Redis on Mac - Shell/Bash

Redis is an in-memory data structure store that can be used as a database, cache, and message broker. It's a very popular tool among developers because it's simple, fast, and reliable. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install Redis on a Mac using Shell/Bash.

Installation

To install Redis on a Mac, you'll need to use a package manager called Homebrew. Follow these steps to install Homebrew:

1. Open Terminal and enter the following command:

   /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"
   

   This command will download and install Homebrew on your system.

2. Next, you'll need to install Redis using Homebrew. Enter the following command in Terminal:

   brew install redis
   

   This will install Redis on your Mac.

3. Once Redis is installed, you can start the Redis server by entering the following command in Terminal:

   redis-server
   

   This will start the Redis server and it will be available for use.

Using Redis

Now that Redis is installed, you can start using it in your projects. Here are some basic Redis commands that you can use:

• SET: Sets a value in Redis.

  redis-cli SET mykey somevalue
  

• GET: Gets a value from Redis.

  redis-cli GET mykey
  

• INCR: Increments a value in Redis.

  redis-cli INCR mycounter
  

• DECR: Decrements a value in Redis.

  redis-cli DECR mycounter
  

• DEL: Deletes a value from Redis.

  redis-cli DEL mykey
  

These commands are just the tip of the iceberg. Redis is a very powerful tool with many more advanced features. For more information, check out the official Redis documentation.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Redis on a Mac using Shell/Bash. Redis is a very powerful tool that can be used in many different ways. By learning how to use Redis, you can improve the performance and scalability of your applications.