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 an 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:
- Try the Redis CLI tutorial
- Connect using one of the Redis clients
- Install Redis "properly" for production use.