diff --git a/files/apts/zaqar-server b/files/apts/zaqar-server
index bc7ef22445..32b10179b0 100644
--- a/files/apts/zaqar-server
+++ b/files/apts/zaqar-server
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 python-pymongo
 mongodb-server
 pkg-config
+redis-server # NOPRIME
+python-redis # NOPRIME
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/files/rpms/zaqar-server b/files/rpms/zaqar-server
index d7b7ea89c1..69e8bfa80b 100644
--- a/files/rpms/zaqar-server
+++ b/files/rpms/zaqar-server
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 selinux-policy-targeted
 mongodb-server
 pymongo
+redis # NOPRIME
+python-redis # NOPRIME
diff --git a/lib/zaqar b/lib/zaqar
index fe25e1f7d4..b8570eb282 100644
--- a/lib/zaqar
+++ b/lib/zaqar
@@ -125,11 +125,27 @@ function configure_zaqar {
         iniset $ZAQAR_CONF  drivers storage mongodb
         iniset $ZAQAR_CONF 'drivers:storage:mongodb' uri mongodb://localhost:27017/zaqar
         configure_mongodb
+    elif [ "$ZAQAR_BACKEND" = 'redis' ] ; then
+        iniset $ZAQAR_CONF  drivers storage redis
+        iniset $ZAQAR_CONF 'drivers:storage:redis' uri redis://localhost:6379
+        configure_redis
     fi
 
     cleanup_zaqar
 }
 
+function configure_redis {
+    if is_ubuntu; then
+        install_package redis-server
+    elif is_fedora; then
+        install_package redis
+    else
+        exit_distro_not_supported "redis installation"
+    fi
+
+    install_package python-redis
+}
+
 function configure_mongodb {
     # Set nssize to 2GB. This increases the number of namespaces supported
     # # per database.