{
  "id": "install-redis-gears",
  "title": "Install RedisGears for Redis Data Integration",
  "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/integrate/write-behind/installation/install-redis-gears/",
  "summary": "Install and set up RedisGears for a Write-behind deployment",
  "tags": [
    "docs",
    "integrate",
    "rs",
    "rdi"
  ],
  "last_updated": "2026-04-01T08:10:08-05:00",
  "page_type": "content",
  "content_hash": "02fb74985efd860ae363a2f941bb3101732ae85fc210be15822c2f3e0a22298b",
  "sections": [
    {
      "id": "overview",
      "title": "Overview",
      "role": "overview",
      "text": "Write-behind requires that [RedisGears](https://redis.com/modules/redis-gears) module with the [Python plugin](https://docs.redis.com/latest/modules/redisgears/python/) is installed on the Redis Enterprise cluster.\n\nThe Python plugin can be installed explicitly or alongside with the [JVM plugin](https://docs.redis.com/latest/modules/redisgears/jvm/) if the latter is needed on the cluster for other purposes.\n\nUse the [`redis-di create`]() command in Write-behind CLI to install RedisGears."
    },
    {
      "id": "download-redisgears",
      "title": "Download RedisGears",
      "role": "content",
      "text": "Download RedisGears based on the Linux distribution of where Redis Enterprise is installed."
    },
    {
      "id": "ubuntu-20-04",
      "title": "Ubuntu 20.04",
      "role": "content",
      "text": "[code example]"
    },
    {
      "id": "ubuntu-18-04",
      "title": "Ubuntu 18.04",
      "role": "content",
      "text": "[code example]"
    },
    {
      "id": "rhel8",
      "title": "RHEL8",
      "role": "content",
      "text": "[code example]"
    },
    {
      "id": "rhel7",
      "title": "RHEL7",
      "role": "content",
      "text": "[code example]"
    }
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "id": "ubuntu-20-04-ex0",
      "language": "bash",
      "code": "curl -s --tlsv1.3 https://redismodules.s3.amazonaws.com/redisgears/redisgears.Linux-ubuntu20.04-x86_64.-withdeps.zip -o /tmp/redis-gears.zip",
      "section_id": "ubuntu-20-04"
    },
    {
      "id": "ubuntu-18-04-ex0",
      "language": "bash",
      "code": "curl -s --tlsv1.3 https://redismodules.s3.amazonaws.com/redisgears/redisgears.Linux-ubuntu18.04-x86_64.-withdeps.zip -o /tmp/redis-gears.zip",
      "section_id": "ubuntu-18-04"
    },
    {
      "id": "rhel8-ex0",
      "language": "bash",
      "code": "curl -s https://redismodules.s3.amazonaws.com/redisgears/redisgears.Linux-rhel8-x86_64.-withdeps.zip -o /tmp/redis-gears.zip",
      "section_id": "rhel8"
    },
    {
      "id": "rhel7-ex0",
      "language": "bash",
      "code": "curl -s https://redismodules.s3.amazonaws.com/redisgears/redisgears.Linux-rhel7-x86_64.-withdeps.zip -o /tmp/redis-gears.zip",
      "section_id": "rhel7"
    }
  ]
}