redis-stream Installation Guide Installation Guide

redis-stream is a free and open-source message broker. Redis Streams provides log data structure for message broker use cases

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 2+ cores

RAM: 2GB minimum

Storage: 10GB for data

Network: Redis protocol

Operating System:

Linux: Any modern distribution (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, openSUSE)

macOS: 10.14+ (Mojave or newer)

Windows: Windows Server 2016+ or Windows 10

FreeBSD: 11.0+

Network Requirements:

Port 6379 (default redis-stream port)

Cluster on 16379

Dependencies:

See official documentation for specific requirements

System Access: root or sudo privileges required

This guide supports installation on:

RHEL 8/9 and derivatives (CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux)

Debian 11/12

Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04 LTS

Arch Linux (rolling release)

Alpine Linux 3.18+

openSUSE Leap 15.5+ / Tumbleweed

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15+

macOS 12+ (Monterey and later)

FreeBSD 13+

Windows 10/11/Server 2019+ (where applicable)

bash

# Install EPEL repository if needed
sudo dnf install -y epel-release

# Install redis-stream
sudo dnf install -y redis_stream

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now redis-stream

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=6379/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
redis-stream --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install redis-stream
sudo apt install -y redis_stream

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now redis-stream

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 6379

# Verify installation
redis-stream --version

bash

# Install redis-stream
sudo pacman -S redis_stream

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now redis-stream

# Verify installation
redis-stream --version

bash

# Install redis-stream
apk add --no-cache redis_stream

# Enable and start service
rc-update add redis-stream default
rc-service redis-stream start

# Verify installation
redis-stream --version

bash

# Install redis-stream
sudo zypper install -y redis_stream

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now redis-stream

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=6379/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
redis-stream --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install redis_stream

# Start service
brew services start redis_stream

# Verify installation
redis-stream --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install redis_stream

# Enable in rc.conf
echo 'redis-stream_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service redis-stream start

# Verify installation
redis-stream --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install redis_stream

# Or using Scoop
scoop install redis_stream

# Verify installation
redis-stream --version

bash

# Create configuration directory
sudo mkdir -p /etc/redis_stream

# Set up basic configuration
# See official documentation for detailed configuration options

# Test configuration
redis-stream --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable redis-stream

# Start service
sudo systemctl start redis-stream

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop redis-stream

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart redis-stream

# Check status
sudo systemctl status redis-stream

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u redis-stream -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add redis-stream default

# Start service
rc-service redis-stream start

# Stop service
rc-service redis-stream stop

# Restart service
rc-service redis-stream restart

# Check status
rc-service redis-stream status

bash

# Enable in /etc/rc.conf
echo 'redis-stream_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service redis-stream start

# Stop service
service redis-stream stop

# Restart service
service redis-stream restart

# Check status
service redis-stream status

bash

# Using Homebrew services
brew services start redis_stream
brew services stop redis_stream
brew services restart redis_stream

# Check status
brew services list | grep redis_stream

powershell

# Start service
net start redis-stream

# Stop service
net stop redis-stream

# Using PowerShell
Start-Service redis-stream
Stop-Service redis-stream
Restart-Service redis-stream

# Check status
Get-Service redis-stream

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream redis_stream_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:6379;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name redis_stream.example.com;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name redis_stream.example.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/redis_stream.example.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/redis_stream.example.com.key;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://redis_stream_backend;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}

apache

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName redis_stream.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://redis_stream.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName redis_stream.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/redis_stream.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/redis_stream.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:6379/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:6379/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend redis_stream_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/redis_stream.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend redis_stream_backend

backend redis_stream_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server redis_stream1 127.0.0.1:6379 check

bash

# Set appropriate permissions
sudo chown -R redis_stream:redis_stream /etc/redis_stream
sudo chmod 750 /etc/redis_stream

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=6379/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Enable SELinux policies (if applicable)
sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect on

See official documentation for database configuration requirements.

bash

# Basic system tuning
echo 'net.core.somaxconn = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
echo 'net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
sudo sysctl -p

bash

# Check service status
sudo systemctl status redis-stream

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u redis-stream -f

# Monitor resource usage
top -p $(pgrep redis_stream)

bash

#!/bin/bash
# Basic backup script
BACKUP_DIR="/backup/redis_stream"
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)

mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
tar -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/redis_stream-backup-$DATE.tar.gz" /etc/redis_stream /var/lib/redis_stream

echo "Backup completed: $BACKUP_DIR/redis_stream-backup-$DATE.tar.gz"

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop redis-stream

# Restore from backup
tar -xzf /backup/redis_stream/redis_stream-backup-*.tar.gz -C /

# Start service
sudo systemctl start redis-stream

1. Service won't start:

bash

# Check logs
sudo journalctl -u redis-stream -n 100
sudo tail -f /var/log/redis_stream/redis_stream.log

# Check configuration
redis-stream --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/redis_stream

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 6379

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 6379

# Check firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --list-all

3. Performance issues:

bash

# Check resource usage
top -p $(pgrep redis_stream)

# Check disk I/O
iotop -p $(pgrep redis_stream)

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 6379

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  redis_stream:
    image: redis_stream:latest
    ports:
      - "6379:6379"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/redis_stream
      - ./data:/var/lib/redis_stream
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

# RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/AlmaLinux
sudo dnf update redis_stream

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade redis_stream

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu redis_stream

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade redis_stream

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update redis_stream

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade redis_stream

# Always backup before updates
tar -czf /backup/redis_stream-pre-update-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /etc/redis_stream

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart redis-stream

Regular Maintenance

bash

# Log rotation
sudo logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/redis_stream

# Clean old logs
find /var/log/redis_stream -name "*.log" -mtime +30 -delete

# Check disk usage
du -sh /var/lib/redis_stream

Official Documentation: https://docs.redis_stream.org/

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/redis_stream/redis_stream

Community Forum: https://forum.redis_stream.org/

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.redis_stream.org/best-practices

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Note: This guide is part of the HowToMgr collection. Always refer to official documentation for the most up-to-date information.

1. Prerequisites

2. Supported Operating Systems

3. Installation

RHEL/CentOS/Rocky Linux/AlmaLinux

Debian/Ubuntu

Arch Linux

Alpine Linux

openSUSE/SLES

macOS

FreeBSD

Windows

Initial Configuration

Basic Configuration

5. Service Management

systemd (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, openSUSE)

OpenRC (Alpine Linux)

rc.d (FreeBSD)

launchd (macOS)

Windows Service Manager

Advanced Configuration

Reverse Proxy Setup

nginx Configuration

Apache Configuration

HAProxy Configuration

Security Configuration

Basic Security Setup

Database Setup

Performance Optimization

System Tuning

Monitoring

Basic Monitoring

9. Backup and Restore

Backup Script

Restore Procedure

6. Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Integration Examples

Docker Compose Example

Maintenance

Update Procedures

Regular Maintenance

Additional Resources

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