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# Using Redis

This section outlines how to import the Redis package both with or without a Vapor project.

## With Vapor

The easiest way to use Redis with Vapor is to include the Redis provider.

    import PackageDescription

    let package = Package(
        name: "Project",
        dependencies: [
            .Package(url: "https://github.com/vapor/vapor.git", majorVersion: 2),
            .Package(url: "https://github.com/vapor/redis-provider.git", majorVersion: 2)
        ],
        exclude: [ ... ]
    )

The Redis provider package adds Redis to your project and conforms it to Vapor's `CacheProtocol`.

Use `import RedisProvider`.

## Just Redis

At the core of the Redis provider is a pure Swift Redis client. This package can be used by itself to send raw cache queries to your Redis database.

    import PackageDescription

    let package = Package(
        name: "Project",
        dependencies: [
            ...
            .Package(url: "https://github.com/vapor/redis.git", majorVersion: 2)
        ],
        exclude: [ ... ]
    )

Use `import Redis`.