docs/daprdocs/content/en/developing-applications/building-blocks/distributed-lock/howto-use-distributed-lock.md

type	title	linkTitle	weight	description
docs	How-To: Use a lock	How-To: Use a lock	2000	Learn how to use distributed locks to provide exclusive access to a resource

Now that you've learned what the Dapr distributed lock API building block provides, learn how it can work in your service. The example below describes an application that aquires a lock. This example uses the Redis lock component to demonstrate how to lock resources.

Configure a lock component

Save the following component file to the [default components folder]({{< ref "install-dapr-selfhost.md#step-5-verify-components-directory-has-been-initialized" >}}) on your machine.

apiVersion: dapr.io/v1alpha1
kind: Component
metadata:
  name: lock
spec:
  type: lock.redis
  metadata:
  - name: redisHost
    value: localhost:6379
  - name: redisPassword
    value: <PASSWORD>

Get configuration items using Dapr SDKs

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Next steps

• Read [distributed lock API overview]({{< ref distributed-lock-api-overview.md >}})