Redis SvelteKit Starter

Redis SvelteKit Starter is a Vercel example template that pairs a SvelteKit app styled with Tailwind CSS with a Redis-backed pageview counter, so each visit increments a key in Redis and the running total is rendered back to the visitor.

What is the Redis SvelteKit Starter?

It is a small SvelteKit starter published by Vercel inside its public examples repository, under the path storage/kv-redis-sveltekit. The app accepts HTTP requests for a page, increments a counter stored in Redis (offered on Vercel as KV for Redis), and returns the updated total in the rendered page — the template exists to demonstrate wiring SvelteKit server code to a Redis store. It ships as a repository you clone or deploy rather than a hosted product. Vercel lists it alongside two sibling storage starters, blob-starter and postgres-starter, and a live demo runs at https://kv-redis-sveltekit.vercel.app/.

What makes the Redis SvelteKit Starter stand out?

• SvelteKit framework — the app is built on SvelteKit rather than Next.js, making this the Svelte option among Vercel's storage starters.
• Tailwind CSS styling — the project's CSS layer is Tailwind, declared in the template metadata.
• Redis-backed pageview counter — the single piece of application logic reads and increments a key in Redis through the Vercel KV for Redis integration, which the one-click deploy flow attaches to the new project automatically.
• One-click Deploy — a Vercel deploy link creates a new project named kv-redis-sveltekit from the GitHub example and pre-selects the Redis integration.
• degit scaffolding — npx degit@latest https://github.com/vercel/examples/storage/kv-redis-sveltekit my-project downloads the example into a my-project folder for local work.
• Environment variable template — a committed .env.example is copied to .env.local, which stays out of Git, and the values are filled in from the Vercel Storage Dashboard.
• CLI env pulling — if the project already exists, vercel env pull .env.local writes the Redis credentials into the local env file.
• pnpm workflow — dependencies install with pnpm install and the dev server starts with pnpm dev.

Who should use the Redis SvelteKit Starter?

• SvelteKit developers evaluating Redis: they get a working request-to-Redis round trip without writing the connection layer themselves.
• Developers new to Vercel storage integrations: the one-click deploy attaches the Redis integration and populates environment variables, so the first deploy works without manual credential setup.
• Teams prototyping a counter or analytics widget: the pageview increment is a drop-in pattern for hit counters, view totals, or lightweight usage metrics.
• Anyone comparing storage starters: it sits next to the blob and Postgres Vercel examples, so it is useful for picking a storage backend before committing.

How does the Redis SvelteKit Starter work?

1. Deploy with the Vercel button (which creates the project and Redis integration) or clone the repo with degit.
2. Install dependencies with pnpm install, then copy .env.example to .env.local and set the Redis environment variables from the Vercel Storage Dashboard — or run vercel env pull .env.local to fetch them.
3. Run pnpm dev for local development, then deploy the project to Vercel.

What can you do with the Redis SvelteKit Starter?

• Build a hit counter: each page load increments a Redis key, demonstrating exactly the read-then-increment call you would reuse for view totals.
• Learn the Vercel storage setup path: practice connecting a Redis store, reading its credentials, and injecting them as environment variables before writing app code.
• Prototype SvelteKit server logic: use the template as a base for SvelteKit server routes that need a fast key-value store for counters, sessions, or rate-limit tallies.

Pricing

The Redis SvelteKit Starter is free: it is an open-source example in Vercel's public examples repository. Costs come only from the Vercel project and the Redis storage you connect, which are billed through your own Vercel account and plan.

FAQ

Is the Redis SvelteKit Starter free?

Yes. The code is published openly in Vercel's examples repository, and the one-click deploy copies it into your own Vercel account. You are responsible for any Vercel or Redis usage charges on that account, but the template itself has no license fee.

Do I need a Redis instance to run it?

Yes. The pageview counter reads and writes to Redis, and the app expects the connection environment variables from the Vercel Storage Dashboard. Without those variables set in .env.local, the counter will not resolve a store locally.

What framework and styling does this template use?

It is built on SvelteKit with Tailwind CSS for styling and Redis as the database, according to the template metadata. It is the Svelte counterpart to Vercel's Next.js-based storage examples.

How do I deploy the Redis SvelteKit Starter?

Use the Deploy with Vercel button, which creates a project named kv-redis-sveltekit and attaches the Redis integration, or clone the repo with degit and deploy the local project through the Vercel CLI or dashboard.