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 10. Wheeeee! You're up and running! Log in with test usernames "user", "moderator", or "admin", and password "password".
 11. Run `rails test` to confirm that your install is working properly. Or `rails test:system` for system tests.
 
+## Redis Installation
+
+Public Lab uses Redis and may be required for some functionality when running the application locally.
+1. Install Redis if you haven't already:
+  * Using **MacOS**: `brew install redis`
+2. Run Redis server:
+  * Using **MacOS**: `brew services start redis`
+3. Run SideKiq: `bundle exec sidekiq`
+4. If SideKiq started correctly Redis is now configured and working!
+
 ## SSL in Development
 
 We, at Public Lab use [openssl](https://github.com/ruby/openssl) gem to provide SSL for the secure connection in the development mode. You can run the https connection on the localhost by following following steps: