diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 100d87c1..e5dfe265 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -19,3 +19,8 @@ QUICK_THINK_LLM=gpt-4o-mini
 # App settings
 APP_HOST=localhost
 APP_PORT=8000
+
+# Redis
+REDIS_HOST=redis
+REDIS_PORT=6379
+REDIS_PASSWORD=password
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4173bf5e..56cde910 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -109,23 +109,25 @@ conda activate tradingagents
 pyenv
 pyenv local 3.12.7
 python -m venv .venv
-source./venv/bin/activate
-python --version
-pip install --upgrade pip
-pip install -r requirements.txt
-pip list
-
-# daily use
 source .venv/bin/activate
+python --version
+python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
+python -m pip list
+
 deactivate
 
 if error mini-racer
-source venv/bin/activate && pip install --no-deps -r requirements.txt #install without miniracer 
+source .venv/bin/activate && pip install --no-deps -r requirements.txt #install without miniracer 
+
+Api
+python webapp.py
 ```
 
-Install dependencies:
-```bash
-pip install -r requirements.txt
+### Connect to Redis (Local)
+```
+docker-compose up -d
+redis-cli -h localhost -p 6379 -a {REDIS_PASSWORD}
 ```
 
 ### Required APIs
@@ -239,8 +241,3 @@ Please reference our work if you find *TradingAgents* provides you with some hel
       url={https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.20138}, 
 }
 ```
-
-## How to Run
-```
-python3 webapp.py
-```
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..14e2dbc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+services:
+  redis:
+    image: redis:7.4.7
+    container_name: ${REDIS_CONTAINER_NAME:-trading_agents_redis}
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - "6379:6379"
+    volumes:
+      - redis-data:/data
+    environment:
+      REDIS_PASSWORD: ${REDIS_PASSWORD}
+    command: >
+      redis-server
+      --appendonly yes
+      --requirepass ${REDIS_PASSWORD}
+
+volumes:
+  redis-data: