Memurai for Redis brings the full power and performance of Redis to Windows - natively, seamlessly, and without compromise. Visit memurai.com for installation packages and more information.
This guide will walk you through installing and configuring Redis on Windows with Memurai. You'll also find key information on system requirements and supported features.
You can install Memurai for Redis either via a graphical installer or using the command line.
NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService account by default, but this can be changed in the Services management console. Memurai is configured to start automatically with Windows.memurai.exe, the Memurai client memurai-cli.exe, and other tools. It also installs a default configuration file, memurai.conf, fully compatible with the Redis® 7 API.To install Memurai silently with default settings, run:
C:\>msiexec /quiet /i memurai.msi
Where memurai.msi is the path to the installation file.
You can override default settings with specific parameters:
Option name | Default value |
|---|---|
INSTALLFOLDER | "C:\Program Files\Memurai" |
ADD_INSTALLFOLDER_TO_PATH | 1 |
INSTALL_SERVICE | 1 |
PORT | 6379 |
ADD_FIREWALL_RULE | 1 |
Example 1: Custom install path, add to PATH, no Windows service:
C:\>msiexec /quiet /i Memurai.msi INSTALLFOLDER="C:\MyApps\Memurai" ADD_INSTALLFOLDER_TO_PATH=1 INSTALL_SERVICE=0
Example 2: Install with default location, no PATH addition, service on port 8000:
C:\>msiexec /quiet /i Memurai.msi ADD_INSTALLFOLDER_TO_PATH=0 PORT=8000
If installed as a Windows service, Memurai can run with either default or custom configurations.
To run with the default config:
C:\Users\<username>\memurai.exe
To use a custom configuration, modify the default config file.
The configuration file is a plain text file where each line starts with a keyword followed by its arguments:
keyword arg1 arg2 ... argN
Arguments that include spaces must be enclosed in quotes:
logfile "C:\logs\memurai log.txt"
You can use both \ and / as path separators:
logfile "C:/logs/memurai log.txt"
Copy the default memurai.conf, modify it as needed, and run Memurai with it:
C:\Users\<username>\memurai>memurai.exe memurai.conf
Memurai supports all standard Redis configuration flags except the following:
always-show-logo
activedefrag
active-defrag-ignore-bytes
active-defrag-threshold-lower
active-defrag-threshold-upper
active-defrag-cycle-min
active-defrag-cycle-max
daemonize
supervised
syslog-enabled
syslog-ident
syslog-facility
unixsocket
unixsocketperm
If these flags are included in the config file, Memurai will ignore them.
Yes, Memurai introduces a few unique flags:
instance-name
winlog-level
winlog-level: Sets the verbosity level of logging for Windows Event Log entries.For detailed installation and configuration options, refer to the official Memurai Documentation.
Memurai is compatible with:
Memurai fully supports Redis version 7.2.6.
For a full list of FAQs, check out the Memurai FAQ.
Gone are the days of frustrating workarounds and unsupported builds just to get Redis running on Windows. Memurai gives you the speed, simplicity, and reliability of Redis, fully optimized for your Windows environment.
Interested? Try Memurai Enterprise Edition free for 90 days - ideal for production use, with unlimited uptime, host connections, and RAM utilization. Register through the new Memurai Portal to experience the production-ready Enterprise Edition.
Plus, Memurai engineers are already working on full compatibility with Redis 8. Visit memurai.com for updates.
If you have any questions about Memurai—including pricing or technical details—feel free to reach out to us through the chatbot on our website.
