Sidekiq can't connect to redis in rails

Question

I have my redis server installed and running, but when I connect sidekiq using bundle exec sidekiq it throws an error message

Timed out connecting to Redis on localhost:6379

Redis Server is running on port: 6379.

Answer 1

Why are you using bundle exec sidekiq?

Try connecting with "redis-cli -h localhost"

Answer 2

I think it means you're redis server isn't running. Try running sudo /etc/init.d/redis-server start on your terminal, also make sure redis has permission to write to /var/log/redis.log or it won't start.

Answer 3

For the issue was my redis production url wasn't correct.

My fix was:

1. open $ sudo nano gitlab/htdocs/config/resque.yml
2. change production: redis://some-wrong-url:6379 to production: redis://localhost:6379
3. restarted my Bitnami stack $ sudo /opt/bitnami/ctlscript.sh restart

I first verified my redis url from the answer @henley left.

*Note I'm using a Bitnami stack