diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 77810f6e6e..5a760c0284 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
     "@bull-board/express": "3.8.1",
     "@elastic/elasticsearch": "7.16.0",
     "@elastic/elasticsearch-mock": "0.3.1",
-    "@senecacdot/satellite": "^1.x",
     "@wordpress/wordcount": "2.15.2",
     "babel-jest": "27.4.6",
     "bull": "3.29.3",
@@ -65,6 +64,8 @@
     "helmet": "4.6.0",
     "highlight.js": "11.3.1",
     "http-proxy-middleware": "2.0.1",
+    "ioredis": "4.28.2",
+    "ioredis-mock": "5.8.1",
     "jsdom": "18.1.1",
     "node-fetch": "2.6.6",
     "normalize-url": "6.1.0",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index f2003d9c4e..42f6599dd2 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ importers:
       '@bull-board/express': 3.8.1
       '@elastic/elasticsearch': 7.16.0
       '@elastic/elasticsearch-mock': 0.3.1
-      '@senecacdot/satellite': ^1.x
       '@types/jest': 27.4.0
       '@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin': 4.33.0
       '@typescript-eslint/parser': 4.33.0
@@ -52,6 +51,8 @@ importers:
       highlight.js: 11.3.1
       http-proxy-middleware: 2.0.1
       husky: 7.0.4
+      ioredis: 4.28.2
+      ioredis-mock: 5.8.1
       jest: 27.4.7
       jest-fetch-mock: 3.0.3
       jest-playwright-preset: 1.7.0
@@ -81,7 +82,6 @@ importers:
       '@bull-board/express': 3.8.1
       '@elastic/elasticsearch': 7.16.0
       '@elastic/elasticsearch-mock': 0.3.1
-      '@senecacdot/satellite': 1.17.0
       '@wordpress/wordcount': 2.15.2
       babel-jest: 27.4.6_@babel+core@7.16.7
       bull: 3.29.3
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ importers:
       helmet: 4.6.0
       highlight.js: 11.3.1
       http-proxy-middleware: 2.0.1
+      ioredis: 4.28.2
+      ioredis-mock: 5.8.1_ioredis@4.28.2
       jsdom: 18.1.1
       node-fetch: 2.6.6
       normalize-url: 6.1.0
@@ -247,6 +249,8 @@ importers:
       '@senecacdot/satellite': ^1.x
       bull: 3.29.3
       express-validator: 6.14.0
+      ioredis: 4.28.2
+      ioredis-mock: 5.8.1
       jsdom: 18.1.1
       normalize-url: 6.1.0
       supertest: 6.1.6
@@ -254,6 +258,8 @@ importers:
       '@senecacdot/satellite': 1.17.0
       bull: 3.29.3
       express-validator: 6.14.0
+      ioredis: 4.28.2
+      ioredis-mock: 5.8.1_ioredis@4.28.2
       jsdom: 18.1.1
       normalize-url: 6.1.0
     devDependencies:
diff --git a/src/api/posts/package.json b/src/api/posts/package.json
index 92ede69928..b7174835da 100644
--- a/src/api/posts/package.json
+++ b/src/api/posts/package.json
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
     "@senecacdot/satellite": "^1.x",
     "bull": "3.29.3",
     "express-validator": "6.14.0",
+    "ioredis": "4.28.2",
+    "ioredis-mock": "5.8.1",
     "jsdom": "18.1.1",
     "normalize-url": "6.1.0"
   },
diff --git a/src/backend/lib/redis.js b/src/backend/lib/redis.js
index f6b7e4d63a..02594bfe3c 100644
--- a/src/backend/lib/redis.js
+++ b/src/backend/lib/redis.js
@@ -1,8 +1,39 @@
-const { Redis } = require('@senecacdot/satellite');
+require('./config');
+const Redis = require('ioredis');
+const MockRedis = require('ioredis-mock');
+const { logger } = require('../utils/logger');
+const parseUrl = require('../utils/url-parser');
+
+// If you need to set the Redis URL, do it in REDIS_URL
+const redisUrl =
+  parseUrl(process.env.REDIS_URL, process.env.REDIS_PORT) || 'redis://127.0.0.1:6379';
+
+// Set MOCK_REDIS=1 to mock, MOCK_REDIS= to use real redis
+const useMockRedis = process.env.MOCK_REDIS;
+
+// RedisConstructor is one of Redis or MockRedis
+const RedisConstructor = useMockRedis ? MockRedis : Redis;
+
+function createRedisClient() {
+  try {
+    const { port, host } = new URL(redisUrl);
+    return new RedisConstructor(port, host, { password: process.env.REDIS_PASSWORD });
+  } catch (error) {
+    const message = `Unable to parse port and host from "${redisUrl}"`;
+    logger.error({ error }, message);
+    throw new Error(message);
+  }
+}
+
+// If using MockRedis, shim info() until https://github.com/stipsan/ioredis-mock/issues/841 ships
+if (useMockRedis && typeof MockRedis.prototype.info !== 'function') {
+  logger.debug('Shimming MockRedis info() method');
+  MockRedis.prototype.info = () => Promise.resolve('redis_version:999.999.999');
+}
 
 module.exports = {
   // If callers need to create a new redis instance, they'll use the ctor
-  createRedisClient: Redis,
+  createRedisClient,
   // Otherwise they can use this shared instance (most should use this)
-  redis: Redis(),
+  redis: createRedisClient(),
 };