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Redis Transaction Processing Workshop

Build a real-time transaction backend with Redis. Store data so it can be queiried in a single command and make it AI-searchable with vector embeddings.

What You'll Learn

• Redis Streams — Ingest transactions in real-time
• Redis Lists — Retrieve recent transactions in order
• Redis JSON — Store and query transaction details
• Sorted Sets — Rank spending by category and merchant
• TimeSeries — Track spending trends over time
• Vector Search — Search transactions by meaning, not keywords

Get Started

1. Spin up the workshop:

   docker compose up -d

2. Open the UI http://localhost:3001 and click Redis Insight to verify everything is running

3. Head to processor/README.md to start completing the modules