diff --git a/roles/redis_replica.rb b/roles/redis_replica.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddcc9d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/redis_replica.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+name "redis_replica"
+
+run_list %w(
+  kosmos_redis::replica
+  kosmos_redis::firewall
+)
+
+default_attributes({
+  'redisio' => {
+    'default_settings' => {
+      'slaveservestaledata' => 'yes',
+      'slavereadonly' => 'yes'
+    }
+  }
+})
diff --git a/roles/redis_server.rb b/roles/redis_server.rb
index f7fb88e..e50219b 100644
--- a/roles/redis_server.rb
+++ b/roles/redis_server.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ default_run_list = %w(
 production_run_list = %w(
   kosmos_redis::default
   kosmos_redis::firewall
+  kosmos_redis::backup
 )
 
 env_run_lists(
@@ -14,5 +15,3 @@ env_run_lists(
   'development' => default_run_list,
   'production' => production_run_list
 )
-
-default_attributes({})
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos_redis/recipes/backup.rb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos_redis/recipes/backup.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44041f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos_redis/recipes/backup.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#
+# Cookbook Name:: kosmos_redis
+# Recipe:: backup
+#
+
+databases = node['redisio']['servers'].map do |server, _|
+  "dump-#{server['port']}"
+end
+node.override["backup"]["redis"]["databases"] = databases
+
+include_recipe "backup"
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos_redis/recipes/default.rb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos_redis/recipes/default.rb
index 7153aca..dfc0031 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos_redis/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos_redis/recipes/default.rb
@@ -3,16 +3,10 @@
 # Recipe:: default
 #
 
+node.normal['redisio']['servers'] = [{
+  'port' => '6379',
+  'protected_mode' => 'no'
+}]
+
 include_recipe 'redisio::default'
 include_recipe 'redisio::enable'
-
-unless node.chef_environment == "development"
-  include_recipe "kosmos_redis::firewall"
-
-  # Backup the databases to S3
-  databases = node['redisio']['servers'].map do |server, _|
-    "dump-#{server['port']}"
-  end
-  node.override["backup"]["redis"]["databases"] = databases
-  include_recipe "backup"
-end
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos_redis/recipes/replica.rb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos_redis/recipes/replica.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d968c7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos_redis/recipes/replica.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#
+# Cookbook Name:: kosmos_redis
+# Recipe:: replica
+#
+
+primary_host = search(:node, 'role:redis_server').first['knife_zero']['host'] rescue nil
+
+if primary_host.nil?
+  Chef::Log.warn("No node found with 'redis_server' role. Stopping here.")
+  return
+end
+
+node.normal['redisio']['servers'] = [{
+  'port' => '6379',
+  'replicaof' => { 'address' => primary_host, 'port' => '6379' }
+}]
+
+include_recipe 'redisio::default'
+include_recipe 'redisio::enable'