diff --git a/ahserver/auth_api.py b/ahserver/auth_api.py
index 2498220..c300d17 100755
--- a/ahserver/auth_api.py
+++ b/ahserver/auth_api.py
@@ -4,14 +4,17 @@ from aiohttp_auth.auth.ticket_auth import TktAuthentication
 from os import urandom
 from aiohttp import web
 import aiohttp_session
+import aioredis
 import base64
 
 from aiohttp_session import get_session, session_middleware
 from aiohttp_session.cookie_storage import EncryptedCookieStorage
+from aiohttp_session.redis_storage import RedisStorage
 
 from appPublic.jsonConfig import getConfig
 from appPublic.rsawrap import RSA
 from appPublic.app_logger import AppLogger
+
 class AuthAPI(AppLogger):
 	def __init__(self):
 		super().__init__()
@@ -34,7 +37,15 @@ class AuthAPI(AppLogger):
 
 	def setupAuth(self,app):
 		# setup session middleware in aiohttp fashion
+			
 		storage = EncryptedCookieStorage(urandom(32))
+		"""
+		if self.conf.website.session_redis:
+			url = self.conf.website.session_redis.url
+			# redis = await aioredis.from_url("redis://127.0.0.1:6379")
+			redis = await aioredis.from_url(url)
+			storage = aiohttp_session.redis_storage.RedisStorage(redis)
+		"""
 		aiohttp_session.setup(app, storage)
 
 		# Create an auth ticket mechanism that expires after 1 minute (60
diff --git a/ahserver/configuredServer.py b/ahserver/configuredServer.py
index a2f652e..209c90f 100755
--- a/ahserver/configuredServer.py
+++ b/ahserver/configuredServer.py
@@ -19,10 +19,13 @@ from .filestorage import TmpFileRecord
 
 class ConfiguredServer(AppLogger):
 	def __init__(self, auth_klass=AuthAPI, workdir=None):
+		self.auth_klass = auth_klass
+		self.workdir = workdir
 		super().__init__()
-		if workdir is not None:
+		if self.workdir is not None:
 			pp = ProgramPath()
-			config = getConfig(workdir,{'workdir':workdir,'ProgramPath':pp})
+			config = getConfig(self.workdir,
+					{'workdir':self.workdir,'ProgramPath':pp})
 		else:
 			config = getConfig()
 		if config.databases:
@@ -35,11 +38,11 @@ class ConfiguredServer(AppLogger):
 
 		print(f'{client_max_size=}')
 		self.app = web.Application(client_max_size=client_max_size)
-		auth = auth_klass()
-		auth.setupAuth(self.app)
-		self.configPath(config)
 
 	def run(self):
+		auth = self.auth_klass()
+		await auth.setupAuth(self.app)
+		self.configPath(config)
 		a = TmpFileRecord()
 		config = getConfig()
 		ssl_context = None
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3dfb29b..6221d9e 100755
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ aiohttp
 aiohttp_session
 aiohttp_auth_autz
 aiomysql
+aioredis
 psycopg2-binary
 aiopg
 jinja2