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description: 'Compile and install Redis from source

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title: Install Redis from Source
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You can compile and install Redis from source on variety of platforms and operating systems including Linux and macOS. Redis has no dependencies other than a C  compiler and `libc`.

## Downloading the source files

The Redis source files are available from the [Download](https://redis.io/downloads) page. You can verify the integrity of these downloads by checking them against the digests in the [redis-hashes git repository](https://github.com/redis/redis-hashes).

To obtain the source files for the latest stable version of Redis from the Redis downloads site, run:

{{< highlight bash >}}
wget https://download.redis.io/redis-stable.tar.gz
{{< / highlight >}}

## Compiling Redis

To compile Redis, first extract the tarball, change to the root directory, and then run `make`:

{{< highlight bash >}}
tar -xzvf redis-stable.tar.gz
cd redis-stable
make
{{< / highlight >}}

To build with TLS support, you'll need to install OpenSSL development libraries (e.g., libssl-dev on Debian/Ubuntu) and then run:

{{< highlight bash >}}
make BUILD_TLS=yes
{{< / highlight >}}

If the compile succeeds, you'll find several Redis binaries in the `src` directory, including:

* **redis-server**: the Redis Server itself
* **redis-cli** is the command line interface utility to talk with Redis.

To install these binaries in `/usr/local/bin`, run:

{{< highlight bash  >}}
sudo make install
{{< / highlight >}}

### Starting and stopping Redis in the foreground

Once installed, you can start Redis by running

{{< highlight bash  >}}
redis-server
{{< / highlight >}}

If successful, you'll see the startup logs for Redis, and Redis will be running in the foreground.

To stop Redis, enter `Ctrl-C`.

For a more complete installation, continue with [these instructions]({{< relref "/operate/oss_and_stack/install/archive/install-redis/#install-redis-properly" >}}).