# start a redis instance
$ docker run --name some-redis -d redis
# start with persistent storage
$ docker run --name some-redis -d redis redis-server --save 60 1 --loglevel warning
# Additionally, If you want to use your own redis.conf ...
$ docker run -v /myredis/conf:/usr/local/etc/redis --name myredis redis redis-server /usr/local/etc/redis/redis.conf