RedisInsight Setup Script for AI Hero Course

start-redisinsight.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Use this script to start a docker container for RedisInsight (Redis GUI)

# TO RUN ON WINDOWS:
# 1. Install WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install
# 2. Install Docker Desktop for Windows - https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/install/
# 3. Open WSL - `wsl`
# 4. Run this script - `./start-redisinsight.sh`

# On Linux and macOS you can run this script directly - `./start-redisinsight.sh`

REDISINSIGHT_CONTAINER_NAME="redisinsight"

if ! [ -x "$(command -v docker)" ]; then
	echo -e "Docker is not installed. Please install docker and try again.\nDocker install guide: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/"
	exit 1
fi

if ! docker info >/dev/null 2>&1; then
	echo "Docker daemon is not running. Please start Docker and try again."
	exit 1
fi

if [ "$(docker ps -q -f name=$REDISINSIGHT_CONTAINER_NAME)" ]; then
	echo "RedisInsight container '$REDISINSIGHT_CONTAINER_NAME' already running"
	exit 0
fi

if [ "$(docker ps -q -a -f name=$REDISINSIGHT_CONTAINER_NAME)" ]; then
	docker start "$REDISINSIGHT_CONTAINER_NAME"
	echo "Existing RedisInsight container '$REDISINSIGHT_CONTAINER_NAME' started"
	exit 0
fi

# import env variables from .env
set -a
source .env

# Extract connection details from REDIS_URL
REDIS_PASSWORD=$(echo "$REDIS_URL" | awk -F':' '{print $3}' | awk -F'@' '{print $1}')

# Get Redis container IP address
REDIS_IP=$(docker inspect -f '{{range .NetworkSettings.Networks}}{{.IPAddress}}{{end}}' ai-app-template-redis)

if [ -z "$REDIS_IP" ]; then
	echo "Error: Could not find Redis container IP address. Make sure Redis is running."
	exit 1
fi

echo "Found Redis container at IP: $REDIS_IP"

# Wait for Redis to be ready
echo "Waiting for Redis to be ready..."
until docker exec ai-app-template-redis redis-cli -a "$REDIS_PASSWORD" ping >/dev/null 2>&1; do
	echo "Waiting for Redis to be ready..."
	sleep 2
done
echo "Redis is ready!"

docker run -d \
	--name $REDISINSIGHT_CONTAINER_NAME \
	--network bridge \
	-p 5540:5540 \
	-e RI_REDIS_HOST="$REDIS_IP" \
	-e RI_REDIS_PORT="6379" \
	-e RI_REDIS_ALIAS="AIHero" \
	-e RI_REDIS_USERNAME="default" \
	-e RI_REDIS_PASSWORD="$REDIS_PASSWORD" \
	redis/redisinsight:latest && echo "RedisInsight container '$REDISINSIGHT_CONTAINER_NAME' was successfully created"

A fanmade bonus script for the AI Hero course that provides a Redis GUI similar to Drizzle Studio. This script automatically starts RedisInsight (the official Redis GUI) in Docker with pre-configured connection to your local Redis instance.

Features:

• Auto-detects Redis container and extracts connection details from .env
• Pre-configures connection so you can inspect Redis data immediately

Perfect for debugging Redis operations, inspecting keys, and monitoring your AI Hero course Redis instance without manual configuration.