# Getting started with Amazon ElastiCache
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Use the hands-on tutorial in this section to help you get started and learn more about using ElastiCache.

**Topics**
+ [Setting up ElastiCache](set-up.md)
+ [Create a Valkey serverless cache](GettingStarted.serverless-valkey.step1.md)
+ [Create a Redis OSS serverless cache](GettingStarted.serverless-redis.step1.md)
+ [Create a Memcached serverless cache](create-serverless-cache-mem.md)
+ [Network type for serverless caches](serverless-network-type.md)
+ [Tutorials: Getting started with Python and ElastiCache](ElastiCache-Getting-Started-Tutorials.md)
+ [Tutorial: Configuring Lambda to access ElastiCache in a VPC](LambdaRedis.md)

**Note**  
To get started with ElastiCache using AI agents, visit the [Agent tools for ElastiCache](AgentTools.md) page to install the ElastiCache Skill and Valkey MCP server, which give AI agents the specialized knowledge and tools needed to work with ElastiCache accurately.