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How to run multiple Redis instances on Ubuntu 16.04

Create the directory for the new instance

$ sudo install -o redis -g redis -d /var/lib/redis2

Create a new configuration file

$ sudo cp -p /etc/redis/redis.conf /etc/redis/redis2.conf

Edit the new configuration file

$ sudo nano /etc/redis/redis2.conf
pidfile /var/run/redis/redis-server2.pid
logfile /var/log/redis/redis-server2.log
dir /var/lib/redis2
port 6380

Create new service file

$ sudo cp /lib/systemd/system/redis-server.service /lib/systemd/system/redis-server2.service

Edit the new service file

$ sudo vim /lib/systemd/system/redis-server2.service
ExecStart=/usr/bin/redis-server /etc/redis/redis2.conf
PIDFile=/var/run/redis/redis-server2.pid
ReadWriteDirectories=-/var/lib/redis2
Alias=redis2.service

Enable and start the service

$ sudo systemctl enable redis-server2.service
$ sudo systemctl start redis-server2.service

Check status

$ ps aux |grep redis
@Muthukumaran-Banc91
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can u say how to start the server with port 6380??

@ahmadpoorgholam
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that was flawless

@troublestarter
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Great

@amit-teachmint
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Do a daemon-reload before starting service.
sudo systemctl daemon-reload

@hgati
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hgati commented Aug 13, 2023

thanks. ma'am :)

@praveensharma-motherson

after following the above steps getting following message
ubuntu on windows 10 - second instance not starting..
pls help

System has not been booted with systemd as init system (PID 1). Can't operate.
Failed to connect to bus: Host is down

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ifeLight commented Sep 25, 2023

Still working. Great job

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