Easily Install Redis in Multiple Environments
Problem
You want to be able to:
- Install Redis on a Linux, OS X, or a similar Posix operating system
- Use a standardized layout for configurations and binary locations
- Have a /etc/{init.d,rc.d}/redis system control script when installing as root
- Install to one or more remote hosts
- Have the ability to install locally using one command
Solution
Use redis-installer. With redis-installer, you can install on localhost in two commands, install on localhost with just one command, or easily install Redis into multiple environments. Here's how to do each:
To install on localhost, first, download and/or clone the redis-installer:
git clone git://github.com/wayneeseguin/redis-installer/
Next, actually install Redis:
bin/install-redis
To install on localhost with just one command, use this simple bash
one-liner. Repeat: "I am not lazy, I am efficient!"
bash < <(curl http://github.com/wayneeseguin/redis-installer/raw/master/bin/install-redis)
Finally, to install on multiple remote hosts, download and/or clone the redis-installer:
git clone git://github.com/wayneeseguin/redis-installer/
Then install Redis on one or more remote hosts like so:
bin/install-redis-on-hosts hostname1 [hostname2 [hostname3 ...]]
Discussion
Note that installation and configuration is different based on whether you install as root or install as user. For root, it installs Redis to /usr/local/ and for a user it installs to ~/.redis/
Solution 2 simply downloads the Redis installer script, and feeds it directly into bash to execute the commands.