diff --git a/data/apps/common/comm.cfg b/data/apps/common/comm.cfg
index 362df83..3f3fd6c 100644
--- a/data/apps/common/comm.cfg
+++ b/data/apps/common/comm.cfg
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@
             , "ping_timeout_secs": 2.0
             , "verbose": false
         }
+        , "LOCALHOST_REDIS": {
+            "url": "redis://localhost"
+            , "type": "redis"
+            , "read_timeout" : 0.01
+            , "ping_timeout_secs": 2.0
+            , "verbose": false
+        }
         "redis": {
             "docker_microservices": { # docker compose used 
                 "url": "redis://redis:6379"