Question: How to connect to Redis server?
Answer
To connect to a Redis server, you can use the redis-cli command-line interface tool that comes with Redis.
Here are the steps to connect to a Redis server:
- Open a terminal or command-line prompt.
- Type
redis-cliin the command line and press Enter. If Redis is running on the same machine, it will connect to the default Redis serverlocalhoston port6379.
redis-cli- If your Redis server is running on a different host or port, you can specify it using the
-hand-poptions respectively.
redis-cli -h redis.example.com -p 6380- If you need to authenticate to access the Redis server, you can use the
-aoption followed by the password.
redis-cli -h redis.example.com -p 6380 -a mypasswordAfter connecting to the Redis server, you can start executing Redis commands such as SET, GET, HSET, HGETALL, and many others.
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Other Common Redis Questions (and Answers)
- How to install Redis on Mac?
- How to check if Redis is running?
- How to restart Redis?
- Does Redis persist data?
- How to install Redis on Ubuntu?
- How to stop Redis server?
- How to see Redis version?
- How long does Redis store data?
- How is Redis so fast?
- Is Redis Multithreaded?
- Does Redis Use HTTP?
- Is Redis a Relational Database?
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