diff --git a/config/settings/local.py b/config/settings/local.py
index 1e8cc30..7f294b7 100644
--- a/config/settings/local.py
+++ b/config/settings/local.py
@@ -19,7 +19,16 @@
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#secret-key
 SECRET_KEY = env("DJANGO_SECRET_KEY", default="local")
 
-CACHES = {"default": {"BACKEND": "django.core.cache.backends.locmem.LocMemCache"}}
+REDIS_URL = env("REDIS_URL")
+if REDIS_URL:
+    CACHES = {
+        "default": {
+            "BACKEND": "django.core.cache.backends.redis.RedisCache",
+            "LOCATION": REDIS_URL,
+        }
+    }
+else:
+    CACHES = {"default": {"BACKEND": "django.core.cache.backends.locmem.LocMemCache"}}
 
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#installed-apps
 INSTALLED_APPS += ("django_extensions",)
diff --git a/dev.yml b/dev.yml
index fd510b8..397c377 100644
--- a/dev.yml
+++ b/dev.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "5432:5432"
 
+  redis:
+    image: redis:alpine
+    restart: always
+    expose:
+      - 6379
+    ports:
+      - '6379:6379'
+
   django:
     build:
       context: .
@@ -25,6 +33,7 @@ services:
     command: /start-dev.sh
     depends_on:
       - postgres
+      - redis
     environment:
       - POSTGRES_USER=quips
       - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=quips