If you are seeking a caching solution for your application then Redis will appear on the list. Here we will show you how to install Redis on Rocky Linux which is a replacement for CentOS.
Prerequisites
- Rocky Linux 8
- sudo privileges
Install Redis on Rocky Linux 8
Step 1. Update system packages.
sudo dnf update
Step 2. To enable EPEL repository, run:
sudo dnf install epel-release
Step 3. Install Redis.
sudo dnf install redis
Step 4. Enable and start the Redis service.
systemctl start redis
systemctl enable redis
systemctl status redis
Step 5. If you want to login to the Redis CLI and ping the Redis server, run:
redis-cli
Output:
127.0.0.1:6379> ping
PONG
127.0.0.1:6379>
Uninstall Redis on Rocky Linux
Step 1. If you decide to remove Redis on Rocky Linux, execute:
sudo dnf remove redis
Conclusion
This tutorial shows you how to install the latest Redis version on Rocky Linux 8, and if you decide to use another caching tool instead of Redis there is a section on how to remove it depending on your needs. Feel free to leave a comment below and if you find this tutorial useful, follow our official channel on Telegram.