diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d3d0634a40..1ec8d6269c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@
 /crates/collab/static/styles.css
 /vendor/bin
 /assets/themes/*.json
+dump.rdb
diff --git a/Procfile b/Procfile
index a64b411ef3..780479b958 100644
--- a/Procfile
+++ b/Procfile
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 web: cd ../zed.dev && PORT=3000 npx next dev
 collab: cd crates/collab && cargo run
+redis: redis-server
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 31cfdcbd7f..5da1623b04 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ script/sqlx migrate run
 script/seed-db
 ```
 
+Install Redis:
+
+```
+brew install redis
+```
+
 Run the web frontend and the collaboration server.
 
 ```