Getting started

If you want to get up and running with Redis quickly without needing to build from source, use one of the following methods:

Redis Cloud
Official Redis Docker images (Alpine/Debian)
```
docker run -d -p 6379:6379 redis:latest
```
Redis binary distributions
Redis quick start guides

If you prefer to build Redis from source - see instructions below.

Redis starter projects

To get started as quickly as possible in your language of choice, use one of the following starter projects:

Using Redis with client libraries

To connect your application to Redis, you will need a client library. Redis has documented client libraries in most popular languages, with community-supported client libraries in additional languages.

Using Redis with redis-cli

redis-cli is Redis’ command line interface. It is available as part of all the binary distributions and when you build Redis from source.

You can start a redis-server instance, and then, in another terminal try the following:

cd src
./redis-cli

redis> ping
PONG
redis> set foo bar
OK
redis> get foo
"bar"
redis> incr mycounter
(integer) 1
redis> incr mycounter
(integer) 2
redis>

Using Redis with Redis Insight

For a more visual and user-friendly experience, use Redis Insight - a tool that lets you explore data, design, develop, and optimize your applications while also serving as a platform for Redis education and onboarding. Redis Insight integrates Redis Copilot, a natural language AI assistant that improves the experience when working with data and commands.