diff --git a/cof/settings/common.py b/cof/settings/common.py
index 261760d6..372d7d81 100644
--- a/cof/settings/common.py
+++ b/cof/settings/common.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ except ImportError:
 except KeyError:
     raise RuntimeError("Secrets missing")
 
+
 # Other secrets
 try:
     from .secret import (
@@ -154,6 +155,18 @@ AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = (
 
 RECAPTCHA_USE_SSL = True
 
+# Cache settings
+
+CACHES = {
+    'default': {
+        'BACKEND': 'redis_cache.RedisCache',
+        'LOCATION': 'redis://:{passwd}@{host}:{port}/db'
+                    .format(passwd=REDIS_PASSWD, host=REDIS_HOST,
+                            port=REDIS_PORT, db=REDIS_DB),
+    }
+}
+
+
 # Channels settings
 
 CHANNEL_LAYERS = {
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e3fa1ca2..b4d83eec 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ django-cas-ng==3.5.5
 django-djconfig==0.5.3
 django-grappelli==2.8.1
 django-recaptcha==1.0.5
+django-redis-cache==1.7.1
 mysqlclient==1.3.7
 Pillow==3.3.0
 six==1.10.0