{
  "schema_version": 2,
  "id": "operate/rs/installing-upgrading/install/prepare-install",
  "title": "Prepare to install Redis Software",
  "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/install/prepare-install/",
  "summary": "Prepare to install Redis Software.",
  "tags": [
    "docs",
    "operate",
    "rs"
  ],
  "last_updated": "2026-09-24T09:16:34+01:00",
  "children": [
    {
      "id": "operate/rs/installing-upgrading/install/prepare-install/download-install-package",
      "summary": "Download a Redis Software installation package.",
      "title": "Download a Redis Software installation package",
      "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/install/prepare-install/download-install-package/"
    },
    {
      "id": "operate/rs/installing-upgrading/install/prepare-install/port-availability",
      "summary": "Make sure required ports are available.",
      "title": "Ensure port availability",
      "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/install/prepare-install/port-availability/"
    }
  ],
  "page_type": "content",
  "content_hash": "9f84dbea17b954ecda701c26c6360917129fb3cef43e894e3d5b2976d9b47c55",
  "sections": [
    {
      "id": "overview",
      "title": "Overview",
      "role": "overview",
      "text": "Before you install Redis Software:\n\n- [Download an installation package](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/install/prepare-install/download-install-package).\n\n- [View installation questions](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/install/manage-installation-questions) and optionally prepare answers before installation.\n\n- Review the [security considerations](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/security) for your deployment.\n\n- Check that you have root-level access to each node, either directly or with `sudo`.\n\n- Check that all [required ports are available](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/install/prepare-install/port-availability).\n\n- [Turn off Linux swap](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/configuring/linux-swap) on all cluster nodes.\n\n- If you require the `redislabs` UID (user ID) and GID (group ID) numbers to be the same on all the nodes, create the `redislabs` user and group with the required numbers on each node.\n\n- If you want to use Auto Tiering for your databases, see [Auto Tiering installation](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/install/install-on-linux#auto-tiering-installation)."
    },
    {
      "id": "next-steps",
      "title": "Next steps",
      "role": "content",
      "text": "- View [installation script options](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/install/install-script) before starting the installation.\n\n- [Install Redis Software](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/install)."
    }
  ],
  "examples": []
}