Install Redis on Amazon EC2 AMI

install-redis.sh

#!/bin/bash
# from here: http://www.codingsteps.com/install-redis-2-6-on-amazon-ec2-linux-ami-or-centos/
# and here: https://raw.github.com/gist/257849/9f1e627e0b7dbe68882fa2b7bdb1b2b263522004/redis-server
###############################################
# To use: 
# wget https://raw.github.com/gist/2776679/04ca3bbb9f085b192f6aca945120fe12d59f15f9/install-redis.sh
# chmod 777 install-redis.sh
# ./install-redis.sh
###############################################
echo "*****************************************"
echo " 1. Prerequisites: Install updates, set time zones, install GCC and make"
echo "*****************************************"
#sudo yum -y update
#sudo ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Los_Angeles \/etc/localtime
#sudo yum -y install gcc gcc-c++ make 
echo "*****************************************"
echo " 2. Download, Untar and Make Redis 2.6"
echo "*****************************************"
cd /usr/local/src
sudo wget http://redis.googlecode.com/files/redis-2.6.0-rc5.tar.gz
sudo tar xzf redis-2.6.0-rc5.tar.gz
sudo rm redis-2.6.0-rc5.tar.gz -f
cd redis-2.6.0-rc5
sudo make
echo "*****************************************"
echo " 3. Create Directories and Copy Redis Files"
echo "*****************************************"
sudo mkdir /etc/redis /var/lib/redis
sudo cp src/redis-server src/redis-cli /usr/local/bin
echo "*****************************************"
echo " 4. Configure Redis.Conf"
echo "*****************************************"
echo " Edit redis.conf as follows:"
echo " 1: ... daemonize yes"
echo " 2: ... bind 127.0.0.1"
echo " 3: ... dir /var/lib/redis"
echo " 4: ... loglevel notice"
echo " 5: ... logfile /var/log/redis.log"
echo "*****************************************"
sudo sed -e "s/^daemonize no$/daemonize yes/" -e "s/^# bind 127.0.0.1$/bind 127.0.0.1/" -e "s/^dir \.\//dir \/var\/lib\/redis\//" -e "s/^loglevel verbose$/loglevel notice/" -e "s/^logfile stdout$/logfile \/var\/log\/redis.log/" redis.conf > /etc/redis/redis.conf
echo "*****************************************"
echo " 5. Download init Script"
echo "*****************************************"
wget https://raw.github.com/gist/2777433/e64b4b8ad7d38676f7e7f70b24f3f004b4f10b74/redis-server
echo "*****************************************"
echo " 6. Move and Configure Redis-Server"
echo "*****************************************"
sudo mv redis-server /etc/init.d
sudo chmod 755 /etc/init.d/redis-server
echo "*****************************************"
echo " 7. Auto-Enable Redis-Server"
echo "*****************************************"
sudo chkconfig --add redis-server
sudo chkconfig --level 345 redis-server on
echo "*****************************************"
echo " 8. Start Redis Server"
echo "*****************************************"
sudo service redis-server start
echo "*****************************************"
echo " Complete!"
echo " You can test your redis installation using the redis console:"
echo "   $ src/redis-cli"
echo "   redis> set foo bar"
echo "   OK"
echo "   redis> get foo"
echo "   bar"
echo "*****************************************"
read -p "Press [Enter] to continue..."

This was really helpful to me. The "sed" line (40) doesn't work for me giving me an access denied error.

If I manually create the redis.conf file, everything else works.

Nice script - two bugs then it's perfect:

Line 40: Fails due to sudo not giving elevation to redirections. Try this instead:

sudo sed -e "s/^daemonize no$/daemonize yes/" -e "s/^# bind 127.0.0.1$/bind 127.0.0.1/" -e "s/^dir \.\//dir \/var\/lib\/redis\//" -e "s/^loglevel verbose$/loglevel notice/" -e "s/^logfile stdout$/logfile \/var\/log\/redis.log/" redis.conf | sudo tee /etc/redis/redis.conf

Line 44: pwd is still /usr/local/src/redis-2.6.0-rc5 Needs sudo to write. Example:

sudo wget https://raw.github.com/gist/2777433/e64b4b8ad7d38676f7e7f70b24f3f004b4f10b74/redis-server

Thanks :-)

Should update to the latest stable... (2.6.12) ;-)

Thank you for this.

here's an updated version with the latest version, fixes above and some minor improvements

#!/bin/bash
# from here: http://www.codingsteps.com/install-redis-2-6-on-amazon-ec2-linux-ami-or-centos/
# and here: https://raw.github.com/gist/257849/9f1e627e0b7dbe68882fa2b7bdb1b2b263522004/redis-server
###############################################
# To use: 
# <<!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FIX ME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!> wget https://raw.github.com/gist/2776679/04ca3bbb9f085b192f6aca945120fe12d59f15f9/install-redis.sh
# chmod 777 install-redis.sh
# ./install-redis.sh
###############################################
echo "*****************************************"
echo " 1. Prerequisites: Install updates, set time zones, install GCC and make"
echo "*****************************************"
#sudo yum -y update
#sudo ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Los_Angeles \/etc/localtime
#sudo yum -y install gcc gcc-c++ make 
echo "*****************************************"
echo " 2. Download, Untar and Make Redis 2.6"
echo "*****************************************"
cd /usr/local/src
sudo wget http://download.redis.io/releases/redis-2.6.16.tar.gz
sudo tar xzf redis-2.6.16.tar.gz
sudo rm redis-2.6.16.tar.gz -f
cd redis-2.6.16
sudo make distclean
sudo make
echo "*****************************************"
echo " 3. Create Directories and Copy Redis Files"
echo "*****************************************"
sudo mkdir /etc/redis /var/lib/redis
sudo cp src/redis-server src/redis-cli /usr/local/bin
echo "*****************************************"
echo " 4. Configure Redis.Conf"
echo "*****************************************"
echo " Edit redis.conf as follows:"
echo " 1: ... daemonize yes"
echo " 2: ... bind 127.0.0.1"
echo " 3: ... dir /var/lib/redis"
echo " 4: ... loglevel notice"
echo " 5: ... logfile /var/log/redis.log"
echo "*****************************************"
sudo sed -e "s/^daemonize no$/daemonize yes/" -e "s/^# bind 127.0.0.1$/bind 127.0.0.1/" -e "s/^dir \.\//dir \/var\/lib\/redis\//" -e "s/^loglevel verbose$/loglevel notice/" -e "s/^logfile stdout$/logfile \/var\/log\/redis.log/" redis.conf | sudo tee /etc/redis/redis.conf
echo "*****************************************"
echo " 5. Download init Script"
echo "*****************************************"
sudo wget https://raw.github.com/saxenap/install-redis-amazon-linux-centos/master/redis-server
echo "*****************************************"
echo " 6. Move and Configure Redis-Server"
echo "*****************************************"
sudo mv redis-server /etc/init.d
sudo chmod 755 /etc/init.d/redis-server
echo "*****************************************"
echo " 7. Auto-Enable Redis-Server"
echo "*****************************************"
sudo chkconfig --add redis-server
sudo chkconfig --level 345 redis-server on
echo "*****************************************"
echo " 8. Start Redis Server"
echo "*****************************************"
sudo service redis-server start
echo "*****************************************"
echo " Complete!"
echo " You can test your redis installation using the redis console:"
echo "   $ /usr/local/redis-2.6.16/src/redis-cli"
echo "   redis> set foo bar"
echo "   OK"
echo "   redis> get foo"
echo "   bar"
echo "*****************************************"
read -p "Press [Enter] to continue..."

Exceptional! Thanks guys

Fantastic! Thanks!

Hi, nice job BUT https://raw.github.com/gist/257849/9f1e627e0b7dbe68882fa2b7bdb1b2b263522004/redis-server seems to be death and because of this this script is currently does not work.

@nefilim thanks the update! ;)

@dstroot thanks for all.

thanks for this!

Thank you all for this!

Hi, this saved me a lot of time :-), however https://raw.github.com/gist/2777433/e64b4b8ad7d38676f7e7f70b24f3f004b4f10b74/redis-server is a dead link again! Can still run redis-server of course.

Why don't you use:
wget http://download.redis.io/redis-stable.tar.gz
tar xvzf redis-stable.tar.gz
cd redis-stable
this guarantees the latest stable release.

Voilà, with redis stable

# chmod 777 install-redis.sh
# ./install-redis.sh
###############################################
echo "*****************************************"
echo " 1. Prerequisites: Install updates, set time zones, install GCC and make"
echo "*****************************************"
sudo yum -y update
#sudo ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Los_Angeles \/etc/localtime
sudo yum -y install gcc gcc-c++ make
echo "*****************************************"
echo " 2. Download, Untar and Make Redis stable"
echo "*****************************************"
cd /usr/local/src
sudo wget http://download.redis.io/redis-stable.tar.gz
sudo tar xzf redis-stable.tar.gz
sudo rm redis-stable.tar.gz -f
cd redis-stable
sudo make distclean
sudo make
echo "*****************************************"
echo " 3. Create Directories and Copy Redis Files"
echo "*****************************************"
sudo mkdir /etc/redis /var/lib/redis
sudo cp src/redis-server src/redis-cli /usr/local/bin
echo "*****************************************"
echo " 4. Configure Redis.Conf"
echo "*****************************************"
echo " Edit redis.conf as follows:"
echo " 1: ... daemonize yes"
echo " 2: ... bind 127.0.0.1"
echo " 3: ... dir /var/lib/redis"
echo " 4: ... loglevel notice"
echo " 5: ... logfile /var/log/redis.log"
echo "*****************************************"
sudo sed -e "s/^daemonize no$/daemonize yes/" -e "s/^# bind 127.0.0.1$/bind 127.0.0.1/" -e "s/^dir \.\//dir \/var\/lib\/redis\//" -e "s/^loglevel verbose$/loglevel notice/" -e "s/^logfile stdout$/logfile \/var\/log\/redis.log/" redis.conf | sudo tee /etc/redis/redis.conf
echo "*****************************************"
echo " 5. Download init Script"
echo "*****************************************"
sudo wget https://raw.github.com/saxenap/install-redis-amazon-linux-centos/master/redis-server
echo "*****************************************"
echo " 6. Move and Configure Redis-Server"
echo "*****************************************"
sudo mv redis-server /etc/init.d
sudo chmod 755 /etc/init.d/redis-server
echo "*****************************************"
echo " 7. Auto-Enable Redis-Server"
echo "*****************************************"
sudo chkconfig --add redis-server
sudo chkconfig --level 345 redis-server on
echo "*****************************************"
echo " 8. Start Redis Server"
echo "*****************************************"
sudo service redis-server start
echo "*****************************************"
echo " Complete!"
echo " You can test your redis installation using the redis console:"
echo "   $ /usr/local/redis-2.6.16/src/redis-cli"
echo "   redis> set foo bar"
echo "   OK"
echo "   redis> get foo"
echo "   bar"
echo "*****************************************"
read -p "Press [Enter] to continue..."

At the end:

echo " You can test your redis installation using the redis console:"
echo " $/usr/local/bin/redis-cli"

or just:

echo " $ redis-cli"

Thank You VERY much... you just saved me much time and frustration!

works like a charm! thanks for share!

Updated version with all the comments and best practices mentioned here. I'll try to keep this version up to date as best I can. Feel free to leave a comment if you find something new.

https://gist.github.com/four43/e00d01ca084c5972f229

You can also just enable the epel repo on amazon ami.
yum --enablerepo=epel install redis

However, do note that this may not install the latest and greatest redis. Also, it is disabled at all runlevels by default. Use chkconfig to enable.

And used the Redis stable version as suggested by @josephmo

Faced the 301 moved permanently error at Step 5. Download init script
so here is the latest URL,
https://gist.githubusercontent.com/dstroot/2777433/raw/061ceb203dc7b002b073f28880f63cfa3ef9b5d2/redis-server

The final script goes as follows:

---

#!/bin/bash
# from here: http://www.codingsteps.com/install-redis-2-6-on-amazon-ec2-linux-ami-or-centos/
# and here: https://raw.github.com/gist/257849/9f1e627e0b7dbe68882fa2b7bdb1b2b263522004/redis-server
###############################################
# To use: 
# wget https://raw.github.com/gist/2776679/04ca3bbb9f085b192f6aca945120fe12d59f15f9/install-redis.sh
# chmod 777 install-redis.sh
# ./install-redis.sh
###############################################
echo "*****************************************"
echo " 1. Prerequisites: Install updates, set time zones, install GCC and make"
echo "*****************************************"
#sudo yum -y update
#sudo ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Los_Angeles \/etc/localtime
#sudo yum -y install gcc gcc-c++ make 
echo "*****************************************"
echo " 2. Download, Untar and Make Redis 2.6"
echo "*****************************************"
cd /usr/local/src
sudo wget http://download.redis.io/redis-stable.tar.gz 
sudo tar xvzf redis-stable.tar.gz
sudo rm redis-stable.tar -f
cd redis-stable
sudo make
echo "*****************************************"
echo " 3. Create Directories and Copy Redis Files"
echo "*****************************************"
sudo mkdir /etc/redis /var/lib/redis
sudo cp src/redis-server src/redis-cli /usr/local/bin
echo "*****************************************"
echo " 4. Configure Redis.Conf"
echo "*****************************************"
echo " Edit redis.conf as follows:"
echo " 1: ... daemonize yes"
echo " 2: ... bind 127.0.0.1"
echo " 3: ... dir /var/lib/redis"
echo " 4: ... loglevel notice"
echo " 5: ... logfile /var/log/redis.log"
echo "*****************************************"
sudo sed -e "s/^daemonize no$/daemonize yes/" -e "s/^# bind 127.0.0.1$/bind 127.0.0.1/" -e "s/^dir \.\//dir \/var\/lib\/redis\//" -e "s/^loglevel verbose$/loglevel notice/" -e "s/^logfile stdout$/logfile \/var\/log\/redis.log/" redis.conf > /etc/redis/redis.conf
echo "*****************************************"
echo " 5. Download init Script"
echo "*****************************************"
wget https://gist.githubusercontent.com/dstroot/2777433/raw/061ceb203dc7b002b073f28880f63cfa3ef9b5d2/redis-server
echo "*****************************************"
echo " 6. Move and Configure Redis-Server"
echo "*****************************************"
sudo mv redis-server /etc/init.d
sudo chmod 755 /etc/init.d/redis-server
echo "*****************************************"
echo " 7. Auto-Enable Redis-Server"
echo "*****************************************"
sudo chkconfig --add redis-server
sudo chkconfig --level 345 redis-server on
echo "*****************************************"
echo " 8. Start Redis Server"
echo "*****************************************"
sudo service redis-server start
echo "*****************************************"
echo " Complete!"
echo " You can test your redis installation using the redis console:"
echo "   $ src/redis-cli"
echo "   redis> set foo bar"
echo "   OK"
echo "   redis> get foo"
echo "   bar"
echo "*****************************************"
read -p "Press [Enter] to continue..."

is there an ubuntu version of this as well?

@tushard-iprogrammer

You forgot copying redis.conf file in step 3

sudo cp redis.conf /etc/redis/redis.conf

@four43

it is that version the updated one?
thanks all for the script.

https://gist.github.com/four43/e00d01ca084c5972f229