% make
-Redis is just a single binary, but if you want to install it you can use
-the "make install" target that will copy the binary in /usr/local/bin
-for default. You can also use "make PREFIX=/some/other/directory install"
-if you wish to use a different destination.
-
You can run a 32 bit Redis binary using:
% make 32bit
Allocator
---------
-By default Redis compiles and links against jemalloc under Linux, since
-glibc malloc() has memory fragmentation problems.
-
-To force a libc malloc() build use:
+Selecting a non-default memory allocator when building Redis is done by setting
+the `MALLOC` environment variable. Redis is compiled and linked against libc
+malloc by default, with the exception of jemalloc being the default on Linux
+systems. This default was picked because jemalloc has proven to have fewer
+fragmentation problems than libc malloc.
- make FORCE_LIBC_MALLOC=yes
+To force compiling against libc malloc, use:
-In all the other non Linux systems the libc malloc() is used by default.
+ % make MALLOC=libc
-On Mac OS X you can force a jemalloc based build using the following:
+To compile against jemalloc on Mac OS X systems, use:
- make USE_JEMALLOC=yes
+ % make MALLOC=jemalloc
Verbose build
-------------
Redis will build with a user friendly colorized output by default.
If you want to see a more verbose output use the following:
- make V=1
+ % make V=1
Running Redis
-------------
http://redis.io/commands
+Installing Redis
+-----------------
+
+In order to install Redis binaries into /usr/local/bin just use:
+
+ % make install
+
+You can use "make PREFIX=/some/other/directory install" if you wish to use a
+different destination.
+
+Make install will just install binaries in your system, but will not configure
+init scripts and configuration files in the appropriate place. This is not
+needed if you want just to play a bit with Redis, but if you are installing
+it the proper way for a production system, we have a script doing this
+for Ubuntu and Debian systems:
+
+ % cd utils
+ % ./install_server
+
+The script will ask you a few questions and will setup everything you need
+to run Redis properly as a background daemon that will start again on
+system reboots.
+
+You'll be able to stop and start Redis using the script named
+/etc/init.d/redis_<portnumber>, for instance /etc/init.d/redis_6379.
+
Enjoy!