diff --git a/.env.development.template b/.env.development.template
index c897bff0e..3539bf1af 100644
--- a/.env.development.template
+++ b/.env.development.template
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ DATABASE_PORT=6432
 DATABASE_NAME=spi_dev
 DATABASE_USERNAME=spi_dev
 DATABASE_PASSWORD=xxx
+REDIS_HOST=localhost
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.env.testing.template b/.env.testing.template
index 1118c84ba..a2b58f4f5 100644
--- a/.env.testing.template
+++ b/.env.testing.template
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ DATABASE_PORT=5432
 DATABASE_NAME=spi_test
 DATABASE_USERNAME=spi_test
 DATABASE_PASSWORD=xxx
+REDIS_HOST=localhost
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5fdc944f5..d76fa3f8b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -92,7 +92,13 @@ ingest:
 analyze:
 	swift run Run analyze --limit 1
 
-db-up: db-up-dev db-up-test
+redis-up-dev:
+	docker run --name spi_redis -p 6379:6379 -d redis/redis-stack:7.4.0-v1
+
+redis-down-dev:
+	docker rm -f spi_redis
+
+db-up: db-up-dev db-up-test redis-up-dev
 
 db-up-dev:
 	docker run --name spi_dev -e POSTGRES_DB=spi_dev -e POSTGRES_USER=spi_dev -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=xxx -p 6432:5432 -d postgres:16-alpine
@@ -111,7 +117,7 @@ db-up-test:
 		-d \
 		postgres:13-alpine
 
-db-down: db-down-dev db-down-test
+db-down: db-down-dev db-down-test redis-down-dev
 
 db-down-dev:
 	docker rm -f spi_dev
diff --git a/Sources/App/Core/Dependencies/EnvironmentClient.swift b/Sources/App/Core/Dependencies/EnvironmentClient.swift
index b0bcc40a8..836473183 100644
--- a/Sources/App/Core/Dependencies/EnvironmentClient.swift
+++ b/Sources/App/Core/Dependencies/EnvironmentClient.swift
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ struct EnvironmentClient {
     var plausibleBackendReportingSiteID: @Sendable () -> String?
     var processingBuildBacklog: @Sendable () -> Bool = { XCTFail("processingBuildBacklog"); return false }
     var random: @Sendable (_ range: ClosedRange<Double>) -> Double = { XCTFail("random"); return Double.random(in: $0) }
-    var runnerIds: @Sendable () -> [String] = { XCTFail("runnerIds"); return [] }
 
     enum FailureMode: String {
         case fetchMetadataFailed
@@ -59,6 +58,8 @@ struct EnvironmentClient {
         case repositorySaveFailed
         case repositorySaveUniqueViolation
     }
+    var redisHostname: @Sendable () -> String = { "redis" }
+    var runnerIds: @Sendable () -> [String] = { XCTFail("runnerIds"); return [] }
     var shouldFail: @Sendable (_ failureMode: FailureMode) -> Bool = { _ in XCTFail("shouldFail"); return false }
     var siteURL: @Sendable () -> String = { XCTFail("siteURL"); return "" }
 }
@@ -126,6 +127,12 @@ extension EnvironmentClient: DependencyKey {
                 Environment.get("PROCESSING_BUILD_BACKLOG").flatMap(\.asBool) ?? false
             },
             random: { range in Double.random(in: range) },
+            redisHostname: {
+                // Defaulting this to `redis`, which is the service name in `app.yml`.
+                // This is also why `REDIS_HOST` is not set as an env variable in `app.yml`,
+                // it's a known value that needs no configuration outside of local use for testing.
+                Environment.get("REDIS_HOST") ?? "redis"
+            },
             runnerIds: { Environment.decode("RUNNER_IDS", as: [String].self) ?? [] },
             shouldFail: { failureMode in
                 let shouldFail = Environment.decode("FAILURE_MODE", as: [String: Double].self) ?? [:]
diff --git a/Sources/App/Core/Dependencies/RedisClient.swift b/Sources/App/Core/Dependencies/RedisClient.swift
index d241e4f94..190a27d5b 100644
--- a/Sources/App/Core/Dependencies/RedisClient.swift
+++ b/Sources/App/Core/Dependencies/RedisClient.swift
@@ -109,15 +109,14 @@ private actor Redis {
     }
 
     private init() async throws {
+        @Dependency(\.environment) var environment
         let connection = RedisConnection.make(
-            configuration: try .init(hostname: Redis.hostname),
+            configuration: try .init(hostname: environment.redisHostname()),
             boundEventLoop: NIOSingletons.posixEventLoopGroup.any()
         )
         self.client = try await connection.get()
     }
 
-    // This hostname has to match the redir service name in app.yml.
-    static let hostname = "redis"
     static let maxConnectionAttempts = 3
 
     func set(key: String, value: String?, expiresIn: Duration?) async {