Install Redis Open Source on macOS

How to install Redis Open Source on macOS using Homebrew

Install Redis Open Source on macOS using Homebrew

To install Redis Open Source on macOS, use Homebrew. Make sure that you have Homebrew installed before starting on the installation instructions below.

Remove any existing Redis installation files

If you had previously installed Redis on your system using the default Homebrew formula called "redis", you need to remove it before installing Redis Open Source 8.x.

Follow these steps to remove any existing Redis installation files:

1. Uninstall Redis:

   brew uninstall redis
   

2. Next check if the redis.conf file is still installed:

   ls -l $(brew --prefix)/etc/redis.conf
   

   If you get output similar to the following, then it’s still there:

   -rw-r--r--@ 1 user  admin  122821  2 Oct 16:07 /opt/homebrew/etc/redis.conf
   

   Run this command to remove the file:

   rm -iv $(brew --prefix)/etc/redis.conf
   

Next, follow the instructions in the next section to install Redis Open Source 8.x using the Redis Homebrew cask.

Install using Homebrew

First, tap the Redis Homebrew cask:

brew tap redis/redis

Next, run brew install:

brew install --cask redis

Run Redis

If this is the first time you've installed Redis on your system, you need to be sure that your PATH variable includes the Redis installation location. This location is either /opt/homebrew/bin for Apple silicon Macs or /usr/local/bin for Intel-based Macs.

To check this, run:

echo $PATH

Next, confirm that the output contains /opt/homebrew/bin (Apple silicon Macs) or /usr/local/bin (Intel Mac). If neither /opt/homebrew/bin nor /usr/local/bin are in the output, add them.

Open the file ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc (depending on your shell), and add the following line.

export PATH=$(brew --prefix)/bin:$PATH

You can now start the Redis server as follows:

redis-server $(brew --prefix)/etc/redis.conf

The server will run in the background.

Connect to Redis

Once Redis is running, you can test it by running redis-cli:

redis-cli

Test the connection with the ping command:

127.0.0.1:6379> PING
PONG

Verify that all modules are loaded correctly

If you had previously installed earlier versions of Redis using Homebrew, for example 7.2.x or 7.4.x, you should test to see if all the modules are loaded correctly by running the following command. Your output should look similar to the following:

$ redis-cli MODULE LIST
1) 1) "name"
   2) "bf"
   3) "ver"
   4) (integer) 80200
   5) "path"
   6) "/usr/local/lib/redis/modules//redisbloom.so"
   7) "args"
   8) (empty array)
2) 1) "name"
   2) "timeseries"
   3) "ver"
   4) (integer) 80200
   5) "path"
   6) "/usr/local/lib/redis/modules//redistimeseries.so"
   7) "args"
   8) (empty array)
3) 1) "name"
   2) "search"
   3) "ver"
   4) (integer) 80201
   5) "path"
   6) "/usr/local/lib/redis/modules//redisearch.so"
   7) "args"
   8) (empty array)
4) 1) "name"
   2) "vectorset"
   3) "ver"
   4) (integer) 1
   5) "path"
   6) ""
   7) "args"
   8) (empty array)
5) 1) "name"
   2) "ReJSON"
   3) "ver"
   4) (integer) 80200
   5) "path"
   6) "/usr/local/lib/redis/modules//rejson.so"
   7) "args"
   8) (empty array)

Stop Redis

Run the following command:

redis-cli SHUTDOWN

Uninstall Redis Open Source

To uninstall Redis, run:

brew uninstall redis
brew untap redis/redis

Next steps

Once you have a running Redis instance, you may want to:

• Try the Redis CLI tutorial
• Connect using one of the Redis clients
• Connect using Redis Insight