diff --git a/bird/config.go b/bird/config.go
index bfcdaed..03849a5 100644
--- a/bird/config.go
+++ b/bird/config.go
@@ -27,3 +27,10 @@ type RateLimitConfig struct {
 	Max     int `toml:"requests_per_minute"`
 	Enabled bool
 }
+
+type CacheConfig struct {
+	UseRedis      bool   `toml:"use_redis"`
+	RedisServer   string `toml:"redis_server"`
+	RedisPassword string `toml:"redis_password"`
+	RedisDb       int    `toml:"redis_db"`
+}
diff --git a/birdwatcher.go b/birdwatcher.go
index 358b3d3..355dab9 100644
--- a/birdwatcher.go
+++ b/birdwatcher.go
@@ -97,6 +97,13 @@ func PrintServiceInfo(conf *Config, birdConf bird.BirdConfig) {
 		log.Println("        AllowFrom:", strings.Join(conf.Server.AllowFrom, ", "))
 	}
 
+	if conf.Cache.UseRedis {
+		log.Println("    Caching backend: REDIS")
+		log.Println("       Using server:", conf.Cache.RedisServer)
+	} else {
+		log.Println("    Caching backend: MEMORY")
+	}
+
 	log.Println("   ModulesEnabled:")
 	for _, m := range conf.Server.ModulesEnabled {
 		log.Println("       -", m)
@@ -133,6 +140,14 @@ func main() {
 	bird.StatusConf = conf.Status
 	bird.RateLimitConf.Conf = conf.Ratelimit
 	bird.ParserConf = conf.Parser
+
+	if conf.Cache.UseRedis {
+		bird.CacheRedis, err = bird.NewRedisCache(conf.Cache)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal("Could not initialize redis cache:", err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	endpoints.Conf = conf.Server
 
 	// Make server