{
  "id": "install",
  "title": "Install Redis Software",
  "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/8.0/installing-upgrading/install/",
  "summary": "Install Redis Software on Linux.",
  "content": "\nAfter you [plan your deployment](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/install/plan-deployment), [download a Redis Software installation package](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/install/prepare-install/download-install-package), and finish [installation preparation](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/install/prepare-install):\n\n1. [Install the Redis Software package](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/install/install-on-linux) on one of the nodes in the cluster.\n\n1. Repeat this process for each node in the cluster.\n\nFor installation on machines without an internet connection, see [Offline installation](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/install/offline-installation).\n\n## Permissions and access\n\n- Redis Software installation creates the `redislabs:redislabs` user and group. \n\n    Assigning other users to the `redislabs` group is optional. Users belonging to the `redislabs` group have permission to read and execute (e.g. use the `rladmin` status command) but are not allowed to write (or delete) files or directories.\n\n- Redis Software is certified to run with permissions set to `750`, an industry standard.\n\n    \nDo not reduce permissions to `700`. This configuration has not been tested and is not supported.\n    \n\n- Redis Software requires `umask` to be `0022` during installation to correctly set permissions for the installed directories and files.\n\n## More info and options\n\nIf you've already installed Redis Software, you can also:\n\n- [Upgrade an existing deployment](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/upgrading).\n\n- [Uninstall an existing deployment](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/uninstalling.md).\n\nTo learn more about customization and find answers to related questions, see:\n\n- [CentOS/RHEL Firewall configuration](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/configuring/centos-rhel-firewall.md)\n- [Change socket file location](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/configuring/change-location-socket-files.md)\n- [Cluster DNS configuration](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/networking/cluster-dns.md)\n- [Cluster load balancer setup](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/networking/cluster-lba-setup.md)\n- [File locations](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/install/plan-deployment/file-locations.md)\n- [Supported platforms](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/install/plan-deployment/supported-platforms.md)\n- [Manage installation questions](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/install/manage-installation-questions.md)\n- [mDNS client prerequisites](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/networking/mdns.md)\n- [User and group ownership](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/install/customize-user-and-group.md)\n\n## Next steps\n\nAfter your cluster is set up with nodes, you can:\n\n- [Add users](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/security/access-control/create-users) to the cluster with specific permissions.  To begin, start with [Access control](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/security/access-control).\n- [Create databases](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/databases/create) to use with your applications.\n\n",
  "tags": ["docs","operate","rs"],
  "last_updated": "2026-07-23T11:57:56-05:00",
  "children": [{"id":"plan-deployment","summary":"Plan a deployment of Redis Software.","title":"Plan Redis Software deployment","url":"https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/8.0/installing-upgrading/install/plan-deployment/"},{"id":"prepare-install","summary":"Prepare to install Redis Software.","title":"Prepare to install Redis Software","url":"https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/8.0/installing-upgrading/install/prepare-install/"},{"id":"install-on-linux","summary":"Install Redis Software on Linux.","title":"Install Redis Software on Linux","url":"https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/8.0/installing-upgrading/install/install-on-linux/"},{"id":"install-script","summary":"Command-line options for the install.sh script.","title":"Installation script command-line options","url":"https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/8.0/installing-upgrading/install/install-script/"},{"id":"manage-installation-questions","summary":"Describes Redis Software installation questions and how to answer them automatically.","title":"Manage installation questions","url":"https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/8.0/installing-upgrading/install/manage-installation-questions/"},{"id":"customize-install-directories","summary":"Customize Redis Software installation directories.","title":"Customize installation directories","url":"https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/8.0/installing-upgrading/install/customize-install-directories/"},{"id":"customize-user-and-group","summary":"Specify the user and group who own all Redis Software processes.","title":"Customize system user and group","url":"https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/8.0/installing-upgrading/install/customize-user-and-group/"},{"id":"offline-installation","summary":"If you install Redis Software on a machine with no internet connection, you need to perform two tasks manually.","title":"Offline installation","url":"https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/8.0/installing-upgrading/install/offline-installation/"}]
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