This section provides a complete guide to installing Redis on a GCP SUSE virtual machine. You will build Redis from source to ensure compatibility with the Arm architecture and to enable TLS support for secure connections.
Before building Redis, update your package repositories and install essential build tools and libraries:
sudo zypper refresh
sudo zypper install -y gcc gcc-c++ make tcl openssl-devel wget
Now download the Redis 8.2.2 source archive directly from the official GitHub repository, extract the contents, and navigate into the extracted directory for compilation:
wget https://github.com/redis/redis/archive/refs/tags/8.2.2.tar.gz
tar -xvf 8.2.2.tar.gz
cd redis-8.2.2
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Clean any previous build artifacts (if any):
make distclean
This removes any residual files from a previous build, ensuring a clean build environment.
Build Redis dependencies and compile Redis:
Redis relies on several third-party libraries (such as hiredis, jemalloc, and lua) to optimize performance and functionality. After building dependencies, the Redis source is compiled with BUILD_TLS=yes, enabling support for encrypted TLS connections.
cd deps
sudo make hiredis jemalloc linenoise lua fast_float
cd ..
sudo make BUILD_TLS=yes
The BUILD_TLS=yes flag enables TLS (SSL) support for secure Redis connections.
After a successful build, check that the redis-server binary exists:
cd src
ls -l redis-server
The output is similar to:
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 17869216 Oct 23 11:48 redis-server
This confirms that Redis compiled successfully and that the redis-server binary is present in the /src directory. The file’s permissions indicate it is executable.
Use the following command to install Redis binaries (redis-server and redis-cli) globally, making them accessible from any directory:
sudo make install
This places redis-server and redis-cli into /usr/local/bin, allowing you to run Redis commands from anywhere on your system.
Verify installation paths:
which redis-server
which redis-cli
The expected output is:
/usr/local/bin/redis-server
/usr/local/bin/redis-cli
This confirms that Redis binaries are installed in your system path.
Check Redis versions:
redis-server --version
redis-cli --version
The expected output is:
redis-server --version
Redis server v=8.2.2 sha=00000000:1 malloc=jemalloc-5.3.0 bits=64 build=72ba144d8c96c783
$ redis-cli --version
$ redis-cli 8.2.2
This confirms that Redis has been installed and is ready for use.