How to install Redis locally?

@waino.konopelski 

To install Redis locally on your machine, you will need to follow these steps:

1. Download the Redis source code from the official website (https://redis.io/download).
2. Extract the downloaded archive and navigate to the Redis directory in your terminal.
3. Run the following command to build and install Redis:

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make
make install

This will build and install Redis on your machine.

1. Once the installation is complete, you can start the Redis server by running the following command:

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redis-server

This will start the Redis server on your machine, and you can use Redis commands to interact with the server.

Alternatively, you can also install Redis using a package manager like apt or yum, depending on your operating system.

For example, on a Debian-based system, you can install Redis using the following command:

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sudo apt-get install redis-server

On a CentOS system, you can use the following command:

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sudo yum install redis

This will install Redis and start the Redis server automatically. You can then use Redis commands to interact with the server.

@waino.konopelski 

To install Redis locally, you can follow these steps:

1. Download the Redis source code from the official website (https://redis.io/download) or clone the Redis Git repository:

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$ git clone https://github.com/redis/redis.git

1. Change to the Redis directory:

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$ cd redis

1. Run the make command to compile the Redis source code:

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$ make

This will compile Redis and create the redis-server and redis-cli executables.

1. Optionally, run the test suite to ensure that Redis was compiled correctly:

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$ make test

1. To start the Redis server, run the following command:

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$ src/redis-server

By default, the Redis server listens on port 6379. You can specify a different port by passing the --port option to the redis-server executable.

1. To connect to the Redis server from the command line, you can use the redis-cli tool:

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$ src/redis-cli

This will start the Redis command line interface, which you can use to issue commands to the Redis server.

Note: If you want to install Redis on a different operating system, you may need to use different instructions. Check the Redis documentation or seek assistance on forums or online communities for guidance on installing Redis on your specific platform.

@waino.konopelski 

To install Redis locally on your system, follow these steps:

1. First, ensure that you have the necessary dependencies installed on your system. Redis requires a C compiler (such as GCC) and the development headers for the libc library. On a Debian or Ubuntu system, you can install these dependencies by running:

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sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential tcl

1. Download the latest stable version of Redis from the Redis website:

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wget http://download.redis.io/redis-stable.tar.gz

1. Extract the downloaded tarball:

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tar xvzf redis-stable.tar.gz

1. Change into the Redis source directory:

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cd redis-stable

1. Run the make command to build Redis:

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make

1. Once the build is complete, you can run the make test command to run the Redis test suite. This is optional, but recommended to ensure that Redis is working correctly on your system.
2. If the tests pass, you can install Redis by running the make install command:

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sudo make install

This will install Redis to the default location (/usr/local/bin) and copy the Redis configuration file (redis.conf) to /etc/redis.conf.

1. To start the Redis server, you can use the redis-server command. By default, it will read the configuration file at /etc/redis.conf. You can specify a different configuration file by passing the --config option.

For example, to start the Redis server with the default configuration file:

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redis-server

To start the Redis server with a custom configuration file:

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redis-server /path/to/redis.conf

1. To connect to the Redis server from the command line, you can use the redis-cli command. For example:

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redis-cli

This will connect to the Redis server using the default host and port (localhost:6379). You can specify a different host and port using the -h and -p options, respectively.

For example, to connect to a Redis server running on example.com on port 1234, you can use the following command:

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redis-cli -h example.com -p 1234