diff --git a/nodes/akkounts-1.json b/nodes/akkounts-1.json
index 14dce01..174a57a 100644
--- a/nodes/akkounts-1.json
+++ b/nodes/akkounts-1.json
@@ -42,14 +42,16 @@
       "postfix::_attributes",
       "postfix::sasl_auth",
       "hostname::default",
+      "redisio::default",
+      "redisio::_install_prereqs",
+      "redisio::install",
+      "ulimit::default",
+      "redisio::disable_os_default",
+      "redisio::configure",
+      "redisio::enable",
       "kosmos-nodejs::default",
       "nodejs::nodejs_from_package",
       "nodejs::repo",
-      "kosmos-redis::default",
-      "redis::server",
-      "redis::default",
-      "backup::default",
-      "logrotate::default",
       "nodejs::npm",
       "nodejs::install",
       "kosmos-nginx::default",
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-akkounts/attributes/default.rb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-akkounts/attributes/default.rb
index 782ba9e..8b2ad05 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-akkounts/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-akkounts/attributes/default.rb
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@ node.default['akkounts_api']['domain'] = 'api.kosmos.org'
 node.default['akkounts']['lndhub']['api_url'] = nil
 node.default['akkounts']['lndhub']['public_url'] = nil
 node.default['akkounts']['lndhub']['postgres_db'] = 'lndhub'
+
+node.override["redisio"]["version"] = "6.2.6"
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-akkounts/metadata.rb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-akkounts/metadata.rb
index 98f70bd..8e0cf07 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-akkounts/metadata.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-akkounts/metadata.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ chef_version '>= 14.0'
 
 depends 'kosmos-nginx'
 depends "kosmos-nodejs"
-depends "kosmos-redis"
+depends "redisio"
 depends "poise-ruby-build"
 depends "application"
 depends 'application_git'
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-akkounts/recipes/default.rb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-akkounts/recipes/default.rb
index 4543b38..212d9d0 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-akkounts/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-akkounts/recipes/default.rb
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ end
 
 package "libpq-dev"
 
+include_recipe 'redisio::default'
+include_recipe 'redisio::enable'
 include_recipe 'kosmos-nodejs'
-include_recipe "kosmos-redis"
 
 npm_package "yarn" do
   version "1.22.4"
@@ -82,7 +83,8 @@ systemd_unit "akkounts.service" do
     Unit: {
       Description: "Kosmos Accounts",
       Documentation: ["https://gitea.kosmos.org/kosmos/akkounts"],
-      After: "network.target"
+      Requires: "redis@6379.service",
+      After: "syslog.target network.target"
     },
     Service: {
       Type: "simple",
@@ -110,8 +112,8 @@ systemd_unit "akkounts-sidekiq.service" do
     Unit: {
       Description: "Kosmos Accounts async/background jobs",
       Documentation: ["https://gitea.kosmos.org/kosmos/akkounts"],
-      Requires: "redis-server.service",
-      After: "syslog.target network.target redis-server.service"
+      Requires: "redis@6379.service",
+      After: "syslog.target network.target redis@6379.service"
     },
     Service: {
       Type: "notify",