This section shows how to set up ODBC connectivity and configure DSNs on macOS.

Minimum macOS Version

The CData ODBC Driver for Redis driver requires macOS Sierra (10.12) or above.

Licensing the Driver

In a terminal, run the following commands to license the driver. To activate a trial, omit the <key> input.

cd "/Applications/CData ODBC Driver for Redis/bin"
sudo ./install-license.sh <key>

You'll be prompted for a name and password. These refer to your name and your machine's password.

Connecting to Redis

Set the Server connection property to the name or address of the server your Redis instance is running on.

If your Redis server is running on a port other than the default (6379), you can specify your port in the Port property.

Authenticating to Redis

The driver supports Password and ACL authentication. Connections to Redis instances that aren't password protected are supported as well.

No Authentication

Set the AuthScheme property to None. This indicates the Redis instance is not password protected (using the requirepass directive in the configuration file).

Password

Set the AuthScheme property to Password and set the Password property to the password used to authenticate with a password protected Redis instance using the Redis AUTH command.

ACL (Access Control List)

Set the following to connect:

• AuthScheme: Set this to ACL.
• User: Set this to the username you use to authenticate with Redis ACL.
• Password: Set this to the password you use to authenticate with Redis ACL.

Securing Redis Connections

You can set UseSSL to negotiate SSL/TLS encryption when you connect.

Uninstalling the Driver

The easiest way to uninstall the driver is to open a terminal and run the included uninstall.sh script, located in the installation directory. For example:

cd "/Applications/CData ODBC Driver for Redis"
sudo ./uninstall.sh

Note: The script needs to be run from the installation directory.