# redis/jedis

Redis Java client

Repository: https://github.com/redis/jedis
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jedis
Homepage: https://redis.github.io/jedis/
Language: Java
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: redis, java, jedis, redis-client, redis-cluster
Last push: 2026-08-26T15:24:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 85, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5927, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 23, "gap_med": 31.0, "n_releases_24m": 15}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 12356, forks 3915 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:52.463090+00:00)

## What it is
Jedis is the official Java client for Redis, designed for performance and ease of use. It supports standalone Redis servers as well as Redis Cluster and Sentinel deployments.

## Use cases
- connect to redis from a java application
- use redis as a cache in a spring boot app
- work with redis cluster from java
- store and retrieve data in redis using java
- implement distributed locks with redis in java
- use redis pub/sub messaging from java

## When to choose
- you need a mature, widely-adopted Java client for Redis
- your app runs on the JVM and needs low-level Redis command access
- you need Redis Cluster or Sentinel support in Java

## When to avoid
- you want high-level object mapping (consider redis-om-spring)
- you are using a non-JVM language
- you prefer a reactive API client like Lettuce for fully async workloads

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: database-driver, caching
- domain: databases, developer-tools, backend
- platform: jvm
- tags: redis-client, redis-cluster, java

## Member repositories
- redis/jedis (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:52.463090+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:14:08.047157+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/redis/jedis (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:52.463090+00:00, sha 4ffad59db937)
  - homepage: https://redis.github.io/jedis/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:11:09.193152+00:00, sha 0bf747cfefe3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.