install-redis.sh

#!/bin/bash
redis_version=2.6.7

# 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
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# To use: 
# wget https://gist.github.com/raw/4497007/866287a130a5a4ca12a132fd52e391cde39f4f3f/install-redis.sh
# chmod +x install-redis.sh
# ./install-redis.sh
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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 ${redis_version}"
echo "*****************************************"

sudo wget http://redis.googlecode.com/files/redis-${redis_version}.tar.gz

sudo mkdir redis
sudo tar xzf redis-${redis_version}.tar.gz --directory redis --strip-components=1
sudo rm -f redis-${redis_version}.tar.gz
sudo cd redis
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 cp redis.conf /etc/redis/redis.conf
sudo sed -i -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/" /etc/redis/redis.conf 

echo "*****************************************"
echo " 5. Download init Script"
echo "*****************************************"
sudo 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 "*****************************************"