Custom ASP.NET Session State Management with Redis

Custom ASP.NET Session State Management with Redis 

What is Redis?

 Redis is an open source key value data structure store. keys can be strings, hashes, lists, sets, sorted sets etc. This in memory data store is broadly used in session state storing and caching.

Steps to Implement redis session 

1 – Install MSI PACKAGE On Server (Download link) 

2 – GO TO  C:\Program Files\Redis

3-  Open - redis.windows.conf  and redis.windows-service.conf

4 – Add server ip to Config files(10.100.30.16)

 ex – bind 127.0.0.1 10.100.30.16 ::1

5- Install RedisSessionStateProvider from Nuget Manager(Client Machine) 

6- Web.config (Client Machine) - 

<sessionState mode="Custom" customProvider="MySessionStateStore">

      <providers>

<add name="MySessionStateStore" type="Microsoft.Web.Redis.RedisSessionStateProvider" host="10.100.30.16" port = "6379" accessKey="" ssl="false" />

      </providers>

    </sessionState>