Install Redis from Source

You can compile and install Redis from source on variety of platforms and operating systems including Linux and macOS. Redis has no dependencies other than a C compiler and libc.

Downloading the source files

The Redis source files are available from the Download page. You can verify the integrity of these downloads by checking them against the digests in the redis-hashes git repository.

To obtain the source files for the latest stable version of Redis from the Redis downloads site, run:

{{< highlight bash >}} wget https://download.redis.io/redis-stable.tar.gz {{< / highlight >}}

Compiling Redis

To compile Redis, first extract the tarball, change to the root directory, and then run make:

{{< highlight bash >}} tar -xzvf redis-stable.tar.gz cd redis-stable make {{< / highlight >}}

To build with TLS support, you'll need to install OpenSSL development libraries (e.g., libssl-dev on Debian/Ubuntu) and then run:

{{< highlight bash >}} make BUILD_TLS=yes {{< / highlight >}}

If the compile succeeds, you'll find several Redis binaries in the src directory, including:

• redis-server: the Redis Server itself
• redis-cli is the command line interface utility to talk with Redis.

To install these binaries in /usr/local/bin, run:

{{< highlight bash >}} sudo make install {{< / highlight >}}

Starting and stopping Redis in the foreground

Once installed, you can start Redis by running

{{< highlight bash >}} redis-server {{< / highlight >}}

If successful, you'll see the startup logs for Redis, and Redis will be running in the foreground.

To stop Redis, enter Ctrl-C.

For a more complete installation, continue with these instructions.