How to Install and Run Redis Directly on macOS (Without Homebrew)

To install Redis without using Homebrew on my macOS, I had to build it from source. Here’s how I did it:

I installed Xcode Command Line Tools by running (in my terminal):

xcode-select –install

I downloaded the Redis Source Code by run…


This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Abdussalam Mujeeb-ur-rahman

To install Redis without using Homebrew on my macOS, I had to build it from source. Here’s how I did it:

  • I installed Xcode Command Line Tools by running (in my terminal): 
    xcode-select --install
  • I downloaded the Redis Source Code by running: 
    curl -O https://download.redis.io/releases/redis-6.2.11.tar.gz

You can always check Redis releases to download any of your choice.

  • I extracted the file I downloaded by running: 
    tar -xvzf redis-6.2.11.tar.gz
    cd redis-6.2.11
  • I did run the make command to compile Redis: 
    make
  • After the build and compilation was executed successfully, I proceeded to installing Redis: 
 sudo make install
  • I started the Redis server manually: 
 redis-server
  • I opened another terminal and connected to the Redis server by running the following: 
 redis-cli
  • To verify it was working, I did run the PING command: 
PING

As expected, I got the PONG response.

I hope it helps. Thanks for reading 😊


This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Abdussalam Mujeeb-ur-rahman


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