@@ -72,17 +72,18 @@ pipenv install --dev
 
 ### Environment variables
 
-Set the environment variables. Start by writing this in a file named `local.env`:
+Start by writing this in a file named `.env`:
 
 ```prolog
-SECRET_KEY=some_random_characters_here
-DB_URI=postgresql://user:password@db:5432/twt
+SECRET_KEY=
+POSTGRES_URI=
 DISCORD_CLIENT_ID=
 DISCORD_CLIENT_SECRET=
 ```
 
 And fill in the variables with the values below:
 
+- `REDIS_URI` is the Redis server URI.
 - `POSTGRES_URI` is the PostgreSQL database URI.
 - `SECRET_KEY` is the key used for JWT token encoding.
 - `TEST_POSTGRES_URI` is the PostgreSQL database URI for tests.
@@ -95,6 +96,13 @@ And fill in the variables with the values below:
 
 Run the API and initialise the database:
 
+#### Make sure submodules are up to date.
+> If you have not initialized submodules use this command:\
+> `git submodule update --init`
+> 
+> To update submodules:\
+> `git submodule foreach git pull`
+
 ```sh
 pipenv run python launch.py runserver --initdb
 ```
@@ -111,6 +119,11 @@ Both the API and the [frontend](https://github.com/Tech-With-Tim/Frontend) can b
 
 - Then make sure you have `docker` and `docker-compose` installed, if not read [this for docker](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/) and [this for docker compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/).
 
+- If you have not already, create a local network called `twt`
+```bash
+docker network create twt
+```
+
 - Deploy the API:
 
   ```sh
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 import config
 
 
-log = logging.getLogger()
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 app = FastAPI(
     title="Tech With Tim",
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ async def on_startup():
             redis.pool = Redis.from_url(redis_uri)
         else:
             redis.pool = FakeRedis()
+            log.warning(
+                "\n"
+                "  > Created FakeRedis server, using a real redis server is suggested.\n"
+                "  > You can launch a local one using `docker compose up redis` and providing the url in env."
+            )
 
 
 @app.on_event("shutdown")
 
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: "3.7"
+version: "3.9"
 
 services:
   redis:
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ services:
     restart: unless-stopped
     volumes:
       - redis-data:/data
+    networks:
+      - default
 
   postgres:
     image: postgres:13
@@ -20,7 +22,8 @@ services:
       POSTGRES_DB: twt
     volumes:
       - postgres-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
-
+    networks:
+      - default
   api:
     build:
       context: .
@@ -30,12 +33,20 @@ services:
     restart: unless-stopped
     depends_on:
       - postgres
+      - redis
     environment:
       SECRET_KEY: "${SECRET_KEY}"
       DISCORD_CLIENT_ID: "${DISCORD_CLIENT_ID}"
       DISCORD_CLIENT_SECRET: "${DISCORD_CLIENT_SECRET}"
       POSTGRES_URI: postgres://twt:twt@postgres:5432/twt
+      REDIS_URI: redis://redis
+    networks:
+      - default
 
 volumes:
   postgres-data:
   redis-data:
+
+networks:
+  default:
+    name: twt