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Configure Redis on Debian VPS

Category: VPS Setup

Set up Redis—an in-memory data store—on a Debian VPS for caching—install with

apt update && apt install redis-server

start with

systemctl start redis

Edit /etc/redis/redis conf with

bind 127.0.0.1

for security restart:

systemctl restart redis

Open port with

ufw allow 6379

On Linode test with

redis-cli ping

—expect \"PONG\" Boosts phpMyAdmin and MySQL performance—verify uptime with

redis-cli info

Add Fail2ban for protection—cuts page loads to <100ms