How to Install and Use RedisInsight for Redis Cluster Management

RedisInsight Overview

RedisInsight is a visual GUI tool for managing Redis instances, providing monitoring of memory, connections, hit rate, uptime, and an integrated CLI with support for Redis modules.

Key Features

Only GUI that supports Redis Cluster.

Browser‑based key search, view and edit.

SSL/TLS connections and memory analysis.

1. Physical Installation

Download and unpack

# ls
anaconda-ks.cfg  redisinsight-linux64-1.11.0
# mkdir /usr/local/redisinsight
# mv redisinsight-linux64-1.11.0 /usr/local/redisinsight/redisinsight-1.11.0
# chmod +x /usr/local/redisinsight/redisinsight-1.11.0

Configure environment variables

# echo "export REDISINSIGHT_HOST=192.168.1.1" >> ~/.bash_profile
# echo "export REDISINSIGHT_HOST_DIR=/usr/local/redisinsight/.redisinsight" >> ~/.bash_profile
# source ~/.bash_profile

REDISINSIGHT_PORT – listening port (default 8001)

REDISINSIGHT_HOST – IP address (default 0.0.0.0)

LOG_DIR – log directory (default REDISINSIGHT_HOST_DIR)

REDISINSIGHT_HOST_DIR – data directory (default ~/.redisinsight)

Start the service

# nohup /usr/local/redisinsight/redisinsight-linux64-1.4.0 &   # run in background
# ps aux | grep redis   # verify process

2. Kubernetes Deployment

Create redisinsight.yaml

apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  name: redisinsight-service
spec:
  type: NodePort
  ports:
  - port: 80
    targetPort: 8001
    nodePort: 31888
  selector:
    app: redisinsight
---
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: redisinsight
  labels:
    app: redisinsight
spec:
  replicas: 1
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: redisinsight
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: redisinsight
    spec:
      containers:
      - name: redisinsight
        image: redislabs/redisinsight:1.7.0
        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
        volumeMounts:
        - name: db
          mountPath: /db
        ports:
        - containerPort: 8001
          protocol: TCP
      volumes:
      - name: db
        emptyDir: {}

Deploy

# kubectl apply -f redisinsight.yaml

3. Basic Usage

Install Redis (if not already)

# wget https://download.redis.io/releases/redis-6.2.6.tar.gz
# tar zxf redis-6.2.6.tar.gz
# cd redis-6.2.6
# make PREFIX=/usr/local/redis install
# sed -i '/^bind 127.0.0.1/s/127.0.0.1/192.168.1.1/g' redis.conf   # change bind IP
# sed -i '/protected-mode/s/yes/no/g' redis.conf   # disable protected mode
# sed -i '/daemonize/s/no/yes/g' redis.conf       # enable daemonize
# sed -i '/requirepass/s/foobared/123123/g' redis.conf   # set password
# sed -i '/requirepass 123123/s/^#//g' redis.conf       # uncomment password line
# cp redis.conf /usr/local/redis/
# /usr/local/redis/bin/redis-server /usr/local/redis/redis.conf   # start Redis

Access RedisInsight UI

Open a browser and navigate to the configured IP and port (default 8001) to reach the RedisInsight management interface.

Explore Redis information

The UI displays memory usage, key statistics, and other runtime metrics.

Perform operations

You can edit keys, run CLI commands, and manage data directly from the interface.

Memory analysis

RedisInsight provides a visual memory analyzer to help identify large keys and memory fragmentation.