Install Redis on Centos 6

1) Install

// --- Compiling ---
$ wget http://download.redis.io/releases/redis-3.0.7.tar.gz
$ tar xzvf redis-3.0.7.tar.gz
$ cd redis-3.0.7
$ make
$ make install

// --- or using yum ---
$ rpm -Uvh http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/x86_64/epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm
$ rpm -Uvh http://rpms.famillecollet.com/enterprise/remi-release-6.rpm

$ yum --enablerepo=remi,remi-test install redis

2) Config

$ sudo nano /etc/sysctl.conf
  vm.overcommit_memory=1
$ sysctl vm.overcommit_memory=1

$ sysctl -w fs.file-max=100000

3) Service commands

$ chkconfig --add redis
$ chkconfig --level 345 redis on
$ service redis start/stop/restart