Tutorial on how to start redis server on Mac
This tutorial, we will learn how to start the redis server on Mac, assuming that you have already got it installed via “brew install redis” or other method found on the internet.
You can start redis manually by …
redis-server
Or start redis with a configuration file like this…
redis-server /usr/local/etc/redis.conf
To stop the redis server, Ctrl-C.
Running Redis in the Background
To start redis server and have it run in the background and give you back the terminal prompt, you type …
redis-server --daemonize yes
You can see the process running by typing …
ps aux | grep redis-server
And stop the process by …
redis-cli shutdown
How to Tell if Redis is Running
You can tell when redis is running by opening a new terminal window and typing …
redis-cli ping
You will get response of “PONG” if redis is up.
Redis Always On
To have launchd start redis now and restart at login, you can run …
brew services start redis
And it will install an install an launch agent at …
~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.redis.plist
Uninstalling Redis
To uninstall redis, you can do…
brew uninstall redis
But remember to remove the launch agent if you have added it by …
rm ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.redis.plist