How to get Redis running on Azure?
azure, redis
Solution
- Download Redis for Windows - see the section 'Redis Service builds for Windows' on https://github.com/ServiceStack/ServiceStack.Redis. I ended up using the win64 version from dmajkic https://github.com/dmajkic/redis/downloads
- Create an Azure worker role, delete the default class (you don't need c# code at all). Add the file redis-server.exe from the downloaded redis source (the exe can be found in redis/src).
In the service definition file add the following config
<WorkerRole name="my.Worker" vmsize="Small">
<Runtime executionContext="limited">
<EntryPoint>
<ProgramEntryPoint commandLine="redis-server.exe" setReadyOnProcessStart="true" />
</EntryPoint>
</Runtime>
<Imports>
<Import moduleName="Diagnostics" />
<Import moduleName="RemoteAccess" />
<Import moduleName="RemoteForwarder" />
</Imports>
<Endpoints>
<InternalEndpoint name="Redis" protocol="tcp" port="6379" />
</Endpoints>
</WorkerRole>
You can refer to the redis server from your web role using the following
var ipEndpoint = RoleEnvironment.Roles["my.Worker"].Instances[0].InstanceEndpoints["Redis"].IPEndpoint;
host = string.Format("{0}:{1}", ipEndpoint.Address, ipEndpoint.Port);
Hope that helps.
Problem
I have seen several references to people running Redis on Azure, but no implementation or any sort of 'howto' on it. Has anyone seen such an example?