{"id":1799,"date":"2024-10-10T15:07:51","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T09:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekpython.in\/?p=1799"},"modified":"2024-10-10T15:28:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T09:58:30","slug":"install-redis-on-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekpython.in\/install-redis-on-windows","title":{"rendered":"How To Install Redis on Windows Successfully?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Redis is an in-memory database that actually makes it the fastest among all the databases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does “in-memory”<\/strong> mean? It means that it stores the data in temporary memory or RAM, in the form of key-value pairs. This makes it perfect for serving results instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, you\u2019ll learn how to install Redis locally on Windows without any hassle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Installation Process Begins<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

You probably don\u2019t know that Redis isn\u2019t officially available for Windows yet, but there is a way that you can install Redis locally on Windows<\/strong> and get started with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Redis is available for MacOS, Linux but for Windows, they say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Redis is not officially supported on Windows. However, you can install Redis on Windows for development.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

So, how to install it then?<\/strong> Simple, actually not simple in my opinion but I will guide you step by step installing Redis on your Windows machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enable WSL on Windows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To install Redis on Windows, you need to enable WSL<\/strong> (Windows Subsystem for Linux). It simply means that you need to install Linux on your Windows system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To enable WSL, you must be running Windows 10 version 2004 and higher (Build 19041 and higher) or Windows 11.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can enable the WSL2<\/strong> (WSL version 2) by default with a single command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Open Powershell in administrator mode and run the following command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

wsl --install<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
This command will enable the features necessary to run WSL and install the Ubuntu distribution of Linux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can change or install another distribution of Linux if you want to, just use the following command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
wsl --install -d <Distribution Name><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
You can replace <Distribution Name> with the actual Linux distribution you want to install on the Windows machine. But, I would recommend keeping the default settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After all this installation process, restart your Windows machine once to see the changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If your Windows machine is a bit older and WSL2 is not supported then check out this guide<\/a> from Microsoft itself to manually enable WSL on Windows<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Troubleshooting Error<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
There will be less chance that you will get errors while setting up WSL but in case you encounter any error such as \u201cfailed to register wsl distribution<\/strong>\u201d or something like that then consider changing the WSL version<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Run the following command in Powershell in administrator mode to change the version of your WSL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
wsl --set-default-version 1<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
This command will change the default version<\/strong> which is WSL2 to WSL1. This will solve most of the problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, restart your Windows machine again to see the effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Set Up Linux<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
After enabling WSL and installing Linux distribution, you need to set up user info for Linux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Open Ubuntu or whichever distribution you installed and give it a few minutes to install. After that, it will ask you to enter a username for Linux and set a password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Creating<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
After setting up the Linux distribution, the next step is to install Redis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Install Redis on Windows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Redis can be installed on Windows using the following commands<\/p>\n\n\n\n
curl -fsSL https:\/\/packages.redis.io\/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o \/usr\/share\/keyrings\/redis-archive-keyring.gpg\n\necho \"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.list\n\nsudo apt-get update\nsudo apt-get install redis<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Copy the above commands all together and paste them into the Ubuntu terminal, this will start the process of installing Redis on Windows locally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Collecting<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Collecting<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Updating\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Installing<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Start Redis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Now run the following command to start the Redis server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sudo service redis-server start<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Redis<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Now to check if you\u2019re connected to Redis, run the following command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
redis-cli<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Redis<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Redis server started on localhost<\/strong> and listening on port 6379<\/strong> which is its default port.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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That\u2019s all for now.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Keep Coding\u270c\u270c<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Redis is an in-memory database that actually makes it the fastest among all the databases. What does “in-memory” mean? It means that it stores the data in temporary memory or RAM, in the form of key-value pairs. This makes it perfect for serving results instantly. 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