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TLDR

A Mac desktop app that gives you a visual interface to browse, view, and edit data in a Redis database, including SSH tunnel support for connecting to remote servers securely.

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    What it does
      Visual Redis browser
      Edit keys and values
      Run custom commands
      SSH tunnel support
    Tech stack
      Electron desktop app
      React and Redux
      ioredis library
    Data handling
      JSON and MessagePack
      Syntax highlighting
      Pattern key filter
    Audience
      Web developers
      Backend engineers
      Database managers
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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Browse and edit Redis keys visually without memorizing terminal commands

USE CASE 2

Connect to a remote Redis server that is only accessible over SSH without exposing it to the internet

USE CASE 3

View JSON or MessagePack formatted values with built-in syntax highlighting and validation

USE CASE 4

Filter through databases with millions of keys using naming patterns to focus on a specific subset

Tech stack

JavaScriptElectronReactReduxioredis

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

macOS only, a rewritten version called Medis 2 with additional features like tree view and dark mode is available free on the Mac App Store.

Use, copy, modify, and distribute for any purpose including commercial, keep the copyright notice.

In plain English

Medis is a desktop application for Mac that gives you a visual way to manage a Redis database. Redis is a fast in-memory data store used by many web applications to cache data, manage sessions, and handle queues. Medis lets you browse, view, and edit what is stored there without typing commands into a terminal. The basic features cover what most people need: you can see all your keys and their values, edit them through a graphical interface, run custom Redis commands in a built-in terminal, and view or change the server configuration. For remote servers that are only accessible via a secure shell connection, Medis includes SSH tunnel support so you can connect without exposing the database directly to the internet. The application also handles some trickier scenarios. It can display data stored in JSON or MessagePack formats with syntax highlighting and validation built in. It is designed to work with databases that have millions of keys without freezing or blocking the server, which matters in production environments where a slow query could cause problems. A pattern manager lets you filter keys by naming patterns so you can work with a specific subset of data at a time. Medis is built using Electron, a framework that packages web technologies into a native desktop application. It uses React and Redux internally and relies on the ioredis library for the actual Redis connection. It is available as open-source code under the MIT license, and you can compile and run it yourself. The README notes that Medis 2, a rewritten version with additional features like a tree view and dark mode, is available as a free download on the Mac App Store.

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Prompt 1
I use Medis to manage Redis, show me how to configure an SSH tunnel connection to a production Redis server that has no public IP
Prompt 2
How do I build Medis from source on macOS and run it locally using the code in this repository?
Prompt 3
How does Medis handle databases with millions of keys without blocking the server or freezing the UI?
Prompt 4
Suggest a Redis key naming pattern that works well with Medis pattern manager filtering for a multi-tenant web app
Prompt 5
What is the difference between Medis and Medis 2, and when should I use the open-source version versus the App Store version?
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