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The following is an init.d script that goes in /etc/init.d on your Debian or Ubuntu install and allows you to start and stop redis. Simply copy it to /etc/init.d/redis-server, chmod +x /etc/initi.d/redis-server and then you can start and stop redis like so:

[bash]
/etc/init.d/redis-server start
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#!/bin/sh

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# ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
# DAMAGE.

### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: redis-server
# Required-Start: $syslog
# Required-Stop: $syslog
# Should-Start: $local_fs
# Should-Stop: $local_fs
# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop: 0 1 6
# Short-Description: redis-server – Persistent key-value db
# Description: redis-server – Persistent key-value db
### END INIT INFO

PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
DAEMON=/usr/local/bin/redis-server
DAEMON_ARGS=/etc/redis.conf
NAME=redis-server
DESC=redis-server
PIDFILE=/var/run/redis.pid

test -x $DAEMON || exit 0
test -x $DAEMONBOOTSTRAP || exit 0

set -e

case “$1” in
start)
echo -n “Starting $DESC: ”
touch $PIDFILE
chown redis:redis $PIDFILE
if start-stop-daemon –start –quiet –umask 007 –pidfile $PIDFILE –chuid redis:redis –exec $DAEMON — $DAEMON_ARGS
then
echo “$NAME.”
else
echo “failed”
fi
;;
stop)
echo -n “Stopping $DESC: ”
if start-stop-daemon –stop –retry 10 –quiet –oknodo –pidfile $PIDFILE –exec $DAEMON
then
echo “$NAME.”
else
echo “failed”
fi
rm -f $PIDFILE
;;

restart|force-reload)
${0} stop
${0} start
;;
*)
echo “Usage: /etc/init.d/$NAME {start|stop|restart|force-reload}” >&2
exit 1
;;
esac

exit 0
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