# ValkeyBuilderExtensions

- Kind: `class`
- Package: [Aspire.Hosting.Valkey](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.valkey.md)
- Version: `13.4.0`
- Namespace: `Aspire.Hosting`
- Target framework: `net8.0`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/aspire/blob/cbc352350f1a9bafbaff10d14a2c8de4ac186a48/src/Aspire.Hosting.Valkey/ValkeyBuilderExtensions.cs)

Provides extension methods for adding Valkey resources to the application model.

## Definition

```csharp
namespace Aspire.Hosting;

public static class ValkeyBuilderExtensions
{
    // ...
}
```

## Methods

- [AddValkey(IDistributedApplicationBuilder, string, int?)](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.valkey/valkeybuilderextensions/methods.md#addvalkey-idistributedapplicationbuilder-string-int) : `IResourceBuilder<ValkeyResource>` `extension` `ats ignored` -- Adds a Valkey container to the application model.
- [AddValkey(IDistributedApplicationBuilder, string, int?, IResourceBuilder<ParameterResource>)](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.valkey/valkeybuilderextensions/methods.md#addvalkey-idistributedapplicationbuilder-string-int-iresourcebuilder-parameterresource) : `IResourceBuilder<ValkeyResource>` `extension` `ats export` -- Adds a Valkey container to the application model.
- [WithDataBindMount(IResourceBuilder<ValkeyResource>, string, bool)](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.valkey/valkeybuilderextensions/methods.md#withdatabindmount-iresourcebuilder-valkeyresource-string-bool) : `IResourceBuilder<ValkeyResource>` `extension` `ats export` -- Adds a bind mount for the data folder to a Valkey container resource and enables Valkey persistence.
- [WithDataVolume(IResourceBuilder<ValkeyResource>, string?, bool)](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.valkey/valkeybuilderextensions/methods.md#withdatavolume-iresourcebuilder-valkeyresource-string-bool) : `IResourceBuilder<ValkeyResource>` `extension` `ats export` -- Adds a named volume for the data folder to a Valkey container resource and enables Valkey persistence.
- [WithPersistence(IResourceBuilder<ValkeyResource>, TimeSpan?, long)](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.valkey/valkeybuilderextensions/methods.md#withpersistence-iresourcebuilder-valkeyresource-timespan-long) : `IResourceBuilder<ValkeyResource>` `extension` `ats export` -- Configures a Valkey container resource for persistence.