Install Redis

Redis running locally for caching, queues and sessions.

Install Redis
Terminal
```
brew install redis
```
Start it now and on every login
Terminal
```
brew services start redis
```

Check it worked

Ping it
Terminal
```
redis-cli ping
```
You should see PONG.

Undo it

Stop and uninstall

Terminal

brew services stop redis && brew uninstall redis

Install RedisNeeds sudo
Terminal · Ubuntu / Debian
```
sudo apt install -y redis-server
```
Start it now and on every bootNeeds sudo
Terminal · Ubuntu / Debian
```
sudo systemctl enable --now redis-server
```

Check it worked

Ping it
Terminal · Ubuntu / Debian
```
redis-cli ping
```
You should see PONG.

Undo it

Uninstall RedisNeeds sudo
Terminal · Ubuntu / Debian
```
sudo apt remove -y redis-server
```

Run Redis in Docker
PowerShell
```
docker run --name redis -p 6379:6379 -d redis
```
Redis has no official Windows version, so Docker is the easy way. Install Docker first.

Check it worked

Ping it
PowerShell
```
docker exec -it redis redis-cli ping
```
You should see PONG.

Undo it

Remove the container
PowerShell
```
docker rm -f redis
```