How To Install, Configure and Secure Redis on Ubuntu 18.04

installredis.sh

#Update the system
sudo apt-get update

#Install redis
sudo apt-get install redis-server

#Modify redis.conf file
sudo nano /etc/redis/redis.conf

#Enable supervised to systemd to do so uncomment the line #supervised systemd 
#To make redis accessible from localhost uncomment the line #bind 127.0.0.1 ::1
#To set password Scroll to the SECURITY section and look for line #requirepass foobared, Uncomment it by removing the #, and change foobared to a secure password 

#supervised systemd
#bind 127.0.0.1 ::1
#requirepass mypass

#Restart the Redis service to reflect the changes
sudo systemctl restart redis.service

#Check redis is bind to localhost or not
sudo netstat -lnp | grep redis

#Check that the Redis service is running
sudo systemctl status redis

#Connect to the server
redis-cli
auth your_redis_password

#Test connectivity
ping

#Check by seting keys
set test "It's working!"

#Retrieve the value
get test

#Exit the Redis prompt
exit

# To check whether Redis is able to persist data even after it’s been stopped or restarted
sudo systemctl restart redis
redis-cli
auth your_redis_password
get test

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