Install Redis from Source
To install Redis from the source, run
cd /usr/local/src
wget http://download.redis.io/redis-stable.tar.gz
tar xvzf redis-stable.tar.gz
cd redis-stable
make
make install
Copy config file
mkdir /etc/redis/
cp /usr/local/src/redis-stable/redis.conf /etc/redis/
Create redis user
groupadd -r redis
useradd -r -g redis -s /sbin/nologin -d /var/lib/redis -c "redis Daemons" redis
Create directory
mkdir /var/lib/redis
chown redis:redis /var/lib/redis
chmod 770 /var/lib/redis
Set data directory
vi /etc/redis/redis.conf
Find
dir ./
Replace with
dir /var/lib/redis
Create service file
vi /usr/lib/systemd/system/redis.service
Add the following content to the file
[Unit]
Description=Redis persistent key-value database
After=syslog.target
[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/redis-server /etc/redis/redis.conf
RestartSec=5s
Restart=on-success
User=redis
Group=redis
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Enable and start Redis
systemctl enable redis
systemctl start redis
To find Redis version, run
redis-server --version
To monitor Redis, you can use redis-cli
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