On Premise Deployment | Deployment

Introduction

On-premise deployment refers to the process of installing and running software on hardware that is located within an organization's premises. This guide will walk you through the steps required to deploy Redis, an in-memory data structure store, on your on-premise infrastructure.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have the following:

A server running a Unix-like operating system (e.g., Linux).
Root or sudo access to the server.
Basic knowledge of command-line operations.

Step 1: Update Your System

First, update your package index to ensure you have the latest information on the available packages:

sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install Build Dependencies

Redis requires a few build dependencies. Install them using the following command:

sudo apt-get install build-essential tcl

Step 3: Download and Extract Redis

Download the latest stable version of Redis from the official website:

curl -O http://download.redis.io/redis-stable.tar.gz

Extract the downloaded tarball:

tar xzvf redis-stable.tar.gz

Step 4: Compile and Install Redis

Navigate to the Redis source directory:

cd redis-stable

Compile the Redis source code:

make

Run the Redis test suite to ensure the build was successful:

make test

Install the compiled binaries:

sudo make install

Step 5: Configure Redis

Copy the Redis configuration file to the /etc directory:

sudo mkdir /etc/redis

sudo cp redis.conf /etc/redis

Open the configuration file in your preferred text editor and make the necessary changes:

sudo nano /etc/redis/redis.conf

For example, you can change the supervised directive to systemd:

supervised systemd

Step 6: Set Up Redis as a Service

Create a systemd unit file for Redis:

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/redis.service

Add the following content to the unit file:

[Unit]
Description=Redis In-Memory Data Store
After=network.target

[Service]
User=redis
Group=redis
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/redis-server /etc/redis/redis.conf
ExecStop=/usr/local/bin/redis-cli shutdown
Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Reload the systemd daemon to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Enable and start the Redis service:

sudo systemctl enable redis

sudo systemctl start redis

Check the status of the Redis service to ensure it is running correctly:

sudo systemctl status redis

Step 7: Verify the Installation

Use the Redis CLI to connect to the Redis server and run a simple command:

redis-cli

ping

You should see the following response:

PONG

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully deployed Redis on your on-premise infrastructure. This guide covered the steps from updating your system and installing dependencies to configuring and verifying your Redis installation.

Comprehensive Guide to On-Premise Deployment: Redis