How To Install and Secure Redis on Ubuntu 18.04

How To Install and Secure Redis on Ubuntu 18.04

How To Install and Secure Redis on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing and securing Redis on Ubuntu 18.04.

Step 1: Update your system

Before we start, let's make sure that our system is up to date by running the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Step 2: Install Redis

To install Redis, run the following command:

sudo apt install redis-server

Step 3: Configure Redis

By default, Redis is configured to listen on all network interfaces. This can be a security risk. To mitigate this risk, we will configure Redis to listen only on the localhost.

Open the Redis configuration file using the following command:

sudo nano /etc/redis/redis.conf

Find the line that starts with bind and change it to:

bind 127.0.0.1

Save and exit the file by pressing Ctrl+X, then Y, and finally Enter.

Step 4: Restart Redis

After making changes to the configuration file, we need to restart Redis for the changes to take effect:

sudo systemctl restart redis

Step 5: Test Redis

To test Redis, run the following command:

redis-cli ping

If Redis is working properly, you should see the following output:

PONG

Step 6: Secure Redis

To secure Redis, we will enable authentication. Open the Redis configuration file again:

sudo nano /etc/redis/redis.conf

Find the line that starts with # requirepass and uncomment it by removing the # at the beginning of the line. Then, replace yourpassword with a strong password:

requirepass yourpassword

Save and exit the file by pressing Ctrl+X, then Y, and finally Enter.

Restart Redis:

sudo systemctl restart redis

Step 7: Test Authentication

To test authentication, run the following command:

redis-cli -a yourpassword ping

If authentication is working properly, you should see the following output:

PONG

Congratulations, you have successfully installed and secured Redis on Ubuntu 18.04!

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