a9s Redis App

This is a sample app to check whether the a9s Redis service is working or not.

Install, Push and Bind

Make sure you installed GO on your machine, download this for mac.

Download the application

$ go get github.com/anynines/a9s-redis-app
$ cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/anynines/a9s-redis-app

Create a service on the a9s PaaS

$ cf create-service a9s-redis40 redis-single-non-persistent-small myredis

Push the app

$ cf push --no-start

Bind the app

$ cf bind-service redis-app myredis

And start

$ cf start redis-app

At last check the created url...

Local Test

Start Redis service with Docker:

$ docker run -d -p 6379:6379 redis redis-server --requirepass secret

Export a few environment variables and run the sample app:

$ export REDIS_HOST=localhost
$ export REDIS_PORT=6379
$ export REDIS_PASSWORD=secret
$ export APP_DIR=$PWD
$ go build
$ ./a9s-redis-app

Remark

To bind the app to other Redis services than a9s-redis50, have a look at the VCAPServices struct.