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🚀 Set Up Redis with RedisInsight Using Docker for Local Development

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🚀 Set Up Redis with RedisInsight Using Docker for Local Development

Redis is a high-performance in-memory data store, widely used for caching, pub/sub, queues, and more. When working locally, inspecting what’s happening inside Redis can be difficult without a user-friendly UI.

That’s where RedisInsight comes in — an official Redis GUI that helps you visualize and manage your Redis instance.

In this tutorial, we’ll use Docker Compose to spin up a Redis container and a RedisInsight UI side-by-side for your local development setup.

redis

✅ Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following tools installed:

  • Docker
  • Docker Compose

These work across Linux, macOS, and Windows.

🛠 Step-by-Step Setup

📁 Step 1: Create a project directory

Open your terminal and run:

mkdir redis-docker-setup  
cd redis-docker-setup
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📝 Step 2: Create the docker-compose.yml file

Now, inside this folder, create a file named docker-compose.yml and paste the following content:

services:
  #redis
  redis:
    image: redis:alpine
    container_name: redis
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "6379:6379"
    volumes:
      - redis-data:/data
    networks:
      - redis-network
    healthcheck:
      test:
        - CMD
        - redis-cli
        - ping
      retries: 3
      timeout: 5s
  #redis-insight
  redis-insight:
    image: redis/redisinsight:latest
    container_name: redis-insight
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "5540:5540"
    volumes:
      - redis-insight-data:/data
    networks:
      - redis-network
    depends_on:
      - redis

volumes:
  redis-data:
    driver: local
  redis-insight-data:
    driver: local
networks:
  redis-network:
    driver: bridge
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🚀 Step 3: Run the containers

In your terminal, execute:

docker compose up -d
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Docker will pull the latest Redis and RedisInsight images and start both containers.

✅ Step 4: Open RedisInsight in your browser

Once the containers are running, navigate to:

http://localhost:5540
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redisinsight

Check the recommended settings and also check the terms & conditions switch, and then hit the “Submit” button.

RedisInsight will launch in your browser. It may ask you to add a Redis database. Just enter and then hit Add Database:

  • Host: redis
  • Port: 6379

redisinsight login

RedisInsight will connect to your Redis instance running in Docker.

🔄 More: Redis Persistence

We’ve enabled persistence in Redis using:

command: \["redis-server", "--appendonly", "yes"\]
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This ensures that Redis data is stored on disk (in the redis-data volume), not just in-memory, which is perfect for dev environments where data loss during restarts is a concern.

🧼 Step 5: Tear down the containers (optional)

To stop and remove the containers and associated volumes:

docker compose down
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🔚 Conclusion

GitHub Link: https://github.com/rafi021/redis-redisinsight-docker-compose

Youtube: https://youtu.be/C7c08gENGLI

Using Docker Compose, you can set up a complete Redis stack with RedisInsight in seconds — no local installation, no config headaches. This is ideal for developers working with caching layers, pub/sub systems, or simply learning Redis.

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Would you like a similar setup tutorial for RabbitMQ, MongoDB Compass, or PostgreSQL with Adminer? Let me know!

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