From 456823f445851b065665fe6bb008a325ebde6c6e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: adamiBs <adam.ben-shmuel@redis.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2025 09:46:26 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] Update MacOS install docs to our official cask

---
 .../install-redis/install-redis-on-mac-os.md  | 29 +++++--------------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/content/operate/oss_and_stack/install/archive/install-redis/install-redis-on-mac-os.md b/content/operate/oss_and_stack/install/archive/install-redis/install-redis-on-mac-os.md
index 4f74b4f7f2..a7d10727ef 100644
--- a/content/operate/oss_and_stack/install/archive/install-redis/install-redis-on-mac-os.md
+++ b/content/operate/oss_and_stack/install/archive/install-redis/install-redis-on-mac-os.md
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ If this command fails, you'll need to [follow the Homebrew installation instruct
 From the terminal, run:
 
 {{< highlight bash  >}}
-brew install redis
+brew tap redis/redis
+brew install --cask redis
 {{< / highlight >}}
 
 This will install Redis on your system.
@@ -43,41 +44,27 @@ This will install Redis on your system.
 To test your Redis installation, you can run the `redis-server` executable from the command line:
 
 {{< highlight bash  >}}
-redis-server
+redis-server $(brew --prefix)/etc/redis.conf
 {{< / highlight >}}
 
 If successful, you'll see the startup logs for Redis, and Redis will be running in the foreground.
 
 To stop Redis, enter `Ctrl-C`.
 
-### Starting and stopping Redis using launchd
+### Starting and stopping Redis in the background
 
-As an alternative to running Redis in the foreground, you can also use `launchd` to start the process in the background:
+As an alternative to running Redis in the foreground, you can also run Redis as a daemon:
 
 {{< highlight bash  >}}
-brew services start redis
+redis-server $(brew --prefix)/etc/redis.conf --daemonize yes
 {{< / highlight >}}
 
-This launches Redis and restarts it at login. You can check the status of a `launchd` managed Redis by running the following:
-
-{{< highlight bash  >}}
-brew services info redis
-{{< / highlight >}}
-
-If the service is running, you'll see output like the following:
-
-{{< highlight bash  >}}
-redis (homebrew.mxcl.redis)
-Running: ✔
-Loaded: ✔
-User: miranda
-PID: 67975
-{{< / highlight >}}
+This launches Redis as a daemon service.
 
 To stop the service, run:
 
 {{< highlight bash  >}}
-brew services stop redis
+redis-cli shutdown
 {{< / highlight >}}
 
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