When should I use this redis-server.service?
Use it to restore a missing default, confirm what shipped, or diff against your current Redis config.
Redis /etc/systemd/redis-server.service
Original
📋 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)
45 lines
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Details
- Size
- 45 lines
- MD5
- d23c62e3a8defeb942db20ddc7d1034e
- SHA256
- 403c42e3432f82af0abe361331bf0d4dab06173b017cedf938993db6475a2bc4
/etc/systemd/redis-server.service
[Unit] Description=Advanced key-value store After=network.target Documentation=http://redis.io/documentation, man:redis-server(1) [Service] Type=forking ExecStart=/usr/bin/redis-server /etc/redis/redis.conf PIDFile=/run/redis/redis-server.pid TimeoutStopSec=0 Restart=always User=redis Group=redis RuntimeDirectory=redis RuntimeDirectoryMode=2755 UMask=007 PrivateTmp=yes LimitNOFILE=65535 PrivateDevices=yes ProtectHome=yes ReadOnlyDirectories=/ ReadWritePaths=-/var/lib/redis ReadWritePaths=-/var/log/redis ReadWritePaths=-/var/run/redis NoNewPrivileges=true CapabilityBoundingSet=CAP_SETGID CAP_SETUID CAP_SYS_RESOURCE MemoryDenyWriteExecute=true ProtectKernelModules=true ProtectKernelTunables=true ProtectControlGroups=true RestrictRealtime=true RestrictNamespaces=true RestrictAddressFamilies=AF_INET AF_INET6 AF_UNIX # redis-server can write to its own config file when in cluster mode so we # permit writing there by default. If you are not using this feature, it is # recommended that you replace the following lines with "ProtectSystem=full". ProtectSystem=true ReadWriteDirectories=-/etc/redis [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target Alias=redis.service
Copy & Paste
curl:
curl https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/d23c62e3a8defeb942db20ddc7d1034e?hint=redis-server.service
wget:
wget -O redis-server.service https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/d23c62e3a8defeb942db20ddc7d1034e?hint=redis-server.service
For AI Agents
<prompt><role>DevOps agent</role><source url='https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/d23c62e3a8defeb942db20ddc7d1034e?hint=redis-server.service' /><config><app>Redis</app><os>Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)</os><location>/etc/systemd/redis-server.service</location><lines>45</lines><md5>d23c62e3a8defeb942db20ddc7d1034e</md5><sha256>403c42e3432f82af0abe361331bf0d4dab06173b017cedf938993db6475a2bc4</sha256></config></prompt>
Paste into Claude, ChatGPT, or any AI assistant.
Install Redis
Alpine Linux
sudo apk add redis
Debian
sudo apt update && sudo apt install redis-server
Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt install redis-server
File Location
FAQ
How do I restore Redis defaults?
Download the file, back up the current one in /etc/systemd/redis-server.service, replace it, then reload or restart Redis.
Is redis-server.service safe for production?
It is the vendor default for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa). Treat it as a baseline and review security and performance settings before production use.
How does this differ from other OS versions?
Defaults vary by distro and version. This copy matches Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa).
Can I use this for Redis troubleshooting?
Yes. Diff it against yours to find drift, then restore only the sections you need.
