How to Install and Use RedisInsight on Linux and Kubernetes

RedisInsight Overview

RedisInsight is an intuitive GUI tool for Redis that monitors memory, connections, hit rate, uptime, provides a built-in CLI, and supports Redis modules.

Key Features

Only GUI that supports Redis Cluster.

Browser-based key search, view, and edit.

SSL/TLS connections and in-app memory analysis.

Installation and Usage

1. Physical Installation

Download the RedisInsight package and extract it.

[root@Redis ~]# ls
anaconda-ks.cfg  redisinsight-linux64-1.11.0
[root@Redis ~]# mkdir /usr/local/redisinsight
[root@Redis ~]# mv redisinsight-linux64-1.11.0 /usr/local/redisinsight/redisinsight-1.11.0
[root@Redis ~]# chmod +x /usr/local/redisinsight/redisinsight-1.11.0

Configure environment variables:

[root@Redis ~]# echo "export REDISINSIGHT_HOST=192.168.1.1" >> ~/.bash_profile
[root@Redis ~]# echo "export REDISINSIGHT_HOST_DIR=/usr/local/redisinsight/.redisinsight" >> ~/.bash_profile
[root@Redis ~]# source ~/.bash_profile

Important variables: 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:

[root@Redis ~]# nohup /usr/local/redisinsight/redisinsight-linux64-1.4.0 &   // run in background
[root@Redis ~]# ps aux | grep redis   // verify process

2. Kubernetes Deployment

Create a redisinsight.yaml file:

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 with:

[root@Redis ~]# kubectl apply -f redisinsight.yaml

3. Basic Usage

Install Redis if not already present:

[root@Redis ~]# wget https://download.redis.io/releases/redis-6.2.6.tar.gz
[root@Redis ~]# tar zxf redis-6.2.6.tar.gz
[root@Redis ~]# cd redis-6.2.6
[root@Redis redis-6.2.6]# make PREFIX=/usr/local/redis install
[root@Redis redis-6.2.6]# sed -i '/^bind 127.0.0.1/s/127.0.0.1/192.168.1.1/g' redis.conf
[root@Redis redis-6.2.6]# sed -i '/protected-mode/s/yes/no/g' redis.conf
[root@Redis redis-6.2.6]# sed -i '/daemonize/s/no/yes/g' redis.conf
[root@Redis redis-6.2.6]# sed -i '/requirepass/s/foobared/123123/g' redis.conf
[root@Redis redis-6.2.6]# sed -i '/requirepass 123123/s/^#//g' redis.conf
[root@Redis redis-6.2.6]# cp redis.conf /usr/local/redis/
[root@Redis redis-6.2.6]# /usr/local/redis/bin/redis-server /usr/local/redis/redis.conf

Access RedisInsight via the configured IP and port to view cluster information, memory analysis, and perform data operations directly from the UI.