Add Documentation About Valkey Compatibility

[asafpamzn]

I’d like to suggest adding a note to the documentation clarifying that StackExchange.Redis is compatible with Valkey. This information could be really helpful for developers using Valkey in their projects, saving them time and ensuring they are confident in their choice of StackExchange.Redis.

If this is already documented somewhere, perhaps it could be made more prominent or linked from the main documentation pages.

[mgravell]

AFAIK we don't really maintain a list of verified servers. Should we? Possibly, but that then means we need verify those servers, on an ongoing basis. In theory it should work with any RESP backend; I'm happy to add a few words along those lines on the front page, perhaps listing a few contenders (Redis, Garnet, Valkey, AWS, Azure offerings, etc). Some of those can be a pain to test, especially when we consider the entire SKU matrix of versions/tiers/etc - and the need for subscriptions/credentials for hosted offerings. Unless we invest significant time building a validation matrix, I'd be wary of adding too definitive a statement, hence my preference to be a vague hand-wavey "hey, it'll probably work; if not - let us know".

so... does it work on Valkey?

[asafpamzn]

Thanks for the quick reply.
I understand your concerns about maintaining a list of verified servers and the challenges it presents. Your suggestion for a more general approach is reasonable. Maybe a brief section to the documentation mentioning that StackExchange.Redis is designed to work with RESP-compatible backends including Redis, Garnet, Valkey, and cloud offerings as examples, without implying full verification.

I think that explicitly mentioning the backends is important since some users don't know what RESP is.

[mgravell]

Words proposed ^^^