diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 468c8e0c..ee6aa7a1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ By using a Ruby version manager (such as [asdf](https://asdf-vm.com/), you can e
 docker compose up --build
 ```
 
+To seed the database:
+
+```sh
+docker exec -it kudo-o-matic_web sh
+# in the shell of the docker container:
+bundle exec rake db:seed
+```
+
 When everything runs:
 
 ```sh
@@ -74,14 +82,6 @@ Copy environment variables. Following the dependency setup instructions below wi
 cp env.example .env
 ```
 
-#### Database configuration
-
-Copy default database configuration (change if needed)
-
-```bash
-cp config/database.yml.example config/database.yml
-```
-
 #### Database
 
 Create the databases and initialize it with the seed data.  
diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index 67dd2cd9..df2ca345 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       db:
         condition: service_healthy
+      redis:
+        condition: service_healthy
     command: bash -c "bundle install
       && bundle exec rake db:migrate
       && bundle exec puma"
@@ -43,3 +45,13 @@ services:
       - ./dockerfiles/development/db/init.sh:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init.sh
       # Data volume for persistent storage
       - ./dockerfiles/development/db/data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+
+  redis:
+    image: redis:7
+    ports:
+      - "${REDIS_PORT_LOCAL:-6379}:6379"
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "redis-cli", "--raw", "incr", "ping"]
+      interval: 1s
+      timeout: 3s
+      retries: 5
diff --git a/db/seeds.rb b/db/seeds.rb
index 0aecdda8..4137a84c 100644
--- a/db/seeds.rb
+++ b/db/seeds.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 users.each do |user|
   user = User.create(
     name: user,
-    email: "#{user}@example.com",
+    email: "#{user.downcase}@example.com",
     password: 'password',
     password_confirmation: 'password'
   )
diff --git a/dockerfiles/development/web/Dockerfile b/dockerfiles/development/web/Dockerfile
index 7c3c97eb..7ff27898 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/development/web/Dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfiles/development/web/Dockerfile
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ ENV RACK_ENV                development
 ENV ROOT_URL                0.0.0.0
 ENV DATABASE_NAME           kudo-o-matic_development
 ENV DATABASE_URL            postgres://kudo_user:kudos@db:5432
+ENV DATABASE_CLEANER_ALLOW_REMOTE_DATABASE_URL true
+ENV REDIS_URL               redis://redis:6379/0
 
 # Install Node.js, npm, Yarn, Python, and build-essential
 RUN apt-get update -qq && \