diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index c2e23883a2..cf713a4a2d 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
     ln -sf /usr/local/bin/node /usr/bin/node
 
 RUN apt-get install -y netcat-traditional pcregrep
+RUN apt-get install -y redis-server && \
+    usermod -aG redis www-data
 
 WORKDIR /workspace
 
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index ee566d1ccb..cdd2e799e6 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     }
   },
   "postCreateCommand": "./tools/install.sh --python python3.11 && ./tools/migrate.sh && ./tools/loadtestdata.sh",
-  "postStartCommand": "git config --global --add safe.directory ${containerWorkspaceFolder}",
+  "postStartCommand": "git config --global --add safe.directory ${containerWorkspaceFolder} && redis-server --daemonize yes --unixsocket /workspace/redis-server.sock --unixsocketperm 770",
   "remoteEnv": {
     "DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE": "integreat_cms.core.settings",
     "INTEGREAT_CMS_DEBUG": "1",