diff --git a/lib/redis.ts b/lib/redis.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0ccfac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/redis.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import Redis from 'ioredis'
+
+const globalForRedis = global as unknown as { redis: Redis }
+
+export const redis =
+  globalForRedis.redis ||
+  new Redis(process.env.REDIS_URL || 'redis://localhost:6379', {
+    maxRetriesPerRequest: null,
+  })
+
+if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') globalForRedis.redis = redis
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7969f75..2ad09ab 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
         "clsx": "^2.1.1",
         "developer-icons": "^7.0.1",
         "framer-motion": "^12.40.0",
+        "ioredis": "^5.11.1",
         "lucide-react": "^1.18.0",
         "next": "16.2.9",
         "next-auth": "^5.0.0-beta.31",
@@ -2005,6 +2006,12 @@
         "url": "https://opencollective.com/libvips"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@ioredis/commands": {
+      "version": "1.10.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@ioredis/commands/-/commands-1.10.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-UmeW7z4LfctwoQ5wkhVzgq8tXkreED2xZGpX+Bg+zA+WJFZCT6c062AfCK/Dfk81xZnnwdhJCUMkitihRaoC2Q==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/@jridgewell/gen-mapping": {
       "version": "0.3.13",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jridgewell/gen-mapping/-/gen-mapping-0.3.13.tgz",
@@ -4776,6 +4783,15 @@
         "node": ">=6"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/cluster-key-slot": {
+      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cluster-key-slot/-/cluster-key-slot-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-rwHwUfXL40Chm1r08yrhU3qpUvdVlgkKNeyeGPOxnW8/SyVDvgRaed/Uz54AqWNaTCAThlj6QAs3TZcKI0xDEw==",
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.10.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/code-block-writer": {
       "version": "13.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/code-block-writer/-/code-block-writer-13.0.3.tgz",
@@ -5142,6 +5158,15 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/denque": {
+      "version": "2.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/denque/-/denque-2.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-HVQE3AAb/pxF8fQAoiqpvg9i3evqug3hoiwakOyZAwJm+6vZehbkYXZ0l4JxS+I3QxM97v5aaRNhj8v5oBhekw==",
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.10"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/depd": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/depd/-/depd-2.0.0.tgz",
@@ -6884,6 +6909,28 @@
         "@formatjs/icu-messageformat-parser": "3.5.11"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/ioredis": {
+      "version": "5.11.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ioredis/-/ioredis-5.11.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ehuGcf94bQXhfagULNXrJdfnWO38v070jxSx/qE87Kjzmu2fU7ro5EFAb+OPituLqgfyuQaym5DlrNydW2sJ9A==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@ioredis/commands": "1.10.0",
+        "cluster-key-slot": "1.1.1",
+        "debug": "4.4.3",
+        "denque": "2.1.0",
+        "redis-errors": "1.2.0",
+        "redis-parser": "3.0.0",
+        "standard-as-callback": "2.1.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12.22.0"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "type": "opencollective",
+        "url": "https://opencollective.com/ioredis"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/ip-address": {
       "version": "10.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ip-address/-/ip-address-10.2.0.tgz",
@@ -9309,6 +9356,27 @@
         "node": ">= 4"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/redis-errors": {
+      "version": "1.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/redis-errors/-/redis-errors-1.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1qny3OExCf0UvUV/5wpYKf2YwPcOqXzkwKKSmKHiE6ZMQs5heeE/c8eXK+PNllPvmjgAbfnsbpkGZWy8cBpn9w==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=4"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/redis-parser": {
+      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/redis-parser/-/redis-parser-3.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-DJnGAeenTdpMEH6uAJRK/uiyEIH9WVsUmoLwzudwGJUwZPp80PDBWPHXSAGNPwNvIXAbe7MSUB1zQFugFml66A==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "redis-errors": "^1.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=4"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/reflect.getprototypeof": {
       "version": "1.0.10",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/reflect.getprototypeof/-/reflect.getprototypeof-1.0.10.tgz",
@@ -9953,6 +10021,12 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/standard-as-callback": {
+      "version": "2.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/standard-as-callback/-/standard-as-callback-2.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qoRRSyROncaz1z0mvYqIE4lCd9p2R90i6GxW3uZv5ucSu8tU7B5HXUP1gG8pVZsYNVaXjk8ClXHPttLyxAL48A==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/statuses": {
       "version": "2.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/statuses/-/statuses-2.0.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8a38c9a..1173e3e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     "clsx": "^2.1.1",
     "developer-icons": "^7.0.1",
     "framer-motion": "^12.40.0",
+    "ioredis": "^5.11.1",
     "lucide-react": "^1.18.0",
     "next": "16.2.9",
     "next-auth": "^5.0.0-beta.31",