fips \
  --version 27.0.10 \
  -f values.yaml \
  -n redis-advanced-fips \
  --wait

Step 4: Verify Redis Advanced FIPS is Running

Confirm the chart deployed successfully and Redis started:

kubectl get pods -n redis-advanced-fips -l app.kubernetes.io/name=redis

You should see output similar to:

NAME                                      READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
my-redis-advanced-fips-master-0           1/1     Running   0          2m
my-redis-advanced-fips-replicas-0         1/1     Running   0          2m
my-redis-advanced-fips-replicas-1         1/1     Running   0          2m
my-redis-advanced-fips-replicas-2         1/1     Running   0          2m

Step 5: Test Redis Connection

Retrieve the Redis password from the deployed secret:

export REDIS_PASSWORD=$(kubectl get secret -n redis-advanced-fips \
  my-redis-advanced-fips -o jsonpath='{.data.redis-password}' | base64 -d)

Forward the Redis port to your local machine:

kubectl port-forward svc/my-redis-advanced-fips-master -n redis-advanced-fips 6379:6379

In a separate terminal, connect using redis-cli and verify:

redis-cli -a "$REDIS_PASSWORD" ping

You should see:

PONG

Test a SET/GET round-trip:

redis-cli -a "$REDIS_PASSWORD" set mykey "hello"
redis-cli -a "$REDIS_PASSWORD" get mykey

You should see:

"hello"

Step 6: Clean Up

Uninstall the chart and delete the namespace to remove all resources:

helm uninstall my-redis-advanced-fips -n redis-advanced-fips
kubectl delete namespace redis-advanced-fips

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