'use strict'; // Read a file from disk, store it in Redis, then read it back from Redis. var redis = require('redis'), client = redis.createClient(), fs = require('fs'), filename = 'kids_in_cart.jpg'; // Get the file I use for testing like this: // curl http://ranney.com/kids_in_cart.jpg -o kids_in_cart.jpg // or just use your own file. // Read a file from fs, store it in Redis, get it back from Redis, write it back to fs. fs.readFile(filename, function (err, data) { if (err) throw err; console.log('Read ' + data.length + ' bytes from filesystem.'); client.set(filename, data, redis.print); // set entire file client.get(filename, function (err, reply) { // get entire file if (err) { console.log('Get error: ' + err); } else { fs.writeFile('duplicate_' + filename, reply, function (err) { if (err) { console.log('Error on write: ' + err); } else { console.log('File written.'); } client.end(); }); } }); });