Build and run Redis Open Source on AlmaLinux/Rocky Linux 10.1+

Follow the steps below to build and run Redis Open Source with all data structures from its source code on a system running AlmaLinux 10.1 or later or Rocky Linux 10.1 or later.

1. Prepare the system

microdnf install dnf -y

Enable the required repositories (epel-release and CRB provide some of the -devel packages):

sudo dnf install -y epel-release
sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled crb

2. Install required dependencies

Install the necessary development tools and libraries. AlmaLinux/Rocky 10 ship GCC 14 and CMake 3.30 in the default repositories, which are supported by the Redis build, so no separate compiler or CMake toolset is required:

sudo dnf groupinstall "Development Tools" -y
sudo dnf install -y \
    pkg-config \
    xz \
    wget \
    which \
    gcc \
    gcc-c++ \
    cmake \
    git \
    make \
    openssl \
    openssl-devel \
    python3 \
    python3-pip \
    python3-devel \
    unzip \
    rsync \
    clang \
    lld \
    llvm \
    libtool \
    automake \
    autoconf \
    jq \
    systemd-devel

On AlmaLinux/Rocky 10.1 the clang, lld, and llvm packages above are LLVM 21, which matches the LLVM version of the Rust toolchain that INSTALL_RUST_TOOLCHAIN=yes installs. RediSearch's cross-language (C/Rust) LTO needs this match, and llvm provides the llvm-ar/llvm-ranlib archiver the LTO build uses, so no separate LLVM toolchain is required.

3. Download and extract the Redis source

The Redis source code is available from the Redis GitHub site. Select the release you want to build and then select the .tar.gz file from the Assets drop down menu. You can verify the integrity of these downloads by checking them against the digests in the redis-hashes GitHub repository.

Copy the tar(1) file to /usr/src.

Alternatively, you can download the file directly using the wget command, as shown below.

cd /usr/src
wget -O redis-<version>.tar.gz https://github.com/redis/redis/archive/refs/tags/<version>.tar.gz

Replace <version> with the three-digit Redis release number, for example 8.0.0.

Extract the source:

cd /usr/src
tar xvf redis-<version>.tar.gz
rm redis-<version>.tar.gz

4. Build Redis

Set the necessary environment variables and build Redis with TLS and module support. RediSearch builds with cross-language LTO (the default) because the clang/lld 21 installed in step 2 match the Rust toolchain's LLVM. On AlmaLinux, IGNORE_MISSING_DEPS=1 bypasses the v8.7.91 dep-checker that does not yet recognize almalinux (fixed in redisearch v8.8.0; harmless on, and not required for, Rocky Linux 10):

cd /usr/src/redis-<version>
export BUILD_TLS=yes
export BUILD_WITH_MODULES=yes
export INSTALL_RUST_TOOLCHAIN=yes
export IGNORE_MISSING_DEPS=1
make -j "$(nproc)" all

5. (Optional) Verify the build

Check the built Redis server and CLI versions:

cd /usr/src/redis-<version>
./src/redis-server --version
./src/redis-cli --version

6. Start Redis

To start Redis, use the following command:

cd /usr/src/redis-<version>
./src/redis-server redis-full.conf

To validate that the available modules have been installed, run the INFO command and look for lines similar to the following:

cd /usr/src/redis-<version>
./src/redis-cli INFO
...
# Modules
module:name=ReJSON,ver=20803,api=1,filters=0,usedby=[search],using=[],options=[handle-io-errors]
module:name=search,ver=21005,api=1,filters=0,usedby=[],using=[ReJSON],options=[handle-io-errors]
module:name=bf,ver=20802,api=1,filters=0,usedby=[],using=[],options=[]
module:name=timeseries,ver=11202,api=1,filters=0,usedby=[],using=[],options=[handle-io-errors]
module:name=RedisCompat,ver=1,api=1,filters=0,usedby=[],using=[],options=[]
module:name=vectorset,ver=1,api=1,filters=0,usedby=[],using=[],options=[]
...

7. (Optional) Install Redis to its default location

cd /usr/src/redis-<version>
sudo make install