check that redis is running
$ redis-cli ping PONG
Source: redis.io
start redis server
$ redis-server
Source: redis.io
redis localhost url
if Rails.env.production? puts "production: #{ENV['REDIS_URL']}" uri = URI.parse(ENV["REDIS_URL"]) else puts "not production" uri = URI.parse("redis://localhost:6379") end
Source: stackoverflow.com