To start a Redis server

To start a Redis server, the exact command depends on your operating system and how Redis was installed. Here's a quick guide for the most common environments:

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✅ 1. Linux or macOS (installed via package manager or compiled from source)

📌 Start Redis server with default config:

redis-server

📌 Start Redis with a custom config file:

redis-server /path/to/redis.conf

Tip: You can find the default config file via find / -name redis.conf if unsure.

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✅ 2. Windows

Redis does not officially support Windows, but you can:

• Use Memurai or [Redis on WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)].

• Or install unofficial Redis build (e.g., Microsoft fork on GitHub).

📌 Example on WSL (Ubuntu):

sudo apt update sudo apt install redis-server sudo service redis-server start

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✅ 3. Docker

If you use Docker:

docker run -d --name redis-server -p 6379:6379 redis

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✅ Check if Redis is running

redis-cli ping

Expected output:

PONG

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