Redis-RB out of the box throwing ECONNREFUSED error on local

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I added `gem 'redis'` to my Gemfile. Ran `bundle install`. Restarted the local server, then ran the hello world example in my console only to get an error. Any idea what's wrong? ``` [kudo (develop)]$ rails console Loading development environment (Rails 3.2.3) 1.9.3p125 :001 > redis = Redis.new => #<Redis client v3.0.2 for redis://127.0.0.1:6379/0> 1.9.3p125 :002 > redis.set("mykey", "hello world") Redis::CannotConnectError: Error connecting to Redis on 127.0.0.1:6379 (ECONNREFUSED) from /Users/pejman/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125@rails3tutorial2ndEd/gems/redis-3.0.2/lib/redis/client.rb:268:in `rescue in establish_connection' from /Users/pejman/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125@rails3tutorial2ndEd/gems/redis-3.0.2/lib/redis/client.rb:263:in `establish_connection' from /Users/pejman/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125@rails3tutorial2ndEd/gems/redis-3.0.2/lib/redis/client.rb:69:in `connect' from /Users/pejman/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p125@rails3tutorial2ndEd/gems/redis-3.0.2/lib/redis/client.rb:282:in `ensure_co…

Accepted Answer

Ended up being pretty simple.

To install redis (server) I ran (in the terminal):

```
brew install redis
```

Then in a separate terminal window, I started the server with:

```
redis-server
```

Now I'm all setup. My redis.set command works fine now in the rails console.

Here's a good resource I found that walks through it more in depth: http://jimneath.org/2011/03/24/using-redis-with-ruby-on-rails.html

Redis-RB out of the box throwing ECONNREFUSED error on local

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