Create Redis database from Source
Step 1: Download, extract and compile Redis
Redis stands for REmote DIctionary Server. Redis is an open source, in-memory, key-value data store most commonly used as a primary database, cache, message broker, and queue. Redis cache delivers sub-millisecond response times, enabling fast and powerful real-time applications in industries such as gaming, fintech, ad-tech, social media, healthcare, and IoT.
In order to install Redis from source, first you need to download the latest Redis source code. The Redis source code is available to download here. You can verify the integrity of these downloads by checking them against the digests in the redis-hashes git repository
wget https://download.redis.io/redis-stable.tar.gz
tar xvzf redis-stable.tar.gz
cd redis-stable
make
It is a good idea to copy both the Redis server and the command line interface into the proper places, either manually using the following commands:
sudo cp src/redis-server /usr/local/bin/
sudo cp src/redis-cli /usr/local/bin/
Or just using sudo make install.
The binaries that are now compiled are available in the src directory.
Step 2: Running Redis Server
Install the Redis server by running the following command:
$ redis-server
You don't need to restart the Redis service.
Step 3: Interacting with Redis Client
Once the Redis installation has completed, you can use the Redis client to connect to the Redis server. Use the following commands to store and retrieve a string:
$ src/redis-cli
redis> set foo bar
OK
redis> get foo
"bar"
redis.conf is the Redis configuration file, used to configure the behavior of the Redis Server. For more information on the available configuration options, check out the documentation on redis.io.