brew update brew install redis To Start brew services start redis to stop brew services stop redis Or, if you don't want/need a background service you can just run: redis-server /usr/local/etc/redis.conf Test if Redis server is running. redis-cli ping If it replies “PONG”, then it’s good to go! Location of Redis configuration file. /usr/local/etc/redis.conf Uninstall Redis and its files. brew uninstall redis rm ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.redis.plist