What are the steps to install Redis on a Mac?
The steps to install Redis are as follows:
- Download the Redis installation package:
Download the latest Redis installation package from the official Redis website at https://redis.io/download. - Extract the installation package:
Use the command line tool to extract the downloaded Redis installation package, for example using the following command: - Extract the contents of the file redis-x.y.z.tar.gz by running the command tar xzf redis-x.y.z.tar.gz.
- Navigate to the extracted Redis directory by using the following command:
- Change directory to redis-x.y.z.
- Compile Redis by executing the following command:
- create or produce
- To install Redis, execute the following command:
- install the software
- Set up Redis:
Within the Redis installation directory, make a copy of the default configuration file redis.conf. - Copy redis.conf to /usr/local/redis.conf.
- Start the Redis server by using the following command:
- Start the redis server using the configuration file located at /usr/local/redis.conf.
- To check if Redis has been installed successfully, open a new command line window and start the Redis client with the following command:
- command line interface for Redis
- In the Redis client, you can run some basic Redis commands to verify if Redis has been successfully installed.
Please note that the steps above are based on installing on a Mac system. There may be some variations if using a different operating system.