Use redis-cli to connect to redis container from another aptible container?

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I need to use a redis-cli command that is not present in the ruby-sdk. Its for mass insertion. However, when trying to connect to the redis container from within my app container, using redis-cli -a [PASSWORD] -h [HOST] -p [PORT], there is no output, and it just hangs. Is there anyway I can connect to my redis database using redis-cli from another container?

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I get a “Could not connect to Redis at [HOST]:[PORT]: Connection timed out” error

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Never mind, I figured it out lol. stupid mistake on my part

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Glad you were able to sort things out @waleed-nexhealth! You might want to share what the problem was should others stumble on this hoping for a solution :wink:

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I was connecting to a production Redis db from a development instance lol.

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For posterity for others, this article may help explain: https://www.aptible.com/support/topics/paas/what-kinds-of-isolation-can-aptible-provide/

Each Aptible stack is on a separate VPC. Databases run in the VPC’s private subnet and are not accessible from the Internet (or another Aptible stack, for that matter). Trying to access a database from outside the stack will fail, because the database URL will not resolve properly.

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