REDIS-SERVER(1)
๐พ REDIS-SERVER โ the redis-server(1) page but make it cute ๐
okay bestie, welcome to the General Commands Manual entry for redis-server, and yes this is the main character of your whole database situation. sit down, grab a strawberry drink ๐, we're doing this.
๐ธ NAME ๐ธ
redis-server โ a Persistent key-value database โจ
like. it's a database. it remembers things. it's that girl.
๐ SYNOPSIS ๐
redis-server configfile
๐ฆ DESCRIPTION ๐ฆ
okay so Redis is a key-value database, periodt. ๐
it's giving memcached energy, but make it not volatile โ meaning your dataset does NOT just evaporate into the void when things get rough. it stays. iconic behaviour honestly.
and also?? other datatypes are natively supported, like lists and sets. so it's not just vibes and keys, it's a whole ecosystem. ๐ฅ
โจ OPTIONS โจ
configfileโ reads options from the specified configuration file. that's the one (1) option, bestie, and she ate ๐
๐ NOTES ๐
heads up if you're on a Debian GNU/Linux system!! ๐ง
on Debian GNU/Linux systems, redis-server is typically started via the /etc/init.d/redis-server initscript, not manually. so like, don't just yolo it from your terminal, ok?? the system handles it.
and it defaults to using /etc/redis/redis.conf as a configuration file. that's the default. no cap. ๐
๐ AUTHOR ๐
redis-server was written by Salvatore Sanfilippo. king behaviour honestly, we love him for it ๐
this manual page was written by Chris Lamb <lamby@debian.org> for the Debian project (but may be used by others). giving, slay, we appreciate the service ๐ซถ
okay that's the whole page, mwah ๐ โ this was the redis-server(1) manual, dated March 20, 2009, from the General Commands Manual (source/version vibes: that date and that section name, preserved forever, no notes). bye bestie, go persist some data responsibly โจ๐๐๐ฆ๐ธ
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- debian bookworm: redis-server 5:7.0.15-1~deb12u7 ยท BSD-3-Clause
- debian trixie: redis-server 5:8.0.2-3+deb13u2 ยท BSD-3-Clause
- debian trixie: redis-server 5:8.0.2-3+deb13u3 ยท BSD-3-Clause
- ubuntu jammy: redis-server 5:6.0.16-1ubuntu1 ยท BSD-3-Clause
- ubuntu jammy: redis-server 5:6.0.16-1ubuntu1.2 ยท BSD-3-Clause
- ubuntu noble: redis-server 5:7.0.15-1build2 ยท BSD-3-Clause
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- ubuntu questing: redis-server 5:8.0.2-3build1
- ubuntu questing: redis-server 5:8.0.2-3ubuntu0.25.10.1
- ubuntu resolute: redis-server 5:8.0.5-1 ยท BSD-3-Clause
- ubuntu resolute: redis-server 5:8.0.5-1ubuntu0.1 ยท BSD-3-Clause
- ubuntu stonking: redis-server 5:8.0.6-3 ยท BSD-3-Clause
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