NodeJs - Using redis, connect-redis with express

NOTE For those struggling with Redis, the Redis server has to be launched. On windows, there is a redis distribution, check out the following link: https://github.com/dmajkic/redis/downloads then start the server by launching "redis-server.exe" I am following along a tutorial on node.js. The tutorial uses Express and Redis. I installed redis and connect-redis (they are referenced in package.json): ``` npm install redis connect-redis --save ``` In my server.js (only meaningful part): ``` var express = require('express'); var http = require('http'); var app = module.exports = express(); var RedisStore = require('connect-redis')(express); var redis = require("redis").createClient(); app.configure(function(){ app.set('port', process.env.PORT || 3000); app.set('views', __dirname + '/views'); console.log('views', __dirname + '/views'); app.set('view engine', 'jade'); //jade as template engine app.use(express.favicon()); app.use(express.logger('dev')); app.use(express.bodyParser()); app.use(express.methodOverride()); app.use(express.cookieParser()); app.use(express.session({ secret: "kqsdjfmlksdhfhzirzeoibrzecrbzuzefcuercazeafxzeokwdfzeijfxcerig", store: new RedisStore({ host: 'localhost', port: 3000, client: redis }) })); app.use(app.router); app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public')); }); ``` The error message: ``` Express server listening on port 3000 [ERROR] Error Error: Redis connection to 127.0.0.1:6379 failed - connect ECONNREFUSED at RedisClient.on_error (D:\Programming\Screencasts\peepcode\nodejs\peepcode -069-full-stack-nodejs-i-mov\code\roland\HotPie\node_modules\redis\index.js:140: 24) at Socket.<anonymous> (D:\Programming\Screencasts\peepcode\nodejs\peepcode-0 69-full-stack-nodejs-i-mov\code\roland\HotPie\node_modules\redis\index.js:74:14) at Socket.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:88:17) at Socket._destroy.self.errorEmitted (net.js:329:14) at process.startup.processNextTick.process._tickCallback (node.js:244:9) [ERROR] Error Error: Redis connection to 127.0.0.1:6379 failed - connect ECONNREFUSED at RedisClient.on_error (D:\Programming\Screencasts\peepcode\nodejs\peepcode -069-full-stack-nodejs-i-mov\code\roland\HotPie\node_modules\redis\index.js:140: 24) at Socket.<anonymous> (D:\Programming\Screencasts\peepcode\nodejs\peepcode-0 ``` Express starts listening on port 3000, which is what I expect. The redis error message mentions connection on port 6379. This happens if I pass the redisClient to RedisStore, which is what I understood to do to bind redis and RedisStore. I am developing on Windows