diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ AURA stands for Automated Radio and is a swiss army knife for community radio st
 ## Resources
 
 * **Python**: https://docs.python.org/
-* **Redis**: https://redis.io/
 * **OPAM (OCaml Package Manager)**: https://opam.ocaml.org/
 * **Liquidsoap**: https://www.liquidsoap.info/doc-1.4.0/
 * **Jack Audio**: https://jackaudio.org/
 * **Flask**: https://palletsprojects.com/p/flask/
+* **Systemd**: https://systemd.io/
 * **Supervisor**: http://supervisord.org/
 * **Gunicorn**: https://gunicorn.org/
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diff --git a/docs/developer-guide.md b/docs/developer-guide.md
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@@ -46,9 +46,8 @@ There's a convenience script to start all of the three main dependencies (Steeri
 ## Engine Components
 
 
-**engine-core.py**: It is the server which is connected to the external programme source (e.g. aura steering and tank), to liquidsoap and is listening for redis pubsub messages. This precious little server is telling liquidsoap what to play and when.
+*...TBD...*
 
-**Liquidsoap**: The heart of AURA Engine. It uses the built in mixer, to switch between different sources.
 
 ## API
 
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ OpenAPI definition for Engine API: https://app.swaggerhub.com/apis/AURA-Engine/e
 
 When you start Engine the following is happening:
 
-1. Python `engine-core.py`: Initializes `modules/core/engine.py` (The virtual mixer; class for remote-controlling Liquidsoap), Scheduler and the Redis Server
+1. Python `engine-core.py`: Initializes `modules/core/engine.py` (The virtual mixer; class for remote-controlling Liquidsoap), Scheduler
 2. Python `engine-core.py`: Start Liquidsoap.
 3. Liquidsoap: When Liquidsoap finished its startup, it creates a socket file as configured in `socketdir` of `engine.ini`.
 4. Python `modules/core/liquidsoap/client.py`: Connects to that socket file.
diff --git a/docs/installation-development.md b/docs/installation-development.md
index 2f866efb8dc0a080c96f73258f7edfabe890d324..68ada7bc07abe1c2a86c645884c14764ba2222ea 100644
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@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ Additionally you'll need these system packages:
 ```bash
 sudo apt-get install \
     opam \
-    redis-server \
     libsndfile1 \
     ffmpeg \
     quelcom \
diff --git a/docs/installation-production.md b/docs/installation-production.md
index 71a002d564ef84cb4297ae82170cc453161d086f..fa2b0f5965b1653fe0f1e38dab9db5449fe22e96 100644
--- a/docs/installation-production.md
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@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ sudo apt-get update
 sudo apt-get install \
     supervisor \
     opam \
-    redis-server \
     libsndfile1 \
     ffmpeg \
     quelcom \