# Redis Async (/knowledge/vector-stores/redis/usage/async-redis-db)



## Code [#code]

```python title="async_redis_db.py"
import asyncio
import os

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.knowledge.knowledge import Knowledge
from agno.vectordb.redis import RedisDB, SearchType

# Configure Redis connection
REDIS_URL = os.getenv("REDIS_URL", "redis://localhost:6379/0")
INDEX_NAME = os.getenv("REDIS_INDEX", "agno_cookbook_vectors")

# Initialize Redis Vector DB
vector_db = RedisDB(
    index_name=INDEX_NAME,
    redis_url=REDIS_URL,
    search_type=SearchType.vector,  # try SearchType.hybrid for hybrid search
)

knowledge = Knowledge(
    vector_db=vector_db,
)

agent = Agent(knowledge=knowledge)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(
        knowledge.ainsert(
            url="https://agno-public.s3.amazonaws.com/recipes/ThaiRecipes.pdf"
        )
    )

    asyncio.run(agent.aprint_response("How to make Tom Kha Gai", markdown=True))
```

## Usage [#usage]

<Steps>
    <Step title="Set up your virtual environment">
      <CodeBlockTabs defaultValue="Mac">
        <CodeBlockTabsList>
          <CodeBlockTabsTrigger value="Mac">
            Mac
          </CodeBlockTabsTrigger>

          <CodeBlockTabsTrigger value="Windows">
            Windows
          </CodeBlockTabsTrigger>
        </CodeBlockTabsList>

        <CodeBlockTab value="Mac">
          ```bash
          uv venv --python 3.12
          source .venv/bin/activate
          ```
        </CodeBlockTab>

        <CodeBlockTab value="Windows">
          ```bash
          uv venv --python 3.12
          .venv\Scripts\activate
          ```
        </CodeBlockTab>
      </CodeBlockTabs>
    </Step>

  <Step title="Install dependencies">
    ```bash
    uv pip install -U redis redisvl pypdf openai agno
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run Redis">
    ```bash
    docker run -d --name my-redis -p 6379:6379 -p 8001:8001 redis/redis-stack:latest
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set environment variables">
    ```bash
    export OPENAI_API_KEY=xxx
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run Agent">
    ```bash
    python async_redis_db.py
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>