diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index fb150ed..68bad82 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ services:
     environment:
       - NODE_ENV=production
       - DATABASE_URL=${DATABASE_URL}
-      - REDIS_URL=${REDIS_URL}
+      # Default to local redis container if no external URL provided
+      - REDIS_URL=${REDIS_URL:-redis://redis:6379}
       - GOD_MODE_TOKEN=${GOD_MODE_TOKEN}
-    # GOD MODE LIMITS:
+    # GOD MODE LIMITS (100k Scale):
     ulimits:
       nofile:
         soft: 65536
@@ -26,3 +27,22 @@ services:
       options:
         max-size: "10m"
         max-file: "3"
+    depends_on:
+      - redis
+
+  # Redis is REQUIRED for the Batch Processor (BullMQ)
+  # Included here so God Mode works standalone.
+  redis:
+    image: 'redis:7-alpine'
+    command: 'redis-server --appendonly yes'
+    restart: always
+    volumes:
+      - 'god-mode-redis:/data'
+    healthcheck:
+      test: [ "CMD", "redis-cli", "ping" ]
+      interval: 5s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+
+volumes:
+  god-mode-redis: