Django 2 by Example

Installing Redis

Download the latest Redis version from https://redis.io/download. Unzip the tar.gz file, enter the redis directory, and compile Redis using the make command, as follows:

cd redis-4.0.9make

After installing it, use the following shell command to initialize the Redis server:

src/redis-server

You should see an output that ends with the following lines:

# Server initialized* Ready to accept connections

By default, Redis runs on port 6379. You can specify a custom port using the --port flag, for example, redis-server --port 6655.

Keep the Redis server running and open another shell. Start the Redis client with the following command:

src/redis-cli

You will see the Redis client shell prompt like this:

127.0.0.1:6379>

The Redis client ...