Calling redis-cli in docker-compose setup

Question

I run the official Redis image https://hub.docker.com/_/redis/ in a docker-compose setup.

myredis:
  image: redis

How can run redis-cli with docker-compose on that image?
I tried the following, but it didn't connect:

docker-compose run myredis redis-cli
> Could not connect to Redis at 127.0.0.1:6379: Connection refuse

The docs of the image says that I should run:

docker run -it --rm \
--link some-redis:redis \
redis \
sh -c 'exec redis-cli -h "$REDIS_PORT_6379_TCP_ADDR" -p "$REDIS_PORT_6379_TCP_PORT"'

How does this translate to docker-compose run?

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:34:12Z

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That would override the default CMD [ "redis-server" ]: you are trying to run redis-cli on a container where the redis-server was never executed.

As mentioned here, you can also test with:

docker exec -it myredis redis-cli

From docker-compose, as mentioned in this docker/compose issue 2123:

rcli:
  image: redis:latest
  links:
    - redis
  command: >
     sh -c 'redis-cli -h redis '

This should also works:

rcli:
  image: redis:latest
  links:
    - redis
  command: redis-cli -h redis

As the OP ivoba confirms (in the comments), the last form works.
Then:

docker-compose run rcli

ivoba also adds:

docker-compose run redis redis-cli -h redis works also when the containers are running.
This way its not necessary to declare a separate rcli container.

edited May 23, 2017 at 12:34

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answered Oct 23, 2015 at 14:48

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6 Comments

ivoba Over a year ago

Great! works. I took the last approach and run it with: docker-compose run rcli

VonC Over a year ago

@ivoba Excellent! I have included your comment in the answer for more visibility.

ivoba Over a year ago

'docker-compose run redis redis-cli -h redis' works also when the containers are running. This way its not necessary to declare a seperate rcli container.

VonC Over a year ago

@ivoba OK. I have again included your comment in the answer for more visibility.

Eric Burel Over a year ago

docker-compose run redis redis-cli -h redis gives me a Could not connect to Redis at redis:6379: Try again :/ It also happens when the container is running. Edit: the solution with rcli works however. I guess this is related to networking somehow.

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hamidfzm · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-29 22:34:20Z

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You can also use this command:

docker-compose run myredis redis-cli -h myredis

answered Oct 29, 2017 at 22:34

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ivoba Over a year ago

this is already said in above answer just with different names

zeroFruit · Accepted Answer · 2018-11-06 12:14:43Z

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I followed as @VonC suggest, but in my case I run redis on predefined network so it did not worked.

So in the case redis container run in specific network, network field should be specified in docker-compose.yaml file

rcli:
  image: redis:latest
  links:
    - redis
  command: redis-cli -h redis
  networks: 
    - <network redis run on>

answered Nov 6, 2018 at 12:14

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