diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 29b1fa6..0cba496 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 HOSTNAME=localhost
+
+# PORTS
 KAFKA_PORT=9092
+REDIS_PORT=6377
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..845959d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+**/.env
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index a5bcf9a..5d04139 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 services:
+  redis:
+    container_name: "PHANTOM-redis"
+    image: redis:7-alpine
+    ports:
+      - "${REDIS_PORT:-6378}:6379"
+    volumes:
+      - phantom_redis_data:/data
+    restart: unless-stopped
   zookeeper:
     container_name: "PHANTOM-zookeeper"
     image: confluentinc/cp-zookeeper:latest
@@ -25,3 +33,4 @@ services:
 
 volumes:
   phantom_kafka_data:
+  phantom_redis_data: