5 Ways to Install Redis on Mac with a few commands

Using Homebrew

Homebrew is a popular package manager for macOS. If we don't have Homebrew installed, we can install it using:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

Once Homebrew is installed, we can install Redis with:

brew install redis

Using MacPorts

MacPorts is another package management system for macOS. If we don't have MacPorts installed, we can install it using:

sudo port selfupdate
sudo port install redis

Using Xcode

Apple ships a binary package of Redis with Xcode. If we have Xcode installed, we can use it to install Redis:

xcode-select --install

Using a Binary Installer

We can download a binary installer for Redis from the official Redis website. After downloading, we simply run the installer and follow the instructions.

Building from Source

If we prefer to build Redis from source, we can download the source code from the official Redis website and compile it:

tar -xzf redis-stable.tar.gz
cd redis-stable
make
sudo make install

Verifying the Installation

To verify that Redis is installed correctly, we can check the version:

redis-server --version

These methods ensure that we can install Redis on our Mac in various ways, depending on our preferences and existing setup.