diff --git a/app/config.py.default b/app/config.py.default
index a56659a..d5dd2fa 100644
--- a/app/config.py.default
+++ b/app/config.py.default
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     SQLALCHEMY_DB_URI = 'mysql://'+DB['username']+':'+DB['password']+'@'+DB['server']+'/'+DB['name']
 
 
+    # Redis
+    REDIS = {}
+    REDIS['server'] = 'localhost' # 'localhost' 'redis'
+    REDIS['port'] = '6379'
+
+
     # Send SMTP Email
     SMTP = {}
 
diff --git a/app/log.py b/app/log.py
index c962ead..b9aebf7 100644
--- a/app/log.py
+++ b/app/log.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import functools, logging
 
+from app.config import settings
+
 # stream options: 'ext://sys.stderr' or 'ext://sys.stdout'
 
 # NOTE: This log config is confusing and may need work... 2022-10-07
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ logging.config.dictConfig({
             'level': 'NOTSET',
             'class': 'logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler',
             'formatter': 'long',
-            'filename': 'admin/log/app.log',
+            'filename': settings.LOG_PATH['app'],
             'maxBytes': 5120000, # 5120000 = 5 MB
             'backupCount': 5
         },
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ logging.config.dictConfig({
             'level': 'WARNING',
             'class': 'logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler',
             'formatter': 'long',
-            'filename': 'admin/log/app_warning.log',
+            'filename': settings.LOG_PATH['app_warning'],
             'maxBytes': 512000, # 512000 = .512 MB
             'backupCount': 5
         },
diff --git a/app/routers/websockets.py b/app/routers/websockets.py
index 486fcb4..45344c0 100644
--- a/app/routers/websockets.py
+++ b/app/routers/websockets.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from fastapi import APIRouter, FastAPI, Response, WebSocket, WebSocketDisconnect
 from fastapi.responses import HTMLResponse
 from pydantic import BaseModel, EmailStr, Field
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Set, Union
-import aioredis, asyncio, datetime, hashlib, json, os, pathlib, shutil, time
+import redis, asyncio, datetime, hashlib, json, os, pathlib, shutil, time
 
 from app.lib_general import log, logging, common_route_params, Common_Route_Params, common_route_params_min, Common_Route_Params_Min
 from app.config import settings
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ async def ws_client_id(
 
 async def redis_connector(
         websocket: WebSocket,
-        redis_url: str = "redis://localhost:6379",
+        redis_url: str = f"redis://{settings.REDIS['server']}:{settings.REDIS['port']}",
         ):
     log.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
     log.debug(locals())
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ async def redis_connector(
 
     async def producer_handler(r, ws: WebSocket):
         (channel,) = await r.subscribe("chat:c")
-        assert isinstance(channel, aioredis.Channel)
+        assert isinstance(channel, redis.Channel)
         try:
             while True:
                 message = await channel.get()
@@ -224,9 +224,9 @@ async def redis_connector(
             # TODO this needs handling better
             log.error(exc)
 
-    # redis = await aioredis.create_pool(redis_url)
+    # redis = await redis.create_pool(redis_url)
     # Redis client bound to pool of connections (auto-reconnecting).
-    redis = aioredis.from_url(
+    redis = redis.from_url(
         redis_url, encoding="utf-8", decode_responses=True
     )