Install Redis on Linux

How to install Redis on Linux

Most major Linux distributions provide packages for Redis.

Install on Ubuntu/Debian

Add the repository to the APT index, update it, and install Redis:

sudo apt-get install lsb-release curl gpg
curl -fsSL https://packages.redis.io/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/redis-archive-keyring.gpg
sudo chmod 644 /usr/share/keyrings/redis-archive-keyring.gpg
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/redis-archive-keyring.gpg] https://packages.redis.io/deb $(lsb_release -cs) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/redis.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install redis

Redis will start automatically, and it should restart at boot time. If Redis doesn't start across reboots, you may need to manually enable it:

sudo systemctl enable redis-server
sudo systemctl start redis-server

Install on Red Hat/Rocky

sudo yum install redis
sudo systemctl enable redis
sudo systemctl start redis

Redis will restart at boot time.

Install on Ubuntu using Snap

To install via Snap, run:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install redis-tools # for redis-cli
sudo snap install redis

Redis will start automatically, but it won't restart at boot time. To do this, run:

sudo snap set redis service.start=true

You can use these additional snap-related commands to start, stop, restart, and check the status of Redis:

  • sudo snap start redis
  • sudo snap stop redis
  • sudo snap restart redis
  • sudo snap services redis

If your Linux distribution does not currently have Snap installed, you can install it using the instructions described here. Then, consult the Snapcraft store for instructions on installing Redis using Snap for your distribution.

Starting and stopping Redis in the background

You can start the Redis server as a background process using the systemctl command. This only applies to Ubuntu/Debian when installed using apt, and Red Hat/Rocky when installed using yum.

sudo systemctl start <redis-service-name> # redis or redis-server depending on platform

To stop the server, use:

sudo systemctl stop <redis-service-name> # redis or redis-server depending on platform

Connect to Redis

Once Redis is running, you can test it by running redis-cli:

redis-cli

Test the connection with the ping command:

127.0.0.1:6379> ping
PONG

You can also test that your Redis server is running using Redis Insight.

Next steps

Once you have a running Redis instance, you may want to:

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