HOWTO: compile and install redis on a no.de machine as of 2011-03-24

instructions

# First, we need a little extra effort to install GCC
pfexec pkg_add gcc44
export PATH="$PATH:/opt/local/gcc44/bin"
pkgin in binutils

# make and install
mkdir ~/sw
cd ~/sw
wget http://redis.googlecode.com/files/redis-2.2.2.tar.gz
gtar xvf redis-2.2.2.tar.gz
cd redis-2.2.2
gmake CC=gcc
pfexec gmake PREFIX=/opt/local install

# local configuration and service files
mkdir -p ~/local/log/redis
mkdir -p ~/local/share/redis
cd ~/local/share/redis
wget https://gist.github.com/raw/885000/redis.svc.xml

cp ~/sw/redis-2.2.2/redis.conf .
# Edit redis.conf how you like. This patch is set up how I
# like it, and includes changes that shouldn't collide with
# Joyent's pkgsrc version of redis. Note that the directories
# used are writable by the node user.
wget https://gist.github.com/raw/885000/redis.conf.diff
patch redis.conf redis.conf.diff

# import the service
svccfg import redis.svc.xml
svcs redis
# should be online!

# thread: http://discuss.joyent.com/viewtopic.php?pid=224258

redis.conf.diff

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< daemonize no
---
> daemonize yes
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< pidfile /var/run/redis.pid
---
> pidfile /var/run/redis-node.pid
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< # bind 127.0.0.1
---
> bind 127.0.0.1
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< loglevel verbose
---
> loglevel notice
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< logfile stdout
---
> logfile /home/node/local/log/redis/redis.log
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< save 900 1
< save 300 10
< save 60 10000
---
> save 600 1
> save 180 10
> save 60 1000
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< dir ./
---
> dir /home/node/local

redis.svc.xml

<?xml version='1.0'?>
<!DOCTYPE service_bundle SYSTEM '/usr/share/lib/xml/dtd/service_bundle.dtd.1'>
<service_bundle type='manifest' name='export'>
  <service name='application/redis' type='service' version='0'>
    <create_default_instance enabled='true'/>
    <single_instance/>
    <dependency name='network' grouping='require_all' restart_on='error' type='service'>
      <service_fmri value='svc:/milestone/network:default'/>
    </dependency>
    <dependency name='filesystem' grouping='require_all' restart_on='error' type='service'>
      <service_fmri value='svc:/system/filesystem/local'/>
    </dependency>
    <method_context>
      <method_credential group='node' user='node'/>
    </method_context>
    <exec_method name='start' type='method' exec='/opt/local/bin/redis-server %{config_file}' timeout_seconds='60'/>
    <exec_method name='stop' type='method' exec=':kill' timeout_seconds='60'/>
    <property_group name='application' type='application'>
      <propval name='config_file' type='astring' value='/home/node/local/share/redis/redis.conf'/>
    </property_group>
    <property_group name='startd' type='framework'>
      <propval name='duration' type='astring' value='contract'/>
      <propval name='ignore_error' type='astring' value='core,signal'/>
    </property_group>
    <stability value='Evolving'/>
    <template>
      <common_name>
        <loctext xml:lang='C'>Redis server</loctext>
      </common_name>
    </template>
  </service>
</service_bundle>