Installing Redis

To use Redis with .NET, you first need to install Redis on your machine. In this section, we will provide guidance on how to install Redis on Windows and Linux.

Installing Redis on Windows

To install Redis on Windows, you can follow these steps:

1. Download the latest stable version of Redis for Windows from the Redis website.

2. Extract the downloaded zip file to a directory of your choice.

3. Open a Command Prompt as an administrator and navigate to the directory where you extracted Redis.

4. Run the redis-server.exe command to start the Redis server.

5. By default, Redis will run on port 6379. You can verify that Redis is running by opening another Command Prompt and running the command redis-cli to access the Redis command-line interface.

Installing Redis on Linux

The process of installing Redis on Linux may vary depending on the distribution you are using. The following are general steps to install Redis on Linux:

1. Open a terminal on your Linux machine.

2. Update the package index using the package manager's update command. For example:

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   1$ sudo apt update

3. Install Redis by running the package manager's install command. For example:

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   1$ sudo apt install redis-server

4. The Redis server should start automatically after installation. You can verify that Redis is running by using the command redis-cli.

These are the basic steps to install Redis on Windows and Linux. After installation, you can start using Redis in your .NET applications.