diff --git a/config/default.toml b/config/default.toml
index 16dc426..27a9d8d 100644
--- a/config/default.toml
+++ b/config/default.toml
@@ -1,26 +1,40 @@
 # Configuration of the database connection
 [database]
+# A connection uri string to the database
 connectionUri = "sqlite://greenvironment.db"
 
+# Configuration for the redis connection
+[redis]
+# A connection uri string to the redis server
+connectionUri = "redis://localhost:6379"
+
 # Configuration of the http server
 [server]
+# The port the server is running on
 port = 8080
+# Allow cross origin requests
 cors = false
 
 # Configuration for the sessions
 [session]
+# A secret that is used for the sessions. Must be secure
 secret = "REPLACE WITH SAFE RANDOM GENERATED SECRET"
+# The maximum age of a cookie. The age is reset with every request of the client
 cookieMaxAge = 6048e+5  # 7 days
 
 # Configuration for markdown rendering
 [markdown]
+# The plugins used in the markdown parser
 plugins = ["markdown-it-emoji"]
 
 # Configuration for logging
 [logging]
+# The loglevel
 level = "info"
 
 # Configuration for the frontend files
 [frontend]
+# The path to the angular index file. Its relative to the public path.
 angularIndex = "index.html"
+# The path to the public files
 publicPath = "./public"
diff --git a/src/app.ts b/src/app.ts
index d5b8ec2..ffdf1d6 100644
--- a/src/app.ts
+++ b/src/app.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class App {
         this.sequelize.options.logging = (msg) => logger.silly(msg);
         logger.info("Setting up socket.io");
         try {
-            this.io.adapter(socketIoRedis());
+            this.io.adapter(socketIoRedis(config.get("redis.connectionUri")));
         } catch (err) {
             logger.error(err.message);
             logger.debug(err.stack);