diff --git a/src/routes/api/redis-client.ts b/src/routes/api/redis-client.ts
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+import { Redis } from 'ioredis'
+
+const redis = new Redis({
+	host: process.env.REDIS_HOST || 'localhost',
+	port: parseInt(process.env.REDIS_PORT || '6379')
+})
+
+export default redis