diff --git a/cmd/waifud/main.go b/cmd/waifud/main.go
index 5df29de..5b4cb3e 100644
--- a/cmd/waifud/main.go
+++ b/cmd/waifud/main.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ var (
 	network    = flag.String("network", "tcp", "network protocol to bind the local HTTP server on")
 	bind       = flag.String("bind", "127.0.0.1:39294", "thing to bind the local HTTP server on")
 	zvolPrefix = flag.String("zvol-prefix", "rpool/waifud", "the prefix to use for zvol names")
-	redisURL   = flag.String("redis-url", "redis://127.0.0.1", "the url to dial out to Redis")
+	redisURL   = flag.String("redis-url", "redis://chrysalis", "the url to dial out to Redis")
 )
 
 func main() {
diff --git a/scripts/start-redis.sh b/scripts/start-redis.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 27be648..0000000
--- a/scripts/start-redis.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-docker run \
-  --name waifud-redis \
-  -p 6379:6379 \
-  --restart always \
-  -d \
-  redis:6.3.2
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index dece8a3..5791a70 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 { pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> { } }:
 
 pkgs.mkShell {
-  buildInputs = with pkgs; [ dhall dhall-json go goimports gopls cdrkit jq ];
+  buildInputs = with pkgs; [
+    # dhall
+    dhall
+    dhall-json
+
+    # go
+    go
+    goimports
+    gopls
+
+    # other tools
+    cdrkit
+    jq
+    redis
+  ];
 }