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Installing RedisInsight using Helm

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Author:
Ajeet Raina, Former Developer Growth Manager at Redis

Helm is a package manager for Kubernetes. It is the best way to find, share, and use software built for Kubernetes. It is the K8s equivalent of yum or apt. Helm helps you manage Kubernetes applications — Helm Charts help you define, install, and upgrade even the most complex Kubernetes application. Helm is a graduated project in the CNCF and is maintained by the Helm community.

Benefits of Helm:​

  • Improves developer productivity
  • Makes application deployment easy, standarized and reusable
  • Enhances operational readiness
  • Reduces the complexity of deployments of microservices
  • Speeds up the adaptation of cloud native applications

It is possible to install RedisInsight using Helm chart. A full-featured desktop GUI client, RedisInsight is an essential tool for Redis developers. It is a lightweight multi-platform management visualization tool that helps you design, develop, and optimize your application capabilities in a single easy-to-use environment. RedisInsight not just makes it easier to interact with your databases and manage your data, but also helps in managing Redis Cluster with ease.

Getting Started​

Step 1. Install the Prerequisites​

Install Docker Desktop for Mac and enable Kubernetes as shown below:

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Step 2. Install Helm on your Mac system​

 brew install helm

Step 3. Verify if helm is installed correctly​

 helm version
 version.BuildInfo{Version:"v3.6.1",
 GitCommit:"61d8e8c4a6f95540c15c6a65f36a6dd0a45e7a2f", GitTreeState:"dirty",
 GoVersion:"go1.16.5"}

Step 4. Download RedisInsight Helm Chart​

 wget https://docs.redis.com/latest/pkgs/redisinsight-chart-0.1.0.tgz

Step 5. Verify if Kubernetes is up and running​

 kubectl get nodes
 NAME             STATUS   ROLES    AGE   VERSION
 docker-desktop   Ready    master   22d   v1.19.7

Step 6. Install RedisInsight using Helm chart​

 helm install redisinsight redisinsight-chart-0.1.0.tgz --set service.type=NodePort

 NAME: redisinsight
 LAST DEPLOYED: Sat Jun 26 11:40:11 2021
 NAMESPACE: default
 STATUS: deployed
 REVISION: 1
 NOTES:
 1. Get the application URL by running these commands:
  export NODE_PORT=$(kubectl get --namespace default -o
 jsonpath="{.spec.ports[0].nodePort}" services redisinsight-redisinsight-chart)
  export NODE_IP=$(kubectl get nodes --namespace default -o
 jsonpath="{.items[0].status.addresses[0].address}")
  echo http://$NODE_IP:$NODE_PORT

Step 7. Get the application URL​

 export NODE_PORT=$(kubectl get --namespace default -o jsonpath="{.spec.ports[0].nodePort}" services redisinsight-redisinsight-chart)
 export NODE_IP=$(kubectl get nodes --namespace default -o jsonpath="{.items[0].status.addresses[0].address}")

Step 8. Listing the IP address​

 echo http://$NODE_IP:$NODE_PORT
 http://192.168.65.4:30269

Step 9. Listing the Helm Chart​

 helm list
 NAME           NAMESPACE   REVISION    UPDATED                             STATUS      CHART                       APP VERSION
 redisinsight   default     1           2021-06-26 11:40:11.82793 +0530 IST deployed    redisinsight-chart-0.1.0

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Step 10. Listing the Redisinsight Pods​

 kubectl get po
 NAME                                               READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
 fortune                                            2/2     Running   8          22d
 redisinsight-redisinsight-chart-857b486d8f-w9xpv   1/1     Running   0          15m

Step 11. Accessing RedisInsight​

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References​

Redis Launchpad