diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8d4bf6d..907f6f0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,30 +1,10 @@
 # ---------------------------------------
-# Base image for node
-FROM node:19-bullseye-slim as node_base
-
-# ---------------------------------------
-# Base image for runtime
-FROM python:3.11-slim-bullseye as base
-
-ENV TZ=Etc/UTC
-WORKDIR /usr/src/app
-
-# Install Redis
-RUN apt-get update \
-    && apt-get install -y curl wget gnupg cmake lsb-release build-essential dumb-init \
-    && curl -fsSL https://packages.redis.io/gpg | gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/redis-archive-keyring.gpg \
-    && echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/redis-archive-keyring.gpg] https://packages.redis.io/deb $(lsb_release -cs) main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/redis.list \
-    && apt-get update \
-    && apt-get install -y redis \
-    && apt-get clean \
-    && mkdir -p /etc/redis /var/redis \
-    && pip install --upgrade pip \
-    && echo "appendonly yes" >> /etc/redis/redis.conf \
-    && echo "dir /data/db/" >> /etc/redis/redis.conf
+# Base image for dragonflydb
+FROM ghcr.io/dragonflydb/dragonfly:v1.7.1 as dragonfly
 
 # ---------------------------------------
 # Build frontend
-FROM node_base as frontend_builder
+FROM node:19-bullseye-slim as frontend
 
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 COPY ./web/package.json ./web/package-lock.json ./
@@ -36,20 +16,26 @@ RUN npm run build
 
 # ---------------------------------------
 # Runtime environment
-FROM base as release
+FROM python:3.11-slim-bullseye as release
 
 # Set ENV
 ENV NODE_ENV='production'
+ENV TZ=Etc/UTC
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 
 # Copy artifacts
-COPY --from=frontend_builder /usr/src/app/web/build /usr/src/app/api/static/
+COPY --from=dragonfly /usr/local/bin/dragonfly /usr/local/bin/dragonfly
+COPY --from=frontend /usr/src/app/web/build /usr/src/app/api/static/
 COPY ./api /usr/src/app/api
 COPY scripts/deploy.sh /usr/src/app/deploy.sh
 
 # Install api dependencies
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir ./api \
-    && chmod 755 /usr/src/app/deploy.sh
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y cmake build-essential dumb-init \
+    && pip install --upgrade pip \
+    && pip install --no-cache-dir ./api \
+    && apt-get clean \
+    && rm -rf /tmp/* \
+    && chmod 755 /usr/src/app/deploy.sh /usr/local/bin/dragonfly
 
 EXPOSE 8008
 ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/bin/dumb-init", "--"]
diff --git a/Dockerfile.dev b/Dockerfile.dev
index c6617d9..eab3acd 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -3,40 +3,31 @@
 FROM node:19-bullseye-slim as node_base
 
 # ---------------------------------------
-# Base image for runtime
-FROM python:3.11-slim-bullseye as base
-
-ENV TZ=Etc/UTC
-WORKDIR /usr/src/app
-
-# Install Redis
-RUN apt-get update \
-    && apt-get install -y curl wget gnupg cmake lsb-release build-essential dumb-init \
-    && curl -fsSL https://packages.redis.io/gpg | gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/redis-archive-keyring.gpg \
-    && echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/redis-archive-keyring.gpg] https://packages.redis.io/deb $(lsb_release -cs) main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/redis.list \
-    && apt-get update \
-    && apt-get install -y redis \
-    && apt-get clean \
-    && mkdir -p /etc/redis /var/redis \
-    && pip install --upgrade pip \
-    && echo "appendonly yes" >> /etc/redis/redis.conf \
-    && echo "dir /data/db/" >> /etc/redis/redis.conf
+# Base image for dragonflydb
+FROM ghcr.io/dragonflydb/dragonfly:v1.7.1 as dragonfly
 
 # ---------------------------------------
 # Dev environment
-FROM base as dev
+FROM python:3.11-slim-bullseye as dev
 
 # Set ENV
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+ENV TZ=Etc/UTC
 ENV NODE_ENV='development'
 
-# Install node.js and npm packages
+# Install dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y cmake build-essential dumb-init \
+    && pip install --upgrade pip
+
+# Copy database, source code, and scripts
+COPY --from=dragonfly /usr/local/bin/dragonfly /usr/local/bin/dragonfly
 COPY --from=node_base /usr/local /usr/local
 COPY scripts/dev.sh /usr/src/app/dev.sh
 COPY ./web/package.json ./web/package-lock.json ./
 
 RUN npm ci \
-    && chmod 755 /usr/src/app/dev.sh
+    && chmod 755 /usr/src/app/dev.sh \
+    && chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/dragonfly
 
 EXPOSE 8008
 EXPOSE 9124
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b6e800a..18d8189 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 Serge is a chat interface crafted with [llama.cpp](https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp) for running Alpaca models. No API keys, entirely self-hosted!
 
 - 🌐 **SvelteKit** frontend
-- 💾 **Redis** for storing chat history & parameters
+- 💾 **[Dragonfly](https://github.com/dragonflydb/dragonfly)** for storing chat history & parameters
 - ⚙️ **FastAPI + LangChain** for the API, wrapping calls to [llama.cpp](https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp) using the [python bindings](https://github.com/abetlen/llama-cpp-python)
 
 🎥 Demo:
diff --git a/api/src/serge/routers/chat.py b/api/src/serge/routers/chat.py
index 1b144ec..0fc8840 100644
--- a/api/src/serge/routers/chat.py
+++ b/api/src/serge/routers/chat.py
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ async def create_new_chat(
     except Exception as exc:
         raise ValueError(f"Model can't be found: {exc}")
 
-    client = Redis()
+    client = Redis(host="localhost", port=6379, decode_responses=False)
+    logger.info(f"Connected to Redis? {client.ping()}")
 
     params = ChatParameters(
         model_path=model,
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ async def create_new_chat(
 @chat_router.get("/")
 async def get_all_chats():
     res = []
-    client = Redis()
+    client = Redis(host="localhost", port=6379, decode_responses=False)
+    logger.info(f"Connected to Redis? {client.ping()}")
 
     ids = client.smembers("chats")
 
@@ -98,7 +100,8 @@ async def get_all_chats():
 
 @chat_router.get("/{chat_id}")
 async def get_specific_chat(chat_id: str):
-    client = Redis()
+    client = Redis(host="localhost", port=6379, decode_responses=False)
+    logger.info(f"Connected to Redis? {client.ping()}")
 
     if not client.sismember("chats", chat_id):
         raise ValueError("Chat does not exist")
@@ -115,7 +118,8 @@ async def get_specific_chat(chat_id: str):
 
 @chat_router.get("/{chat_id}/history")
 async def get_chat_history(chat_id: str):
-    client = Redis()
+    client = Redis(host="localhost", port=6379, decode_responses=False)
+    logger.info(f"Connected to Redis? {client.ping()}")
 
     if not client.sismember("chats", chat_id):
         raise ValueError("Chat does not exist")
@@ -126,7 +130,8 @@ async def get_chat_history(chat_id: str):
 
 @chat_router.delete("/{chat_id}/prompt")
 async def delete_prompt(chat_id: str, idx: int):
-    client = Redis()
+    client = Redis(host="localhost", port=6379, decode_responses=False)
+    logger.info(f"Connected to Redis? {client.ping()}")
 
     if not client.sismember("chats", chat_id):
         raise ValueError("Chat does not exist")
@@ -147,7 +152,8 @@ async def delete_prompt(chat_id: str, idx: int):
 
 @chat_router.delete("/{chat_id}")
 async def delete_chat(chat_id: str):
-    client = Redis()
+    client = Redis(host="localhost", port=6379, decode_responses=False)
+    logger.info(f"Connected to Redis? {client.ping()}")
 
     if not client.sismember("chats", chat_id):
         raise ValueError("Chat does not exist")
@@ -162,8 +168,9 @@ async def delete_chat(chat_id: str):
 
 @chat_router.get("/{chat_id}/question")
 def stream_ask_a_question(chat_id: str, prompt: str):
-    logger.debug("Starting redis client")
-    client = Redis()
+    logger.info("Starting redis client")
+    client = Redis(host="localhost", port=6379, decode_responses=False)
+    logger.info(f"Connected to Redis? {client.ping()}")
 
     if not client.sismember("chats", chat_id):
         raise ValueError("Chat does not exist")
@@ -235,7 +242,8 @@ def stream_ask_a_question(chat_id: str, prompt: str):
 
 @chat_router.post("/{chat_id}/question")
 async def ask_a_question(chat_id: str, prompt: str):
-    client = Redis()
+    client = Redis(host="localhost", port=6379, decode_responses=False)
+    logger.info(f"Connected to Redis? {client.ping()}")
 
     if not client.sismember("chats", chat_id):
         raise ValueError("Chat does not exist")
diff --git a/api/src/serge/utils/stream.py b/api/src/serge/utils/stream.py
index f1190d6..fdbbcdb 100644
--- a/api/src/serge/utils/stream.py
+++ b/api/src/serge/utils/stream.py
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ class ChainRedisHandler(StreamingStdOutCallbackHandler):
         logger.debug(f"Setting up ChainRedisHandler with id {id}")
         super().__init__()
         self.id = id
-        self.client = Redis()
+        self.client = Redis(host="localhost", port=6379, decode_responses=False)
+        logger.info(f"Connected to Redis? {self.client.ping()}")
         logger.info(f"Stream key : {self.stream_key}")
 
     @property
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 78dd226..59ae316 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ services:
 
 volumes:
   weights:
-  datadb:
\ No newline at end of file
+  datadb:
diff --git a/scripts/deploy.sh b/scripts/deploy.sh
index 3d5b698..bfdc2ab 100644
--- a/scripts/deploy.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ pip install llama-cpp-python==0.1.77 || {
 	exit 1
 }
 
-# Start Redis instance
-redis-server /etc/redis/redis.conf &
+# Start Dragonfly instance
+mkdir -p /data/db
+/usr/local/bin/dragonfly --noversion_check --logtostderr --dbnum 0 --bind localhost --port 6379 --save_schedule "*:*" --dbfilename dragonfly --dir /data/db &
 
 # Start the API
 cd /usr/src/app/api || exit 1
diff --git a/scripts/dev.sh b/scripts/dev.sh
index d4d71f0..62588ba 100644
--- a/scripts/dev.sh
+++ b/scripts/dev.sh
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ pip install llama-cpp-python==0.1.77 || {
 	exit 1
 }
 
-# Start Redis instance
-redis-server /etc/redis/redis.conf &
+# Start Dragonfly instance
+mkdir -p /data/db
+/usr/local/bin/dragonfly --noversion_check --logtostderr --dbnum 0 --bind localhost --port 6379 --save_schedule "*:*" --dbfilename dragonfly --dir /data/db &
 
 # Start the web server
 cd /usr/src/app/web || exit 1