diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9444f81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+UPSTASH_REDIS_REQUEST_URL=
+UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN=
diff --git a/bun.lockb b/bun.lockb
index c0e30aa..05fa17f 100755
Binary files a/bun.lockb and b/bun.lockb differ
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bdde454..ef16ef6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
     "vue-tsc": "^2.0.2"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@upstash/redis": "^1.28.4",
+    "date-fns": "^3.3.1",
     "nuxt": "^3.10.3",
     "vue": "^3.4.19",
     "vue-router": "^4.3.0"
diff --git a/src/pages/index.vue b/src/pages/index.vue
index 76885fd..a94c8b3 100644
--- a/src/pages/index.vue
+++ b/src/pages/index.vue
@@ -12,16 +12,7 @@ const backInTime = () => {
   return currentDate;
 };
 
-const { data } = useFetch<NoTimeResponse>(
-  () =>
-    'https://allertameteo.regione.emilia-romagna.it/o/api/allerta/get-sensor-values-no-time',
-  {
-    query: {
-      variabile: '254,0,0/1,-,-,-/B13215',
-      time: backInTime().getTime(),
-    },
-  },
-);
+const { data } = useFetch<NoTimeResponse>('/api/stations');
 
 if (data) {
   time.value = data.value?.shift() as Time;
diff --git a/src/server/api/stations.ts b/src/server/api/stations.ts
index 2cf50c5..8ed4dbd 100644
--- a/src/server/api/stations.ts
+++ b/src/server/api/stations.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,58 @@
-const backInTime = () => {
+import { addHours } from 'date-fns';
+
+import { redis, keyParser, isCaching } from './../../utils/redis';
+
+const currentHourUTCEpoch = () => {
   const currentDate = new Date();
-  currentDate.setHours(currentDate.getHours() - 1);
-  currentDate.setMinutes(0);
-  currentDate.setSeconds(0);
-  currentDate.setMilliseconds(0);
+  if (currentDate.getMinutes() <= 30) {
+    currentDate.setMinutes(30, 0, 0);
+  } else {
+    addHours(currentDate, 1);
+    currentDate.setMinutes(0, 0, 0);
+  }
 
-  return currentDate;
+  return currentDate.getTime();
 };
 
 export default defineEventHandler(async (_event) => {
-  const data = await $fetch<NoTimeResponse>(
-    'https://allertameteo.regione.emilia-romagna.it/o/api/allerta/get-sensor-values-no-time',
-    {
-      method: 'GET',
-      query: {
-        variabile: '254,0,0/1,-,-,-/B13215',
-        time: backInTime().getTime(),
+  // get the latest most complete stations data
+  const epoch = currentHourUTCEpoch().toString();
+
+  const fromCache = isCaching()
+    ? await redis.get<string>(keyParser(epoch))
+    : null;
+  if (!fromCache) {
+    console.log('Data not found in cache...');
+    console.log('Fetching new data...');
+    const data = await $fetch<NoTimeResponse>(
+      'https://allertameteo.regione.emilia-romagna.it/o/api/allerta/get-sensor-values-no-time',
+      {
+        method: 'POST',
+        query: {
+          variabile: '254,0,0/1,-,-,-/B13215',
+          time: epoch,
+        },
+        params: {
+          ts: epoch,
+          latestAvailabelTimeIsKnown: 'false',
+          time: epoch,
+        },
       },
-    },
-  );
+    );
+
+    if (isCaching()) {
+      // using transaction to optimize Redis server calls
+      const transaction = redis.multi();
+      transaction.set(keyParser(epoch), JSON.stringify(data));
+      transaction.expire(keyParser(epoch), 30 * 60);
+
+      console.log('Saving new data to cache...');
+      const _result = await transaction.exec();
+    }
 
-  return data;
+    return data;
+  } else {
+    console.log('Data found in cache...');
+    return fromCache;
+  }
 });
diff --git a/src/utils/redis.ts b/src/utils/redis.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60e23d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/redis.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { Redis } from '@upstash/redis';
+
+const UPSTASH_REDIS_REQUEST_URL = process.env.UPSTASH_REDIS_REQUEST_URL;
+const UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN = process.env.UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN;
+const REDIS_PREFIX = process.env.REDIS_PREFIX || 'LOCALDEV';
+
+if (!UPSTASH_REDIS_REQUEST_URL) {
+  console.warn(
+    'You have not configured `UPSTASH_REDIS_REQUEST_URL` env variable',
+  );
+  console.warn('Request caching could not be enabled.');
+}
+
+if (!UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN) {
+  console.warn(
+    'You have not configured `UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN` env variable.',
+  );
+  console.warn('Request caching could not be enabled.');
+}
+
+export const isCaching = () =>
+  UPSTASH_REDIS_REQUEST_URL && UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN;
+
+export const redis = new Redis({
+  url: UPSTASH_REDIS_REQUEST_URL || 'NO_URL',
+  token: UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN || 'NO_TOKEN',
+});
+
+export const keyParser = (key: string) => `${key}_${REDIS_PREFIX}`;