diff --git a/mbadmin.jps b/mbadmin.jps
index e19164c..8db59fb 100644
--- a/mbadmin.jps
+++ b/mbadmin.jps
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ actions:
     - cmd[cp]:
         user: root
         commands:
-          - RESULT=$(systemctl list-units --type=service --all | grep -i redis); if [ -z "$RESULT" ]; then RESULT=$(systemctl list-unit-files --type=service | grep -i redis | awk '{print $1, $2}'); fi; if [ -z "$RESULT" ]; then REDIS_CLI=$(which redis-cli 2>/dev/null); if [ -n "$REDIS_CLI" ]; then echo "Redis CLI found at $REDIS_CLI but no systemd service detected"; else echo "Redis is not installed or not managed by systemd on this node"; fi; else echo "$RESULT"; fi
+          - SVC=$(systemctl list-unit-files --type=service | grep -oP '[\w@-]*redis[\w@-]*\.service' | head -1 | sed 's/\.service//'); if [ -z "$SVC" ]; then echo "Redis: NOT INSTALLED"; elif systemctl is-active --quiet "$SVC"; then echo "Redis: RUNNING (service=$SVC, socket=$(test -S /var/run/redis/redis.sock && redis-cli -s /var/run/redis/redis.sock ping 2>/dev/null || echo UNREACHABLE))"; else echo "Redis: INSTALLED but STOPPED (service=$SVC)"; fi
     - return:
         type: info
         message: "${response.out}"
@@ -856,18 +856,18 @@ actions:
     - cmd[cp]:
         user: root
         commands:
-          - REDIS_SVC=$(systemctl list-units --type=service --all | grep -oP '[\w@-]*redis[\w@-]*\.service' | head -1 | sed 's/\.service//') && [ -n "$REDIS_SVC" ] && systemctl stop "$REDIS_SVC" || echo "No Redis service found"
+          - SVC=$(systemctl list-unit-files --type=service | grep -oP '[\w@-]*redis[\w@-]*\.service' | head -1 | sed 's/\.service//'); if [ -z "$SVC" ]; then echo "Redis is not installed on this node"; else systemctl stop "$SVC" && echo "Redis ($SVC) stopped successfully" || echo "Failed to stop Redis ($SVC)"; fi
     - return:
         type: info
-        message: "Redis has been stopped successfully"      
+        message: "${response.out}"      
   redis_enable:
     - cmd[cp]:
         user: root
         commands:
-          - REDIS_SVC=$(systemctl list-units --type=service --all | grep -oP '[\w@-]*redis[\w@-]*\.service' | head -1 | sed 's/\.service//') && [ -n "$REDIS_SVC" ] && systemctl restart "$REDIS_SVC" || echo "No Redis service found"
+          - bash /home/litespeed/mbmanager/scripts/install_redis.sh
     - return:
         type: info
-        message: "Redis has been successfully restarted"         
+        message: "${response.out}"         
   redis_clear_keys:
     - cmd[cp]:
         commands:
diff --git a/scripts/install_redis.sh b/scripts/install_redis.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40ec36b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/install_redis.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Install and configure Redis server for WordPress on LLSMP/AlmaLinux
+# - Installs redis via dnf
+# - Configures Unix socket at /var/run/redis/redis.sock
+# - Sets litespeed user as member of redis group for socket access
+# - Enables and starts redis service
+# - Configures LiteSpeed Cache Plugin Object Cache via WP-CLI
+#
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Colors
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+info()      { printf "${BLUE}[INFO] %s${NC}\n" "$@"; }
+success()   { printf "${GREEN}[SUCCESS] %s${NC}\n" "$@"; }
+warning()   { printf "${YELLOW}[WARNING] %s${NC}\n" "$@"; }
+error_exit(){ printf "${RED}[ERROR] %s${NC}\n" "$@" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+REDIS_SOCKET="/var/run/redis/redis.sock"
+REDIS_CONF="/etc/redis/redis.conf"
+REDIS_CONF_ALT="/etc/redis.conf"
+WP_ROOT="/var/www/webroot/ROOT"
+WEB_USER="litespeed"
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+
+# ── 1. Detect active Redis conf path ────────────────────────────────────────
+get_redis_conf() {
+    if [[ -f "$REDIS_CONF" ]]; then
+        echo "$REDIS_CONF"
+    elif [[ -f "$REDIS_CONF_ALT" ]]; then
+        echo "$REDIS_CONF_ALT"
+    else
+        echo ""
+    fi
+}
+
+# ── 2. Install Redis if not present ─────────────────────────────────────────
+install_redis() {
+    if command -v redis-server >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        info "Redis server binary already present at $(which redis-server)"
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    info "Installing Redis via dnf..."
+    dnf install -y redis || error_exit "Failed to install Redis. Check dnf connectivity."
+    success "Redis installed successfully."
+}
+
+# ── 3. Configure Redis for Unix socket ──────────────────────────────────────
+configure_redis() {
+    local conf
+    conf=$(get_redis_conf)
+
+    if [[ -z "$conf" ]]; then
+        error_exit "Redis config file not found at $REDIS_CONF or $REDIS_CONF_ALT"
+    fi
+
+    info "Configuring Redis at $conf..."
+
+    # Backup original config (idempotent - only once)
+    if [[ ! -f "${conf}.orig" ]]; then
+        cp "$conf" "${conf}.orig"
+        info "Original config backed up to ${conf}.orig"
+    fi
+
+    # Disable TCP listener (bind to 127.0.0.1 only, no external exposure)
+    sed -i 's/^bind .*/bind 127.0.0.1/' "$conf"
+
+    # Enable Unix socket
+    if grep -q '^unixsocket ' "$conf"; then
+        sed -i "s|^unixsocket .*|unixsocket $REDIS_SOCKET|" "$conf"
+    else
+        echo "unixsocket $REDIS_SOCKET" >> "$conf"
+    fi
+
+    # Set socket permissions so litespeed group can access it
+    if grep -q '^unixsocketperm ' "$conf"; then
+        sed -i 's/^unixsocketperm .*/unixsocketperm 775/' "$conf"
+    else
+        echo "unixsocketperm 775" >> "$conf"
+    fi
+
+    # Sensible memory limit (256MB default, adjustable)
+    if ! grep -q '^maxmemory ' "$conf"; then
+        echo "maxmemory 256mb" >> "$conf"
+        echo "maxmemory-policy allkeys-lru" >> "$conf"
+    fi
+
+    # Ensure socket directory exists with correct ownership
+    mkdir -p "$(dirname "$REDIS_SOCKET")"
+    chown redis:redis "$(dirname "$REDIS_SOCKET")"
+
+    success "Redis configuration applied."
+}
+
+# ── 4. Grant litespeed user access to redis socket ──────────────────────────
+configure_socket_access() {
+    info "Granting $WEB_USER user access to Redis socket group..."
+    if id "$WEB_USER" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        usermod -aG redis "$WEB_USER" || warning "Could not add $WEB_USER to redis group"
+        success "$WEB_USER added to redis group."
+    else
+        warning "User $WEB_USER not found, skipping group membership."
+    fi
+}
+
+# ── 5. Enable and start Redis service ───────────────────────────────────────
+start_redis() {
+    # Detect actual service name (redis, redis6, redis7, etc.)
+    local svc
+    svc=$(systemctl list-unit-files --type=service | grep -oP '[\w@-]*redis[\w@-]*\.service' | head -1 | sed 's/\.service//')
+
+    if [[ -z "$svc" ]]; then
+        error_exit "No Redis systemd service unit found after installation. Something went wrong."
+    fi
+
+    info "Enabling and starting $svc..."
+    systemctl enable "$svc"
+    systemctl restart "$svc"
+
+    # Wait up to 10s for socket to appear
+    local retries=10
+    while [[ $retries -gt 0 ]]; do
+        if [[ -S "$REDIS_SOCKET" ]]; then
+            break
+        fi
+        sleep 1
+        retries=$((retries - 1))
+    done
+
+    if [[ ! -S "$REDIS_SOCKET" ]]; then
+        error_exit "Redis started but socket not found at $REDIS_SOCKET after 10 seconds. Check Redis logs: journalctl -u $svc"
+    fi
+
+    # Verify connectivity
+    local ping_result
+    ping_result=$(redis-cli -s "$REDIS_SOCKET" ping 2>/dev/null || echo "FAILED")
+    if [[ "$ping_result" != "PONG" ]]; then
+        error_exit "Redis socket exists but PING failed. Check Redis logs: journalctl -u $svc"
+    fi
+
+    success "Redis is running and responding on $REDIS_SOCKET"
+}
+
+# ── 6. Configure LiteSpeed Cache Plugin Object Cache ────────────────────────
+configure_wp_object_cache() {
+    local plugin_script="$SCRIPT_DIR/configure_litespeed_plugin_object_cache.sh"
+
+    if [[ ! -f "$plugin_script" ]]; then
+        warning "configure_litespeed_plugin_object_cache.sh not found at $plugin_script - skipping WP object cache config."
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    if [[ ! -f "$WP_ROOT/wp-config.php" ]]; then
+        warning "WordPress not found at $WP_ROOT - skipping WP object cache config."
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    info "Configuring LiteSpeed Cache Plugin Object Cache with Redis socket..."
+    if bash "$plugin_script" --enable --connection-type=socket --redis-socket="$REDIS_SOCKET" --wp-root="$WP_ROOT"; then
+        success "WordPress LiteSpeed Cache Plugin Object Cache configured successfully."
+    else
+        warning "Failed to configure WordPress Object Cache. You can run it manually: bash $plugin_script --enable --wp-root=$WP_ROOT"
+    fi
+}
+
+# ── Main ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+info "======== Redis Install & Configure for WordPress (LLSMP) ========"
+
+install_redis
+configure_redis
+configure_socket_access
+start_redis
+configure_wp_object_cache
+
+success "======== Redis setup complete ========"
+info "Socket:  $REDIS_SOCKET"
+info "Config:  $(get_redis_conf)"
+info "Test:    redis-cli -s $REDIS_SOCKET ping"