# Configuring Redis using a ConfigMap — Real World Example: Configuring Redis using a ConfigMap

> Follow the steps below to configure a Redis cache using data stored in a ConfigMap.

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## Knowledge

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Follow the steps below to configure a Redis cache using data stored in a ConfigMap.

First create a ConfigMap with an empty configuration block

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```shell
cat &lt;&lt;EOF &gt;./example-redis-config.yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: example-redis-config
data:
  redis-config: ""
EOF
```

Apply the ConfigMap created above, along with a Redis pod manifest

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```shell
kubectl apply -f example-redis-config.yaml
kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/website/main/content/en/examples/pods/config/redis-pod.yaml
```

Examine the contents of the Redis pod manifest and note the following

A volume named config is created by spec.volumes[1] The key and path under spec.volumes[1].configMap.items[0] exposes the redis-config key from the example-redis-config ConfigMap as a file named redis.conf on the config volume. The config volume is then mounted at /redis-master by spec.containers[0].volumeMounts[1].

This has the net effect of exposing the data in data.redis-config from the example-redis-config ConfigMap above as /redis-master/redis.conf inside the Pod.

Examine the created objects

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```shell
kubectl get pod/redis configmap/example-redis-config
```

You should see the following output

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```text
NAME        READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
pod/redis   1/1     Running   0          8s

NAME                             DATA   AGE
configmap/example-redis-config   1      14s
```

Recall that we left redis-config key in the example-redis-config ConfigMap blank

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```shell
kubectl describe configmap/example-redis-config
```

You should see an empty redis-config key

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```shell
Name:         example-redis-config
Namespace:    default
Labels:       &lt;none&gt;
Annotations:  &lt;none&gt;

Data
====
redis-config:
```

Use kubectl exec to enter the pod and run the redis-cli tool to check the current configuration

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```shell
kubectl exec -it pod/redis -- redis-cli
``` …

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