diff --git a/local-dev/.gitignore b/local-dev/.gitignore
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index 0000000..74b362f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/local-dev/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+redis
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diff --git a/local-dev/docker-compose.yml b/local-dev/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/local-dev/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+version: "3"
+services:
+    redis-1:
+        image: redis
+        command: ["redis-server","/etc/redis/redis.conf"]
+        volumes:
+            - ./redis/node-1/data:/data
+            - ./redis/node-1/conf/redis.conf:/etc/redis/redis.conf
+        network_mode: "host"
+    redis-2:
+        image: redis
+        command: ["redis-server", "/etc/redis/redis.conf"]
+        volumes:
+            - ./redis/node-2/data:/data
+            - ./redis/node-2/conf/redis.conf:/etc/redis/redis.conf
+        network_mode: "host"
+    redis-3:
+        image: redis
+        command: ["redis-server", "/etc/redis/redis.conf"]
+        volumes:
+            - ./redis/node-3/data:/data
+            - ./redis/node-3/conf/redis.conf:/etc/redis/redis.conf
+        network_mode: "host"
+    redis-4:
+        image: redis
+        command: ["redis-server", "/etc/redis/redis.conf"]
+        volumes:
+            - ./redis/node-4/data:/data
+            - ./redis/node-4/conf/redis.conf:/etc/redis/redis.conf
+        network_mode: "host"
+    redis-5:
+        image: redis
+        command: ["redis-server", "/etc/redis/redis.conf"]
+        volumes:
+            - ./redis/node-5/data:/data
+            - ./redis/node-5/conf/redis.conf:/etc/redis/redis.conf
+        network_mode: "host"
+    redis-6:
+        image: redis
+        command: ["redis-server", "/etc/redis/redis.conf"]
+        volumes:
+            - ./redis/node-6/data:/data
+            - ./redis/node-6/conf/redis.conf:/etc/redis/redis.conf
+        network_mode: "host"
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diff --git a/local-dev/init-local-dev.sh b/local-dev/init-local-dev.sh
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index 0000000..5c1f712
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+++ b/local-dev/init-local-dev.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+PROJECT_NAME=grad-support
+# set up redis
+REDIS_MASTER_NODE_NAME=redis-1-1
+# first clean up, remove artifacts
+if [ -d redis ]; then
+  rm -r redis
+fi
+# create dirs for cluster
+mkdir redis;
+for i in $(seq 0 5);
+do
+  mkdir -p redis/node-$((i+1))/{conf,data};
+  echo "port 700$i
+cluster-require-full-coverage no
+cluster-migration-barrier 1
+protected-mode no
+cluster-enabled yes
+cluster-config-file nodes.conf
+cluster-node-timeout 5000
+appendonly yes
+requirepass secret
+masterauth secret" > redis/node-$((i+1))/conf/redis.conf
+done
+# fire up docker
+docker compose --project-name "$PROJECT_NAME" up -d
+CONTAINER_ID=$(docker ps --all --filter name="$PROJECT_NAME-$REDIS_MASTER_NODE_NAME" --format="{{.ID}}" | head -n 1)
+CONTAINER_STATUS=$(docker inspect --format "{{json .State.Status }}" "$CONTAINER_ID")
+until [ "$CONTAINER_STATUS" = '"running"' ]
+do
+  echo "Waiting for container to start..."
+  sleep 1
+done
+echo "Container up, initiating cluster..."
+docker exec "$CONTAINER_ID" redis-cli -a secret --cluster create 127.0.0.1:7000 127.0.0.1:7001 127.0.0.1:7002 127.0.0.1:7003 127.0.0.1:7004 127.0.0.1:7005 --cluster-replicas 1 --cluster-yes
+
diff --git a/local-dev/readme.md b/local-dev/readme.md
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+++ b/local-dev/readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# Local development support tools for GRAD
+Most GRAD apis rely on the support of services like nats and redis in order to function correctly. This directory contains scripts that provision dockerized support for developers local environments.
+### Prerequisites
+In order to use the scripts in this directory, it will require:
+
+### Windows
+
+**Install Ubuntu 24.xx.xx using WSL2**. Information can be found [here](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install)
+
+After Ubuntu install, a few things to make life easier, set up your linux environment
+1. ensure bash is your default shell\
+`chsh -s /bin/bash`
+2. install docker compose\
+`sudo apt install docker-compose`
+3. enable docker without sudo\
+`sudo groupadd docker`\
+`sudo usermod -aG docker $USER`
+
+**Install Docker Desktop version > v4.32.0**
+Ensure the following features are enabled:\
+Go to *Settings / Resources / WSL integrations* and ensure your WSL2 Ubuntu 24.xx.xx integration is selected\
+Go to *Settings / Features in development / Enable host networking*
+
+### Running the setup
+1. Ensure docker desktop is running
+2. Open your WSL linux distro and navigate to this directory (remember your windows drives can be found under /mnt)
+3. Run the init-local-dev.sh script:\ `sudo ./init-local-dev.sh`
+
+The script will provision the necessary volume structure and set up the necessary docker containers etc.
+
+
diff --git a/redis/redis-ha.dc.yaml b/redis/redis-ha.dc.yaml
index e2f789f..ef4b857 100644
--- a/redis/redis-ha.dc.yaml
+++ b/redis/redis-ha.dc.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ objects:
         appendonly yes
         protected-mode no
         requirepass ${REDIS_PASSWORD}
+        masterauth ${REDIS_PASSWORD}
   - kind: Secret
     apiVersion: v1
     metadata:
@@ -153,4 +154,4 @@ parameters:
     description: Password for the Redis connection user.
     generate: expression
     from: '[a-zA-Z0-9]{16}'
-    required: true
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+    required: true