Master RedisInsight: Install, Configure, and Use on Linux and Kubernetes

1. RedisInsight Overview

RedisInsight is an intuitive and efficient GUI management tool for Redis. It monitors memory usage, connection count, hit rate, and uptime, and allows interaction with Redis via the built‑in CLI while supporting Redis modules.

Official documentation: https://docs.redis.com/latest/ri/

Key features:

Only GUI tool that supports Redis Cluster.

Browser‑based interface for searching keys, viewing, and editing data.

Supports SSL/TLS connections and provides in‑app memory analysis.

2. RedisInsight Installation and Usage

1. Physical Installation

1. Download the RedisInsight package: https://redis.com/redis-enterprise/redis-insight

[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

2. Configure environment variables for RedisInsight:

[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

Annotations:

REDISINSIGHT_PORT – listening port (default: 8001).

REDISINSIGHT_HOST – IP address (default: 0.0.0.0).

LOG_DIR – log storage path (default: REDISINSIGHT_HOST_DIR).

REDISINSIGHT_HOST_DIR – data storage path (default: ~/.redisinsight).

3. Start the RedisInsight service:

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

2. Kubernetes Installation

1. 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: {}

2. Deploy the manifest:

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

3. Basic Usage

If Redis is not yet installed, install it first:

[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 ~]# make PREFIX=/usr/local/redis install
[root@Redis ~]# sed -i '/^bind 127.0.0.1/s/127.0.0.1/192.168.1.1/g' redis.conf   # change bind IP
[root@Redis ~]# sed -i '/protected-mode/s/yes/no/g' redis.conf                     # disable protected mode
[root@Redis ~]# sed -i '/daemonize/s/no/yes/g' redis.conf                         # enable daemon
[root@Redis ~]# sed -i '/requirepass/s/foobared/123123/g' redis.conf               # set password
[root@Redis ~]# sed -i '/requirepass 123123/s/^#//g' redis.conf                  # uncomment password line
[root@Redis ~]# cp redis.conf /usr/local/redis/
[root@Redis ~]# /usr/local/redis/bin/redis-server /usr/local/redis/redis.conf

Access the RedisInsight UI using the configured IP and port (e.g., http://192.168.1.1:8001). The interface lets you:

View various Redis metrics and information.

Perform CRUD operations directly from the UI.

Analyze memory usage visually.