diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 3782d8a..1132dc6 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ GLUTEMULO_CARTO_USER=pcaro
 GLUTEMULO_CARTO_API_KEY=AADDAADDSS
 GLUTEMULO_CARTO_ORG=
 
+# when your backend in redis
+GLUTEMULO_REDIS_HOST=redis
+#GLUTEMULO_REDIS_PASSWORD=redis_password
+GLUTEMULO_REDIS_PORT=6379
+#GLUTEMULO_REDIS_DB=0
+#GLUTEMULO_REDIS_KEY_PREFIX="gluto:"
+#GLUTEMULO_REDIS_EXPIRE_SECONDS=900
+
 GLUTEMULO_INGESTOR_TOPIC=simple-topic
 GLUTEMULO_INGESTOR_BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS=192.168.240.41:9092
 GLUTEMULO_INGESTOR_GROUP_ID=A group
diff --git a/glutemulo/backend/redis.py b/glutemulo/backend/redis.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a4284e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/glutemulo/backend/redis.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import redis
+import json
+import time
+
+
+class RedisBackend:
+    def __init__(self, expires_seconds, key_prefix="gluto:", **redis_conf):
+        self.expires_seconds = expires_seconds
+        self.key_prefix = key_prefix
+        # self.redis = redis.StrictRedis(host='localhost', port=6379, db=0)
+        self.redis = redis.StrictRedis(**redis_conf)
+
+    def consume(self, messages):
+        for msg in messages:
+            key = self.key_prefix + str(time.time())
+            self.redis.set(key, json.dumps(msg), ex=self.expires_seconds)
diff --git a/glutemulo/config.py b/glutemulo/config.py
index dc57c52..65df2d5 100644
--- a/glutemulo/config.py
+++ b/glutemulo/config.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         ),
     }
 
-    ingestor_enabled = config['ingestor_enabled'] = env.bool("INGESTOR_ENABLED", False)
+    ingestor_enabled = config["ingestor_enabled"] = env.bool("INGESTOR_ENABLED", False)
     with env.prefixed("INGESTOR_"):
         if ingestor_enabled:
             config.update(
@@ -75,3 +75,17 @@
                 config[
                     "postgres_uri"
                 ] = f'host={env("HOST")} port={env("PORT")} dbname={env("DBNAME")} user={env("USER")} password={env("PASSWORD")}'
+    elif backend == "redis" and ingestor_enabled:
+        with env.prefixed("REDIS_"):
+            config.update(
+                {
+                    "redis_expire_seconds": env.int("EXPIRE_SECONDS", 15 * 60),
+                    "redis_key_prefix": env("KEY_PREFIX", "gluto:"),
+                    "redis_connection": {
+                        "host": env.str("HOST", "redis"),
+                        "port": env.int("PORT", 6379),
+                        "password": env.str("PASSWORD", None),
+                        "db": env.int("DB", 0),
+                    },
+                }
+            )
diff --git a/glutemulo/gluto.py b/glutemulo/gluto.py
index b766eb8..4a29417 100644
--- a/glutemulo/gluto.py
+++ b/glutemulo/gluto.py
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
     from glutemulo.backend.postgres import PostgresBackend as Backend
 
     log.debug("Using POSTGRES backend")
+elif config["backend"] == "redis":
+    from glutemulo.backend.redis import RedisBackend
+
+    log.debug("Using REDIS backend")
 else:
     from glutemulo.backend.logger import LoggerBackend as Backend
 
@@ -33,15 +37,23 @@
         group_id=config["ingestor_group_id"],
         auto_offset_reset=config["ingestor_auto_offset_reset"],
         max_poll_records=config["ingestor_max_poll_records"],
-        fetch_min_bytes=config["ingestor_fetch_min_bytes"]
+        fetch_min_bytes=config["ingestor_fetch_min_bytes"],
     )
 
-    backend = Backend(
-        config["ingestor_dataset"],
-        config["ingestor_dataset_columns"],
-        config["ingestor_dataset_ddl"],
-        config["ingestor_dataset_autocreate"],
-    )
+    if config["backend"] == "redis":
+        backend = RedisBackend(
+            config["redis_expire_seconds"],
+            config["redis_key_prefix"],
+            **config["redis_connection"],
+        )
+    else:
+
+        backend = Backend(
+            config["ingestor_dataset"],
+            config["ingestor_dataset_columns"],
+            config["ingestor_dataset_ddl"],
+            config["ingestor_dataset_autocreate"],
+        )
     while True:
         for messages in consumer.consume(config["ingestor_wait_interval"]):
             if messages: