diff --git a/.circle/docker-compose.sh b/.circle/docker-compose.sh
index 9b87f978..6034c5a5 100755
--- a/.circle/docker-compose.sh
+++ b/.circle/docker-compose.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ set -e
 # Source the build environment defintion (details in buildenv.sh)
 . ~/.buildenv
 
-# Used for `RABBITMQHOST` `MONGODBHOST`, see docker-compose.override.yml
+# Used for `RABBITMQHOST`, `MONGODBHOST`, and `REDISHOST` see docker-compose.override.yml
 HOST_IP=$(ifconfig docker0 | grep 'inet addr' | awk -F: '{print $2}' | awk '{print $1}')
 
 set -x
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ case "$1" in
         -e ST2PKG_RELEASE=${ST2PKG_RELEASE} \
         -e RABBITMQHOST=${HOST_IP} \
         -e MONGODBHOST=${HOST_IP} \
+        -e REDISHOST=${HOST_IP} \
         -e ST2_CIRCLE_URL=${CIRCLE_BUILD_URL} \
         $2 /bin/true
   ;;
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ case "$1" in
         -e ST2PKG_RELEASE=${ST2PKG_RELEASE} \
         -e RABBITMQHOST=${HOST_IP} \
         -e MONGODBHOST=${HOST_IP} \
+        -e REDISHOST=${HOST_IP} \
         -e ST2_PACKAGES="${ST2_PACKAGES}" \
         -e ST2_CIRCLE_URL=${CIRCLE_BUILD_URL} \
         $2 build
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ case "$1" in
         -e ST2PKG_RELEASE=${ST2PKG_RELEASE} \
         -e RABBITMQHOST=${HOST_IP} \
         -e MONGODBHOST=${HOST_IP} \
+        -e REDISHOST=${HOST_IP} \
         -e ST2_PACKAGES="${ST2_PACKAGES}" \
         -e ST2_CIRCLE_URL=${CIRCLE_BUILD_URL} \
         $2 test
diff --git a/docker-compose.circle.yml b/docker-compose.circle.yml
index 3f20e505..a942857c 100644
--- a/docker-compose.circle.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.circle.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ bionic:
     - bionictest
     - rabbitmq
     - mongodb
+    - redis
 
 el8:
   image: quay.io/stackstorm/packagingrunner
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ el8:
     - centos8test
     - rabbitmq
     - mongodb
+    - redis
 
 el7:
   image: quay.io/stackstorm/packagingrunner
diff --git a/docker-compose.circle2.yml b/docker-compose.circle2.yml
index 51977e24..47c27883 100644
--- a/docker-compose.circle2.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.circle2.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ xenial:
     - xenialtest
     - rabbitmq
     - mongodb
+    - redis
 
 bionic:
   image: quay.io/stackstorm/packagingrunner
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ bionic:
     - bionictest
     - rabbitmq
     - mongodb
+    - redis
 
 el8:
   image: quay.io/stackstorm/packagingrunner
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ el8:
     - centos8test
     - rabbitmq
     - mongodb
+    - redis
 
 el7:
   image: quay.io/stackstorm/packagingrunner
@@ -54,6 +57,7 @@ el7:
     - centos7test
     - rabbitmq
     - mongodb
+    - redis
 
 ## Package build nodes
 #
diff --git a/docker-compose.override.yml b/docker-compose.override.yml
index 1630c900..cb8a5e06 100644
--- a/docker-compose.override.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.override.yml
@@ -48,3 +48,8 @@ mongodb:
   image: mongo:4.0
   ports:
     - "27017:27017"
+
+redis:
+  image: redis:latest
+  ports:
+    - "6379:6379"
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 671e14ea..7c05469f 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ xenial:
     - xenialtest
     - rabbitmq
     - mongodb
+    - redis
 
 bionic:
   image: quay.io/stackstorm/packagingrunner
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ bionic:
     - bionictest
     - rabbitmq
     - mongodb
+    - redis
 
 el8:
   image: quay.io/stackstorm/packagingrunner
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ el8:
     - centos8test
     - rabbitmq
     - mongodb
-
+    - redis
 
 el7:
   image: quay.io/stackstorm/packagingrunner
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ el7:
     - centos7test
     - rabbitmq
     - mongodb
+    - redis
 
 ## Package build nodes
 #
diff --git a/rake/build/environment.rb b/rake/build/environment.rb
index b9ec7600..5007731a 100644
--- a/rake/build/environment.rb
+++ b/rake/build/environment.rb
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
   # Default hostnames of dependat services (the value can take an address also)
   envpass :rabbitmqhost, 'rabbitmq', proc: convert_to_ipaddr
   envpass :mongodbhost,  'mongodb',  proc: convert_to_ipaddr
+  envpass :redishost,  'redis',  proc: convert_to_ipaddr
 
   # upload_sources - a list of directories which should be propogated
   #                  to remote nodes.
diff --git a/rake/spec/default/60-st2_all-services-ok_spec.rb b/rake/spec/default/60-st2_all-services-ok_spec.rb
index a594a253..77ad1051 100644
--- a/rake/spec/default/60-st2_all-services-ok_spec.rb
+++ b/rake/spec/default/60-st2_all-services-ok_spec.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
     it { is_expected.to be_reachable.with :port => 27017, :timeout => 1 }
   end
 
+  describe 'redis' do
+    subject { host(spec[:redishost]) }
+    it { is_expected.to be_reachable.with :port => 6379, :timeout => 1 }
+  end
+
 end
 
 describe 'start st2 components and services' do
diff --git a/rake/spec/spec_helper.rb b/rake/spec/spec_helper.rb
index fa4ea8c4..20c1b7aa 100644
--- a/rake/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/rake/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class ST2Spec
     package_list: pipeopts.packages,
     rabbitmqhost: pipeopts.rabbitmqhost,
     mongodbhost:  pipeopts.mongodbhost,
+    redishost: pipeopts.redishost,
     loglines_to_show: 100,
     logdest_pattern: {
       st2actionrunner: 'st2actionrunner.{pid}'
diff --git a/scripts/generate_st2_config.sh b/scripts/generate_st2_config.sh
index 1147dc1f..27a12437 100644
--- a/scripts/generate_st2_config.sh
+++ b/scripts/generate_st2_config.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ set -e
 # --- Go!
 MONGOHOST="${MONGODBHOST:-mongodb}"
 RABBITMQHOST="${RABBITMQHOST:-rabbitmq}"
+REDISHOST="${REDISHOST:-redis}"
 
 CONF=/etc/st2/st2.conf
 AMQP="amqp://guest:guest@$RABBITMQHOST:5672/"
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ EHD
 # Don't join into one cmd with previous, otherwise it becomes
 # non-interactive waiting ^D.
 MONGO=$(echo "$MONGO" | sed -r 's/^\s+//')
+REDIS="redis://${REDISHOST}:6379"
 
 # Specify rabbitmq host
 sed -i "/\[messaging\]/,/\[.*\]\|url/ {n; s#url.*=.*#url = $AMQP#}" $CONF
@@ -28,4 +30,7 @@ sed -i "/\[auth\]/,/\[.*\]\|enable/ {n; s#enable.*=.*#enable = False#}" $CONF
 # Create database section, st2.conf ships without it
 (grep "\[database\]" $CONF &>/dev/null) || echo "$MONGO" >> /etc/st2/st2.conf
 
+# Specify redis host
+sed -i "/\[coordination\]/,/\[.*\]\|url/ {n; s#url.*=.*#url = $REDIS#}" $CONF
+
 echo  "Resulting $CONF >>>" "$(cat $CONF)"
diff --git a/scripts/includes/common.sh b/scripts/includes/common.sh
index 24dd95e6..e5922a5c 100644
--- a/scripts/includes/common.sh
+++ b/scripts/includes/common.sh
@@ -83,9 +83,10 @@ check_st2_host_dependencies() {
   # CHECK 1: Determine which, if any, of the required ports are used by an existing process.
 
   # Abort the installation early if the following ports are being used by an existing process.
-  # nginx (80, 443), mongodb (27017), rabbitmq (4369, 5672, 25672), and st2 (9100-9102).
+  # nginx (80, 443), mongodb (27017), rabbitmq (4369, 5672, 25672), redis (6379)
+  # and st2 (9100-9102).
 
-  declare -a ports=("80" "443" "4369" "5672" "9100" "9101" "9102" "25672" "27017")
+  declare -a ports=("80" "443" "4369" "5672" "6379" "9100" "9101" "9102" "25672" "27017")
   declare -a used=()
 
   for i in "${ports[@]}"
diff --git a/scripts/st2bootstrap-deb.sh b/scripts/st2bootstrap-deb.sh
index 47177a89..8545f7bf 100644
--- a/scripts/st2bootstrap-deb.sh
+++ b/scripts/st2bootstrap-deb.sh
@@ -233,9 +233,10 @@ check_st2_host_dependencies() {
   # CHECK 1: Determine which, if any, of the required ports are used by an existing process.
 
   # Abort the installation early if the following ports are being used by an existing process.
-  # nginx (80, 443), mongodb (27017), rabbitmq (4369, 5672, 25672), and st2 (9100-9102).
+  # nginx (80, 443), mongodb (27017), rabbitmq (4369, 5672, 25672), redis (6379)
+  # and st2 (9100-9102).
 
-  declare -a ports=("80" "443" "4369" "5672" "9100" "9101" "9102" "25672" "27017")
+  declare -a ports=("80" "443" "4369" "5672" "6379" "9100" "9101" "9102" "25672" "27017")
   declare -a used=()
 
   for i in "${ports[@]}"
@@ -548,6 +549,11 @@ EOF
 
 }
 
+install_redis() {
+	# Install Redis Server. By default, redis only listen on localhost only.
+	sudo apt-get install -y redis-server
+}
+
 get_full_pkg_versions() {
   if [[ "$VERSION" != '' ]];
   then
@@ -609,6 +615,9 @@ install_st2() {
   # Configure [messaging] section in st2.conf (username password for RabbitMQ access)
   AMQP="amqp://stackstorm:$ST2_RABBITMQ_PASSWORD@127.0.0.1:5672"
   sudo crudini --set /etc/st2/st2.conf messaging url "${AMQP}"
+
+  # Configure [coordination] section in st2.conf (url for Redis access)
+  sudo crudini --set /etc/st2/st2.conf coordination url "redis://127.0.0.1:6379"
  
   sudo st2ctl start
   sudo st2ctl reload --register-all
@@ -712,6 +721,7 @@ STEP="Configure Proxy" && configure_proxy
 STEP="Install st2 dependencies" && install_st2_dependencies
 STEP="Install st2 dependencies (RabbitMQ)" && install_rabbitmq
 STEP="Install st2 dependencies (MongoDB)" && install_mongodb
+STEP="Install st2 dependencies (Redis)" && install_redis
 STEP="Install st2" && install_st2
 STEP="Configure st2 user" && configure_st2_user
 STEP="Configure st2 auth" && configure_st2_authentication
diff --git a/scripts/st2bootstrap-deb.template.sh b/scripts/st2bootstrap-deb.template.sh
index 1c0de357..84757acd 100644
--- a/scripts/st2bootstrap-deb.template.sh
+++ b/scripts/st2bootstrap-deb.template.sh
@@ -235,6 +235,11 @@ EOF
 
 }
 
+install_redis() {
+	# Install Redis Server. By default, redis only listen on localhost only.
+	sudo apt-get install -y redis-server
+}
+
 get_full_pkg_versions() {
   if [[ "$VERSION" != '' ]];
   then
@@ -296,6 +301,9 @@ install_st2() {
   # Configure [messaging] section in st2.conf (username password for RabbitMQ access)
   AMQP="amqp://stackstorm:$ST2_RABBITMQ_PASSWORD@127.0.0.1:5672"
   sudo crudini --set /etc/st2/st2.conf messaging url "${AMQP}"
+
+  # Configure [coordination] section in st2.conf (url for Redis access)
+  sudo crudini --set /etc/st2/st2.conf coordination url "redis://127.0.0.1:6379"
  
   sudo st2ctl start
   sudo st2ctl reload --register-all
@@ -399,6 +407,7 @@ STEP="Configure Proxy" && configure_proxy
 STEP="Install st2 dependencies" && install_st2_dependencies
 STEP="Install st2 dependencies (RabbitMQ)" && install_rabbitmq
 STEP="Install st2 dependencies (MongoDB)" && install_mongodb
+STEP="Install st2 dependencies (Redis)" && install_redis
 STEP="Install st2" && install_st2
 STEP="Configure st2 user" && configure_st2_user
 STEP="Configure st2 auth" && configure_st2_authentication
diff --git a/scripts/st2bootstrap-el7.sh b/scripts/st2bootstrap-el7.sh
index 7c80567a..f5d972a0 100644
--- a/scripts/st2bootstrap-el7.sh
+++ b/scripts/st2bootstrap-el7.sh
@@ -194,9 +194,10 @@ check_st2_host_dependencies() {
   # CHECK 1: Determine which, if any, of the required ports are used by an existing process.
 
   # Abort the installation early if the following ports are being used by an existing process.
-  # nginx (80, 443), mongodb (27017), rabbitmq (4369, 5672, 25672), and st2 (9100-9102).
+  # nginx (80, 443), mongodb (27017), rabbitmq (4369, 5672, 25672), redis (6379)
+  # and st2 (9100-9102).
 
-  declare -a ports=("80" "443" "4369" "5672" "9100" "9101" "9102" "25672" "27017")
+  declare -a ports=("80" "443" "4369" "5672" "6379" "9100" "9101" "9102" "25672" "27017")
   declare -a used=()
 
   for i in "${ports[@]}"
@@ -585,6 +586,13 @@ EOF
   sudo systemctl restart mongod
 }
 
+install_redis() {
+  # Install Redis Server. By default, redis only listen on localhost only.
+  sudo yum install -y redis
+  sudo systemctl start redis
+  sudo systemctl enable redis
+}
+
 install_st2() {
   curl -sL https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/StackStorm/${REPO_PREFIX}${RELEASE}/script.rpm.sh | sudo bash
 
@@ -606,6 +614,9 @@ install_st2() {
   AMQP="amqp://stackstorm:$ST2_RABBITMQ_PASSWORD@127.0.0.1:5672"
   sudo crudini --set /etc/st2/st2.conf messaging url "${AMQP}"
 
+  # Configure [coordination] section in st2.conf (url for Redis access)
+  sudo crudini --set /etc/st2/st2.conf coordination url "redis://127.0.0.1:6379"
+
   sudo st2ctl start
   sudo st2ctl reload --register-all
 }
@@ -725,6 +736,7 @@ STEP="Generate random password" && generate_random_passwords
 STEP="Install st2 dependencies" && install_st2_dependencies
 STEP="Install st2 dependencies (RabbitMQ)" && install_rabbitmq
 STEP="Install st2 dependencies (MongoDB)" && install_mongodb
+STEP="Install st2 dependencies (Redis)" && install_redis
 STEP="Install st2" && install_st2
 STEP="Configure st2 user" && configure_st2_user
 STEP="Configure st2 auth" && configure_st2_authentication
diff --git a/scripts/st2bootstrap-el7.template.sh b/scripts/st2bootstrap-el7.template.sh
index 06908514..58a98ea2 100644
--- a/scripts/st2bootstrap-el7.template.sh
+++ b/scripts/st2bootstrap-el7.template.sh
@@ -222,6 +222,13 @@ EOF
   sudo systemctl restart mongod
 }
 
+install_redis() {
+  # Install Redis Server. By default, redis only listen on localhost only.
+  sudo yum install -y redis
+  sudo systemctl start redis
+  sudo systemctl enable redis
+}
+
 install_st2() {
   curl -sL https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/StackStorm/${REPO_PREFIX}${RELEASE}/script.rpm.sh | sudo bash
 
@@ -243,6 +250,9 @@ install_st2() {
   AMQP="amqp://stackstorm:$ST2_RABBITMQ_PASSWORD@127.0.0.1:5672"
   sudo crudini --set /etc/st2/st2.conf messaging url "${AMQP}"
 
+  # Configure [coordination] section in st2.conf (url for Redis access)
+  sudo crudini --set /etc/st2/st2.conf coordination url "redis://127.0.0.1:6379"
+
   sudo st2ctl start
   sudo st2ctl reload --register-all
 }
@@ -362,6 +372,7 @@ STEP="Generate random password" && generate_random_passwords
 STEP="Install st2 dependencies" && install_st2_dependencies
 STEP="Install st2 dependencies (RabbitMQ)" && install_rabbitmq
 STEP="Install st2 dependencies (MongoDB)" && install_mongodb
+STEP="Install st2 dependencies (Redis)" && install_redis
 STEP="Install st2" && install_st2
 STEP="Configure st2 user" && configure_st2_user
 STEP="Configure st2 auth" && configure_st2_authentication
diff --git a/scripts/st2bootstrap-el8.sh b/scripts/st2bootstrap-el8.sh
index d25ac583..ef572725 100644
--- a/scripts/st2bootstrap-el8.sh
+++ b/scripts/st2bootstrap-el8.sh
@@ -198,9 +198,10 @@ check_st2_host_dependencies() {
   # CHECK 1: Determine which, if any, of the required ports are used by an existing process.
 
   # Abort the installation early if the following ports are being used by an existing process.
-  # nginx (80, 443), mongodb (27017), rabbitmq (4369, 5672, 25672), and st2 (9100-9102).
+  # nginx (80, 443), mongodb (27017), rabbitmq (4369, 5672, 25672), redis (6379)
+  # and st2 (9100-9102).
 
-  declare -a ports=("80" "443" "4369" "5672" "9100" "9101" "9102" "25672" "27017")
+  declare -a ports=("80" "443" "4369" "5672" "6379" "9100" "9101" "9102" "25672" "27017")
   declare -a used=()
 
   for i in "${ports[@]}"
@@ -592,6 +593,13 @@ EOF
   sudo systemctl restart mongod
 }
 
+install_redis() {
+  # Install Redis Server. By default, redis only listen on localhost only.
+  sudo yum install -y redis
+  sudo systemctl start redis
+  sudo systemctl enable redis
+}
+
 install_st2() {
   curl -sL https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/StackStorm/${REPO_PREFIX}${RELEASE}/script.rpm.sh | sudo bash
 
@@ -613,6 +621,9 @@ install_st2() {
   AMQP="amqp://stackstorm:$ST2_RABBITMQ_PASSWORD@127.0.0.1:5672"
   sudo crudini --set /etc/st2/st2.conf messaging url "${AMQP}"
 
+  # Configure [coordination] section in st2.conf (url for Redis access)
+  sudo crudini --set /etc/st2/st2.conf coordination url "redis://127.0.0.1:6379"
+
   sudo st2ctl start
   sudo st2ctl reload --register-all
 }
@@ -748,6 +759,7 @@ STEP="Generate random password" && generate_random_passwords
 STEP="Install st2 dependencies" && install_st2_dependencies
 STEP="Install st2 dependencies (RabbitMQ)" && install_rabbitmq
 STEP="Install st2 dependencies (MongoDB)" && install_mongodb
+STEP="Install st2 dependencies (Redis)" && install_redis
 STEP="Install st2" && install_st2
 STEP="Configure st2 user" && configure_st2_user
 STEP="Configure st2 auth" && configure_st2_authentication
diff --git a/scripts/st2bootstrap-el8.template.sh b/scripts/st2bootstrap-el8.template.sh
index e8618371..84d59f92 100644
--- a/scripts/st2bootstrap-el8.template.sh
+++ b/scripts/st2bootstrap-el8.template.sh
@@ -229,6 +229,13 @@ EOF
   sudo systemctl restart mongod
 }
 
+install_redis() {
+  # Install Redis Server. By default, redis only listen on localhost only.
+  sudo yum install -y redis
+  sudo systemctl start redis
+  sudo systemctl enable redis
+}
+
 install_st2() {
   curl -sL https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/StackStorm/${REPO_PREFIX}${RELEASE}/script.rpm.sh | sudo bash
 
@@ -250,6 +257,9 @@ install_st2() {
   AMQP="amqp://stackstorm:$ST2_RABBITMQ_PASSWORD@127.0.0.1:5672"
   sudo crudini --set /etc/st2/st2.conf messaging url "${AMQP}"
 
+  # Configure [coordination] section in st2.conf (url for Redis access)
+  sudo crudini --set /etc/st2/st2.conf coordination url "redis://127.0.0.1:6379"
+
   sudo st2ctl start
   sudo st2ctl reload --register-all
 }
@@ -385,6 +395,7 @@ STEP="Generate random password" && generate_random_passwords
 STEP="Install st2 dependencies" && install_st2_dependencies
 STEP="Install st2 dependencies (RabbitMQ)" && install_rabbitmq
 STEP="Install st2 dependencies (MongoDB)" && install_mongodb
+STEP="Install st2 dependencies (Redis)" && install_redis
 STEP="Install st2" && install_st2
 STEP="Configure st2 user" && configure_st2_user
 STEP="Configure st2 auth" && configure_st2_authentication