Redis on OpenShift

This git repository helps you get up and running quickly with Redis on OpenShift.

Quickstart

Create an account at http://openshift.redhat.com/

Create a Openshift application with a cartridge of your choice.

rhc app create -a redis -t diy-0.1

Add this upstream repo

cd redis
git remote add upstream -m master git://github.com/EddyRespondek/redis-standalone-openshift-example.git
git pull -s recursive -X theirs upstream master

Then push the repo upstream

git push

That's it, you can now checkout your application at:

http://redis-$yournamespace.rhcloud.com

Command Line Tools

SSH into you application and run command

export PATH=${OPENSHIFT_RUNTIME_DIR}bin/:$PATH

the following command line tools are now available

redis {start|stop}
redis-cli
redis-server
redis-benchmark
redis-check-aof
redis-check-dump

Redis server listens on port 16000. So the correct command to run Redis CLI is

redis-cli -p 16000

Log File

To view the redis.log file use command

rhc app tail -a $APPNAME