# Install redis with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper

Persistent key-value database, with built-in net interface. Version 8.8.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-25.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:redis
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install redis
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install redis
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: databases/redis/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add redis
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: redis from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install redis
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: redis from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install valkey-compat-redis
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: valkey-compat-redis from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#redis
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/re/redis/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S valkey
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: valkey from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install libredis++1
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libredis++1 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

### Windows

- Chocolatey (92%):

```sh
choco install redis
```

  Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: redis from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','qgis-ltr'

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/redis
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/redis.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id Redis.Redis -e
```

  Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Redis.Redis from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:redis
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/redis>
- **Version:** 8.8.0
- **Source summary:** Persistent key-value database, with built-in net interface
- **Homepage:** <https://redis.io/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/redis/redis>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://redis.io/docs/latest>
- **License:** AGPL-3.0-only AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSL-1.0 AND MIT AND (CC0-1.0 OR BSD-2-Clause)
- **Source archive:** <https://download.redis.io/releases/redis-8.8.0.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-25T13:09:26Z
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00

## Executables

- redis-benchmark (cli)
- redis-check-aof (cli)
- redis-check-rdb (cli)
- redis-cli (cli)
- redis-sentinel (cli)
- redis-server (cli)
- redis-benchmark (alias)
- redis-check-aof (alias)
- redis-check-rdb (alias)
- redis-cli (alias)
- redis-sentinel (alias)
- redis-server (alias)

## Dependencies

- openssl@3

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Service: declared
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 8.8.0
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-25
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://redis.io/
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Security Notes

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service.

- **Geiger risk:** orange / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
- formula declares a Homebrew service


## Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.


## Configuration files

- Unix: redis.conf, redis-full.conf
## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** redis
- **Aliases:** redis@8.8
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Conflicts With:** valkey
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - redis - 5:8.0.2-3+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: redis from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Persistent key-value database with network interface (metapackage) | https://redis.io/
- Debian apt - redis-sentinel - 5:8.0.2-3+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: redis-sentinel from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Persistent key-value database with network interface (monitoring) | https://redis.io/
- Debian apt - redis-server - 5:8.0.2-3+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: redis-server from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Persistent key-value database with network interface | https://redis.io/
- Debian apt - redis-tools - 5:8.0.2-3+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: redis-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Persistent key-value database with network interface (client) | https://redis.io/
- Nix - redis: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/re/redis/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - redis - 5:7.0.15-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: redis from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Persistent key-value database with network interface (metapackage) | https://redis.io/
- Ubuntu apt - redis-sentinel - 5:7.0.15-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: redis-sentinel from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Persistent key-value database with network interface (monitoring) | https://redis.io/
- Ubuntu apt - redis-server - 5:7.0.15-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: redis-server from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Persistent key-value database with network interface | https://redis.io/
- Ubuntu apt - redis-tools - 5:7.0.15-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: redis-tools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Persistent key-value database with network interface (client) | https://redis.io/
- apk - redis - 8.8.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: redis from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Advanced key-value store | https://redis.io/
- apk - redis-openrc - 8.8.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: redis-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Advanced key-value store (OpenRC init scripts) | https://redis.io/
- dnf - valkey-compat-redis - 9.1.0-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: valkey-compat-redis from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Conversion script and compatibility symlinks for Redis | https://valkey.io
- pacman - valkey - 9.1.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: valkey from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | An in-memory database that persists on disk | https://valkey.io/
- zypper - libredis++1 - 1.3.15-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libredis++1 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | C++ client for Redis | https://github.com/sewenew/redis-plus-plus
- zypper - redis - 8.8.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: redis from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Persistent key-value database | https://github.com/redis/redis
- zypper - redis++-devel - 1.3.15-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: redis++-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Header files and libraries for redis++ | https://github.com/sewenew/redis-plus-plus


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## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/redis.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/redis.yml)


## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
