Install Redis 4.0.2 on EC2

install-redis.sh

# 1. Install Linux updates, set time zones, followed by GCC and Make

# sudo yum -y update
# sudo ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Indianapolis \
# /etc/localtime
# sudo yum -y install gcc make


# 2. Download, Untar and Make Redis 2.8 (check here http://redis.io/download)

cd /tmp
wget http://download.redis.io/releases/redis-4.0.2.tar.gz
tar xzf redis-4.0.2.tar.gz
cd redis-4.0.2
make


# 3. Create Directories and Copy Redis Files

sudo mkdir /etc/redis
sudo mkdir /var/lib/redis
sudo cp src/redis-server src/redis-cli /usr/local/bin/
sudo cp redis.conf /etc/redis/


# 4. Configure Redis.Conf

sudo nano /etc/redis/redis.conf
  daemonize yes
  bind 127.0.0.1
  dir /var/lib/redis

# 5. Download init Script

cd /tmp
wget https://gist.githubusercontent.com/ivan-leschinsky/2c5ff6b01d21cf6b8dcbdb2c86a9fdd7/raw/redis-server

# 6. Move and Configure Redis-Server
# Note: The redis-server to be moved below is the one downloaded in 5 above.

sudo mv redis-server /etc/init.d
sudo chmod 755 /etc/init.d/redis-server

# 7. Auto-Enable Redis-Server

sudo chkconfig --add redis-server
sudo chkconfig --level 345 redis-server on


# 8. Start Redis Server

sudo service redis-server start

# Taken from http://codingsteps.com/install-redis-2-6-on-amazon-ec2-linux-ami-or-centos/ and updated.

redis-server

#!/bin/sh
# From - http://www.codingsteps.com/install-redis-2-6-on-amazon-ec2-linux-ami-or-centos/
# 
# redis - this script starts and stops the redis-server daemon
# Originally from - https://raw.github.com/gist/257849/9f1e627e0b7dbe68882fa2b7bdb1b2b263522004/redis-server
#
# chkconfig:   - 85 15 
# description:  Redis is a persistent key-value database
# processname: redis-server
# config:      /etc/redis/redis.conf
# config:      /etc/sysconfig/redis
# pidfile:     /var/run/redis.pid

# Source function library.
. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions

# Source networking configuration.
. /etc/sysconfig/network

# Check that networking is up.
[ "$NETWORKING" = "no" ] && exit 0

redis="/usr/local/bin/redis-server"
prog=$(basename $redis)

REDIS_CONF_FILE="/etc/redis/redis.conf"

[ -f /etc/sysconfig/redis ] && . /etc/sysconfig/redis

lockfile=/var/lock/subsys/redis

start() {
    [ -x $redis ] || exit 5
    [ -f $REDIS_CONF_FILE ] || exit 6
    echo -n $"Starting $prog: "
    daemon $redis $REDIS_CONF_FILE
    retval=$?
    echo
    [ $retval -eq 0 ] && touch $lockfile
    return $retval
}

stop() {
    echo -n $"Stopping $prog: "
    killproc $prog -QUIT
    retval=$?
    echo
    [ $retval -eq 0 ] && rm -f $lockfile
    return $retval
}

restart() {
    stop
    start
}

reload() {
    echo -n $"Reloading $prog: "
    killproc $redis -HUP
    RETVAL=$?
    echo
}

force_reload() {
    restart
}

rh_status() {
    status $prog
}

rh_status_q() {
    rh_status >/dev/null 2>&1
}

case "$1" in
    start)
        rh_status_q && exit 0
        $1
        ;;
    stop)
        rh_status_q || exit 0
        $1
        ;;
    restart|configtest)
        $1
        ;;
    reload)
        rh_status_q || exit 7
        $1
        ;;
    force-reload)
        force_reload
        ;;
    status)
        rh_status
        ;;
    condrestart|try-restart)
        rh_status_q || exit 0
	    ;;
    *)
        echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|restart|condrestart|try-restart|reload|force-reload}"
        exit 2
esac