Redis for Python - via Docker - No direct WSL

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Redis doesn’t officially support native Windows installations anymore. Instead of setting up WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux), Docker is the easier and more modern way to run Redis on a Windows machine.


Installing Docker Desktop gives you a full environment where you can run Redis (and many other tools) without friction.


🔹 Step 1: Install Docker Desktop

Download and install Docker Desktop from:

https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/

Once installed:

Make sure Docker is running (look for the whale icon in your system tray).

Enable WSL2 integration if prompted during installation.


🔹 Step 2: Pull and Run Redis

Open PowerShell or Command Prompt and run:


docker run --name my-redis -p 6379:6379 -d redis

docker ps


🔹 Step 3: Connect to Redis

docker exec -it my-redis redis-cli

set name "DockerRedis"

get name

ping


Install RedisInsight and connect to:

https://redis.io/insight/

Host: localhost

Port: 6379





To find out whether your Windows PC uses an ARM64 or AMD64 (also called x64) architecture, follow these

from Command Prompt you can run:


C:\Users\pepsara>echo %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%


AMD64

C:\Users\pepsara>docker version

Client:

Version: 28.0.4

API version: 1.48

Go version: go1.23.7

Git commit: b8034c0

Built: Tue Mar 25 15:07:48 2025

OS/Arch: windows/amd64

Context: desktop-linux


Server: Docker Desktop 4.40.0 (187762)

Engine:

Version: 28.0.4

API version: 1.48 (minimum version 1.24)

Go version: go1.23.7

Git commit: 6430e49

Built: Tue Mar 25 15:07:22 2025

OS/Arch: linux/amd64

Experimental: false

containerd:

Version: 1.7.26

GitCommit: 753481ec61c7c8955a23d6ff7bc8e4daed455734

runc:

Version: 1.2.5

GitCommit: v1.2.5-0-g59923ef

docker-init:

Version: 0.19.0

GitCommit: de40ad0


C:\Users\pepsara>docker info

✅ Step-by-Step: Use Redis with Python in VS Code

🔧 1. Install Redis client for Python

In your terminal (inside VS Code), run:

pip install redis


🧪 2. Test Redis Connection in Python

Create a new Python file, e.g., redis_test.py, and add the following code:

import redis


Connect to Redis

r = redis.Redis(host='localhost', port=6379, db=0)


Set a key

r.set('mykey', 'Hello Redis!')


Get the key

value = r.get('mykey')

print(value.decode('utf-8')) # Output: Hello Redis!


Then run it: python redis_test.py

You should see: Hello Redis!




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