Master RedisInsight: Install, Configure, and Use the Ultimate Redis GUI

1. RedisInsight Overview

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

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

2. Key Features

Only GUI tool that fully supports Redis Cluster.

Browser‑based key search, view and edit data.

SSL/TLS connections and in‑interface memory analysis.

3. Installation and Configuration (Physical Server)

Download the RedisInsight package and place it under /usr/local/redisinsight:

[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:

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

Important variables: REDISINSIGHT_PORT (default 8001) REDISINSIGHT_HOST (default 0.0.0.0) LOG_DIR (default REDISINSIGHT_HOST_DIR) REDISINSIGHT_HOST_DIR (default ~/.redisinsight)

Start the service:

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

4. 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:

# kubectl apply -f redisinsight.yaml

5. Basic Usage

Install Redis if not already present:

# 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
# sed -i '/protected-mode/s/yes/no/g' redis.conf
# sed -i '/daemonize/s/no/yes/g' redis.conf
# sed -i '/requirepass/s/foobared/123123/g' redis.conf
# sed -i '/requirepass 123123/s/^#//g' redis.conf
# cp redis.conf /usr/local/redis/
# /usr/local/redis/bin/redis-server /usr/local/redis/redis.conf

Access the RedisInsight UI via the configured IP and port. The interface displays various Redis metrics, allows interactive commands, and provides memory analysis tools.

The UI shows real‑time Redis information, supports data editing, and includes a memory analysis view.