- Install Redis from http://redis.io. On Microsoft Windows, use the Windows port from the Microsoft Open Tech Group at https://github.com/MicrosoftArchive/redis.
- Start Redis in a default mode by simply running redis-server from the command line. You should see the following messages on successful start. You might want to go with the Windows service on Microsoft Windows or a daemonized mode on Unix flavoured systems. Optionally, you can also supply the configuration file:
d:\Tools\redis>redis-server.exe --maxheap 1G _._ _.-``__ ''-._ _.-`` `. `_. ''-._ Redis 2.8.2104 (00000000/0) 64 bit .-`` .-```. ```\/ _.,_ ''-._ ( ' , .-` | `, ) Running in stand alone mode |`-._`-...-` __...-.``-._|'` _.-'| Port: 6379 | `-._ `._ / _.-' ...