redis 2.8.4 Dockerfile: https://hub.docker.com/r/iynere/redis

Dockerfile

FROM redis:2.8.6

# downgrade to Redis 2.8.4
WORKDIR /usr/local/bin

# http://grainier.net/how-to-uninstall-redis-server-from-ubuntu
RUN rm -r redis-benchmark redis-check-aof redis-check-dump redis-cli redis-sentinel redis-server

WORKDIR /

# http://grainier.net/how-to-install-redis-in-ubuntu
RUN apt-get update
RUN echo Y | apt-get install build-essential
RUN apt-get install wget
RUN wget http://download.redis.io/releases/redis-2.8.4.tar.gz
RUN tar xzf redis-2.8.4.tar.gz
RUN rm redis-2.8.4.tar.gz

WORKDIR redis-2.8.4

RUN make
RUN make install

WORKDIR utils

# install redis background daemon
RUN echo enter | ./install_server.sh

# set redis to start automatically on launch
RUN update-rc.d redis_6379 defaults