diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index a9b3585..01c9b27 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
 const Koa = require("koa");
+const redis = require("redis");
 const app = new Koa();
 
+// Redis setup
+const redisConfig = {
+  url: process.env.REDIS_URL,
+  database: 1,
+};
+
+(async () => {
+  let redisClient = redis.createClient(redisConfig);
+  redisClient.on("error", (error) => console.error(`Error: ${error}`));
+  await redisClient.connect();
+})();
+
 app.use(async (ctx) => {
   ctx.body = `The code word is: ${process.env.TEST_STRING}`;
 });
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e084593..2829c01 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "koa": "^3.0.0"
+        "koa": "^3.0.0",
+        "redis": "^5.5.6"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "nodemon": "^3.1.10",
@@ -19,6 +20,66 @@
         "node": "20.x"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@redis/bloom": {
+      "version": "5.5.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@redis/bloom/-/bloom-5.5.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-bNR3mxkwtfuCxNOzfV8B3R5zA1LiN57EH6zK4jVBIgzMzliNuReZXBFGnXvsi80/SYohajn78YdpYI+XNpqL+A==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 18"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@redis/client": "^5.5.6"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@redis/client": {
+      "version": "5.5.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@redis/client/-/client-5.5.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-M3Svdwt6oSfyfQdqEr0L2HOJH2vK7GgCFx1NfAQvpWAT4+ljoT1L5S5cKT3dA9NJrxrOPDkdoTPWJnIrGCOcmw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "cluster-key-slot": "1.1.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 18"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@redis/json": {
+      "version": "5.5.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@redis/json/-/json-5.5.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-AIsoe3SsGQagqAmSQHaqxEinm5oCWr7zxPWL90kKaEdLJ+zw8KBznf2i9oK0WUFP5pFssSQUXqnscQKe2amfDQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 18"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@redis/client": "^5.5.6"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@redis/search": {
+      "version": "5.5.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@redis/search/-/search-5.5.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-JSqasYqO0mVcHL7oxvbySRBBZYRYhFl3W7f0Da7BW8M/r0Z9wCiVrdjnN4/mKBpWZkoJT/iuisLUdPGhpKxBew==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 18"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@redis/client": "^5.5.6"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@redis/time-series": {
+      "version": "5.5.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@redis/time-series/-/time-series-5.5.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-jkpcgq3NOI3TX7xEAJ3JgesJTxAx7k0m6lNxNsYdEM8KOl+xj7GaB/0CbLkoricZDmFSEAz7ClA1iK9XkGHf+Q==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 18"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@redis/client": "^5.5.6"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/accepts": {
       "version": "1.3.8",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/accepts/-/accepts-1.3.8.tgz",
@@ -128,6 +189,15 @@
         "fsevents": "~2.3.2"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/cluster-key-slot": {
+      "version": "1.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cluster-key-slot/-/cluster-key-slot-1.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-RMr0FhtfXemyinomL4hrWcYJxmX6deFdCxpJzhDttxgO1+bcCnkk+9drydLVDmAMG7NE6aN/fl4F7ucU/90gAA==",
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.10.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/concat-map": {
       "version": "0.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/concat-map/-/concat-map-0.0.1.tgz",
@@ -644,6 +714,22 @@
         "node": ">=8.10.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/redis": {
+      "version": "5.5.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/redis/-/redis-5.5.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-hbpqBfcuhWHOS9YLNcXcJ4akNr7HFX61Dq3JuFZ9S7uU7C7kvnzuH2PDIXOP62A3eevvACoG8UacuXP3N07xdg==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@redis/bloom": "5.5.6",
+        "@redis/client": "5.5.6",
+        "@redis/json": "5.5.6",
+        "@redis/search": "5.5.6",
+        "@redis/time-series": "5.5.6"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 18"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/safe-buffer": {
       "version": "5.2.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/safe-buffer/-/safe-buffer-5.2.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fd16ece..3a5ba98 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     "prettier": "^3.5.3"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "koa": "^3.0.0"
+    "koa": "^3.0.0",
+    "redis": "^5.5.6"
   }
 }