To install Redis Stack on Windows, you will need to have Docker installed. When Docker is up and running, open Windows PowerShell and follow the instructions described in
Run Redis Stack on Docker
. Then, use Docker to connect with
redis-cli
as explained in that topic.
About using WSL and Ubuntu for Windows
If you attempt to use Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) or Ubuntu for Windows to follow
Linux instructions
, you will get a
systemd
error telling you
System has not been booted with systemd as init system (PID 1). Can't operate.
Do not fret. Just use Docker.
systemd
is a suite of basic building blocks for a Linux system.
For more information about its function, see
System and Service Manager
. This becomes an issue due to the lack of support for Linux workflows on WSL. But, you can test the instructions listed in
Systemd support is now available in WSL!
. Let us know how that worked for you.
