How to Manage Eviction Policy for Vultr Managed Database for Valkey

1 min readUpdated 23 October 2026

Replace the default noeviction policy to choose which keys Vultr Managed Valkey evicts when memory is full.

An eviction policy is an algorithm that determine the keys to remove when the database reaches the maximum memory limit. By default, Vultr sets noeviction eviction policy. Eviction aims to make room for new data and to prevent unexpected behavior from your applications, always choose a large database plan that can handle your data. Follow this guide to manage Vultr Managed Database for Valkey eviction policy.

Navigate to Products and select Databases.
Click the target database instance.
Navigate to Settings then Eviction Policies.
Choose your preferred eviction policy and click Save.

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