diff --git a/backend/build.gradle b/backend/build.gradle
index 5a9b4a0fe..c5a1b2bb3 100644
--- a/backend/build.gradle
+++ b/backend/build.gradle
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'org.flywaydb:flyway-core:9.22.3'
     implementation 'org.flywaydb:flyway-mysql'
 
+    // Redis
+    implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-redis'
+
     // Lombok
     compileOnly 'org.projectlombok:lombok'
     annotationProcessor 'org.projectlombok:lombok'
diff --git a/backend/docker-compose.local.yml b/backend/docker-compose.local.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..533541953
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/docker-compose.local.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  redis:
+    image: redis:latest
+    container_name: redis-local
+    ports:
+      - "6379:6379"
+    networks:
+      - redis_network
+
+networks:
+  redis_network:
+    driver: bridge
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/com/cruru/RedisTestController.java b/backend/src/main/java/com/cruru/RedisTestController.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..664e2d774
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/com/cruru/RedisTestController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package com.cruru;
+
+import org.springframework.data.redis.core.RedisTemplate;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestParam;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+
+@RestController
+@RequestMapping("/redis-test")
+public class RedisTestController {
+
+    private final RedisTemplate<String, String> redisTemplate;
+
+    public RedisTestController(RedisTemplate<String, String> redisTemplate) {
+        this.redisTemplate = redisTemplate;
+    }
+
+    // curl -X POST "http://localhost:8080/redis-test?key=testKey&value=testValue"
+    @PostMapping
+    public ResponseEntity<String> setKey(@RequestParam String key, @RequestParam String value) {
+        redisTemplate.opsForValue().set(key, value);
+        return ResponseEntity.ok("key-value: " + key + " = " + value);
+    }
+
+    // http://localhost:8080/redis-test?key=testKey
+    @GetMapping
+    public ResponseEntity<String> getKey(@RequestParam String key) {
+        String value = redisTemplate.opsForValue().get(key);
+        if (value == null) {
+            return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND).body("key " + key + " not found");
+        }
+        return ResponseEntity.ok("value for key " + key + " is: " + value);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/com/cruru/config/RedisConfig.java b/backend/src/main/java/com/cruru/config/RedisConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a1dbf0dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/com/cruru/config/RedisConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package com.cruru.config;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Profile;
+import org.springframework.data.redis.connection.RedisConnectionFactory;
+import org.springframework.data.redis.connection.lettuce.LettuceConnectionFactory;
+import org.springframework.data.redis.core.RedisTemplate;
+import org.springframework.data.redis.serializer.StringRedisSerializer;
+
+@Profile({"local", "test"})
+@Configuration
+public class RedisConfig {
+
+    @Value("${spring.data.redis.host}")
+    private String host;
+
+    @Value("${spring.data.redis.port}")
+    private int port;
+
+    @Bean
+    public RedisConnectionFactory redisConnectionFactory() {
+        return new LettuceConnectionFactory(host, port);
+    }
+
+    @Bean
+    public RedisTemplate<String, Object> redisTemplate(RedisConnectionFactory connectionFactory) {
+        RedisTemplate<String, Object> redisTemplate = new RedisTemplate<>();
+        redisTemplate.setConnectionFactory(connectionFactory);
+        redisTemplate.setKeySerializer(new StringRedisSerializer());
+        redisTemplate.setValueSerializer(new StringRedisSerializer());
+        redisTemplate.afterPropertiesSet();
+        return redisTemplate;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/resources/application.yml b/backend/src/main/resources/application.yml
index 6752c8733..7e95fd73a 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/backend/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ spring:
       file-size-threshold: 2KB
       max-file-size: 25MB
       max-request-size: 50MB
+  data:
+    redis:
+      port: 6379
+      host: localhost
 
 security:
   jwt:
diff --git a/backend/src/test/java/com/cruru/RedisTest.java b/backend/src/test/java/com/cruru/RedisTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..038f9aa44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/test/java/com/cruru/RedisTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package com.cruru;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
+import org.springframework.data.redis.core.RedisTemplate;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ActiveProfiles;
+
+@ActiveProfiles("test")
+@SpringBootTest
+class RedisTest {
+
+    @Autowired
+    private RedisTemplate<String, String> redisTemplate;
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldConnectToRedis() {
+        Boolean isAvailable = redisTemplate.getConnectionFactory()
+                .getConnection()
+                .ping()
+                .equalsIgnoreCase("PONG");
+        assertThat(isAvailable).isTrue();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void setAndGet() {
+        // given
+        String key = "testKey";
+        String value = "testValue";
+
+        // when
+        redisTemplate.opsForValue().set(key, value);
+        String actual = redisTemplate.opsForValue().get(key);
+
+        // then
+        assertThat(actual).isEqualTo(value);
+        redisTemplate.delete("testKey");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void delete() {
+        // given
+        String key = "testDeleteKey";
+        String value = "testValue";
+        redisTemplate.opsForValue().set(key, value);
+
+        // when
+        redisTemplate.delete(key);
+        String actual = redisTemplate.opsForValue().get(key);
+
+        // then
+        assertThat(actual).isNull();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/test/resources/application.yml b/backend/src/test/resources/application.yml
index 149549123..ec6de16fd 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/resources/application.yml
+++ b/backend/src/test/resources/application.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ spring:
     open-in-view: false
   mail:
     host: smtp.gmail.com
+  data:
+    redis:
+      port: 6379
+      host: localhost
 
 dataloader:
   enable: false