install_on_ubuntu.md

Install Redis on Ubuntu

Update

sudo apt update

To update local apt package cache.

Install

sudo apt install redis-server

To download and install redis-server

Edit Configuration

sudo nano /etc/redis/redis.conf

Open on any text editor you want to edit the redis.conf, I am here using nano, you may use vim.

Then inside the file, find the supervised directive. Change it to systemd (since Ubuntu uses systemd as the init system)

Before

supervised no

After

supervised systemd

Then save and close the file.

Start the Service

sudo systemctl start redis.service

To start the service.

sudo systemctl restart redis.service

To restart the service.

Add at Boot

sudo systemctl enable redis-server

This will add on boot.

Test Redis

redis-cli ping

To test redis-cli if the output is below

PONG

Then it's fine.

References

• Redis
• Digitcal Ocean