diff --git a/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml b/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml
index 22db394..ed73752 100644
--- a/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ services:
     pre_deploy_tasks: true
     version: "4.0.4"
     nginx_version: 1.27.4-alpine
+    redis_version: 7.4.2-alpine
     mongodb_version: 7-jammy
     allowed_sender_domain: true
 
diff --git a/roles/docker/templates/compose-files/fedi_dk_nodebb.yml.j2 b/roles/docker/templates/compose-files/fedi_dk_nodebb.yml.j2
index d81c331..893229e 100644
--- a/roles/docker/templates/compose-files/fedi_dk_nodebb.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/docker/templates/compose-files/fedi_dk_nodebb.yml.j2
@@ -13,6 +13,19 @@ services:
       VIRTUAL_PORT: 80
       LETSENCRYPT_HOST: {{ services.fedi_dk_nodebb.domain }}
       LETSENCRYPT_EMAIL: {{ letsencrypt_email }}
+    depends_on:
+      - app
+
+  redis:
+    image: redis:{{ services.fedi_dk_nodebb.redis_version }}
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    tmpfs:
+      - /var/lib/redis
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "redis-cli", "ping"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 3s
+      retries: 5
 
   mongodb:
     image: mongo:{{ services.fedi_dk_nodebb.mongodb_version }}
@@ -23,6 +36,12 @@ services:
     environment:
       MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME: nodebb
       MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD: {{ fedi_dk_nodebb_secrets.mongodb_password }}
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "mongosh", "--quiet", "127.0.0.1/test", "--eval", "'quit(db.runCommand({ ping: 1 }).ok ? 0 : 2)'"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 5
+      start_period: 40s
 
   app:
     image: ghcr.io/nodebb/nodebb:{{ services.fedi_dk_nodebb.version }}
@@ -30,7 +49,7 @@ services:
     networks:
       default:
         aliases:
-          - nodebb_app
+          - app.nodebb
       postfix:
     volumes:
       - "./build:/usr/src/app/build:rw"
@@ -38,7 +57,10 @@ services:
       - "./config:/opt/config:rw"
       - "./setup.json:/usr/src/app/setup.json:ro"
     depends_on:
-      - mongodb
+      redis:
+        condition: service_healthy
+      mongodb:
+        condition: service_healthy
 
 networks:
   postfix:
diff --git a/roles/docker/templates/fedi_dk_nodebb/config.json.j2 b/roles/docker/templates/fedi_dk_nodebb/config.json.j2
index 978029b..27e45c0 100644
--- a/roles/docker/templates/fedi_dk_nodebb/config.json.j2
+++ b/roles/docker/templates/fedi_dk_nodebb/config.json.j2
@@ -10,5 +10,10 @@
         "password": "{{ fedi_dk_nodebb_secrets.mongodb_password }}",
         "database": "admin",
         "uri": ""
+    },
+    "redis": {
+        "host": "redis",
+        "port": "6379",
+        "database": 0
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/roles/docker/templates/fedi_dk_nodebb/nginx/http.conf.j2 b/roles/docker/templates/fedi_dk_nodebb/nginx/http.conf.j2
index 8e69b9f..4ccdc4c 100644
--- a/roles/docker/templates/fedi_dk_nodebb/nginx/http.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/docker/templates/fedi_dk_nodebb/nginx/http.conf.j2
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ map $http_upgrade $connection_upgrade {
 }
 
 upstream workers {
-    server nodebb_app:4567;
+    server app.nodebb:4567;
 }
 
 server {