Linux

Redis version 7.0.5 or higher is required.

Prerequisites

Before installing the Redis service, ensure the following requirements are met.

Requirement	Description
Operating System	Debian 12+, Ubuntu 22.04+, Rocky Linux 9+, or RHEL 9+.
Privileges	`root` or `sudo` privileges.
Hardware	2 vCPU 32 GB RAM minimum.
Disk space	At least 50 GB of available storage.
Network access	Required port is open (default port: 6379). A minimum network bandwidth of 1 Gbps is required. A bandwidth of 5 Gbps or higher is strongly recommended for production deployments.

Debian/Ubuntu

Add the repository to the APT index, update it, and install Redis:

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# add repositorysudo apt-get install lsb-release curl gpgcurl -fsSL https://packages.redis.io/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/redis-archive-keyring.gpgsudo chmod 644 /usr/share/keyrings/redis-archive-keyring.gpgecho "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/redis-archive-keyring.gpg] https://packages.redis.io/deb $(lsb_release -cs) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/redis.listsudo apt-get update # install Redissudo apt-get install \      redis=6:8.6.2-1rl1~noble1 \      redis-server=6:8.6.2-1rl1~noble1 \      redis-tools=6:8.6.2-1rl1~noble1sudo systemctl enable --now redis-server # check redis-server statussudo systemctl status redis-server
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Access Redis configuration file /etc/redis/redis.conf for editing.
Comment out the bind setting and set protected-mode option to no.

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...# The following line should be commented# bind 127.0.0.1...# The following line should be uncommented and set to noprotected-mode no...
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Restart Redis.

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sudo systemctl restart redis-server
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Run the command with Redis CLI.

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redis-cli ping
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Confirm that the response returned is PONG.

Rocky, RHEL 9

Create the file /etc/yum.repos.d/redis.repo with the following contents.

Run the commands.

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curl -fsSL https://packages.redis.io/gpg > /tmp/redis.keysudo rpm --import /tmp/redis.keysudo dnf install -y redis-8.6.2-1.x86_64sudo systemctl enable --now redissudo systemctl status redis
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Access Redis configuration file /etc/redis/redis.conf for editing.
Comment out the bind setting and set protected-mode option to no.

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...# The following line should be commented# bind 127.0.0.1...# The following line should be uncommented and set to noprotected-mode no...
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Restart Redis.

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sudo systemctl restart redis
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Run the command with Redis CLI.

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redis-cli ping
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Confirm that the response returned is PONG.

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