How to Install and Configure Redis Using Docker

Docker Install Redis

1. Pull Image

Download the official Redis image from Docker Hub. sudo docker pull redis Verify the download with:

sudo docker images

2. Start Redis

Create a configuration directory and file.

sudo mkdir -p /mydata/redis/conf
sudo touch /mydata/redis/conf/redis.conf

Run the Redis container with port mapping and volume mounts for data and configuration.

sudo docker run -p 6379:6379 --name redis \
  -v /mydata/redis/data:/data \
  -v /mydata/redis/conf/redis.conf:/etc/redis/redis.conf \
  -d redis redis-server /etc/redis/redis.conf

3. Connect to Redis

sudo docker exec -it redis redis-cli

4. Test Redis

Set a key and retrieve it.

set a 100

get a

5. Enable Persistence

Edit the mapped redis.conf and add appendonly yes.

sudo vim /mydata/redis/conf/redis.conf
appendonly yes

Restart the container and verify persistence.

docker restart redis
set a 200
get a
sudo docker restart redis
sudo docker exec -it redis redis-cli
get a

6. Install Redis Visual Management Tool

Install Redis Desktop Manager and connect to the running Redis instance.

View the Redis databases through the GUI.