django-redis install and basic usage

Install

pip install django-redis

Configuration

Add CACHES in settings.py

CACHES = {
    "default": {
        "BACKEND": "django_redis.cache.RedisCache",
        "LOCATION": "redis://127.0.0.1:6379/1",
        "OPTIONS": {
            "CLIENT_CLASS": "django_redis.client.DefaultClient",
        }
    }
}

Configure session backend

If want to use session backend with django-redis, add SESSION_ENGINE and SESSION_CACHE_ALIAS to settings.py

SESSION_ENGINE = "django.contrib.sessions.backends.cache"
SESSION_CACHE_ALIAS = "default"

For more information, check django-redis documentatino