# redis-rb guide (Ruby)

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[redis-rb](https://github.com/redis/redis-rb) is the Ruby client for Redis.
The sections below explain how to install `redis-rb` and connect your application
to a Redis database.

`redis-rb` requires a running Redis server. See [here](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/oss_and_stack/install/) for Redis Open Source installation instructions.

## Install

To install `redis-rb`, run the following command:

```bash
gem install redis
```

## Connect and test

Connect to localhost on port 6379:



Store and retrieve a simple string.



Store and retrieve a dict.



Close the connection when you're done.



## More information

The
[GitHub repository](https://github.com/redis/redis-rb) for `redis-rb` has a
set of [examples](https://github.com/redis/redis-rb/tree/master/examples)
and further information about using redis-rb.