diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5f27ce5..94fc2a2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ The default versions are always a combination of component versions which are co
 | Graphipfs           |                    | ipfs/go-ipfs:v0.4.23              | 172.15.0.16     | 5001 -> 5001  |
 | Graphpgsql          |                    | postgres                          | 172.15.0.7      | 5432 -> 5432  |
 | Dashboard           |                    | portainer/portainer               | 172.15.0.25     | 9100 -> 9000  |
+| Redis           |                    | bitnami/redis:latest               | 172.15.0.18     | 6379 -> 6379  |
 
 You can override the Docker image tag used for a particular component by setting its associated environment variable before calling `start_ocean.sh`:
 
diff --git a/compose-files/redis.yml b/compose-files/redis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d09240
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compose-files/redis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+version: '3'
+services:
+  redis:
+    image: bitnami/redis:latest
+    ports:
+      - 6379:6379
+    networks:
+      backend:
+        ipv4_address: 172.15.0.18
+    environment:
+      ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD: "yes"
+    volumes:
+    - redis1vol:/bitnami/redis/data
+volumes:
+  redis1vol:
diff --git a/start_ocean.sh b/start_ocean.sh
index da1e0e2..b1dee39 100755
--- a/start_ocean.sh
+++ b/start_ocean.sh
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}/dashboard.yml"
 COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}/aquarius.yml"
 COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}/elasticsearch.yml"
 COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}/provider.yml"
+COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}/redis.yml"
 COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}/ganache.yml"
 COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}/ocean_contracts.yml"
 
@@ -185,6 +186,7 @@ while :; do
         #################################################
         --no-provider)
             COMPOSE_FILES="${COMPOSE_FILES/ -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}\/provider.yml/}"
+            COMPOSE_FILES="${COMPOSE_FILES/ -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}\/redis.yml/}"
             printf $COLOR_Y'Starting without Provider...\n\n'$COLOR_RESET
             ;;
 	    --with-provider2)