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

RedisInsight Overview

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

Key features:

Only GUI tool that fully supports Redis Cluster.

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

SSL/TLS connections and in‑app memory analysis.

Installation and Usage

1. Physical Installation

Download the RedisInsight package and set it up on a Linux host.

[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 RedisInsight service:

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

2. Kubernetes Installation

Create a YAML manifest for RedisInsight:

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: {}

Apply the manifest to launch RedisInsight in the cluster:

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

3. Basic Usage

If Redis is not already 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 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   # set IP
[root@Redis redis-6.2.6]# sed -i '/protected-mode/s/yes/no/g' redis.conf   # disable protected mode
[root@Redis redis-6.2.6]# sed -i '/daemonize/s/no/yes/g' redis.conf   # enable daemon
[root@Redis redis-6.2.6]# sed -i '/requirepass/s/foobared/123123/g' redis.conf   # set password
[root@Redis redis-6.2.6]# sed -i '/requirepass 123123/s/^#//g' redis.conf   # uncomment password line
[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   # start Redis

Access the RedisInsight web UI using the configured IP and port (default 8001). The interface displays various Redis metrics, allows data browsing and editing, and provides memory analysis tools.