diff --git a/readme-vars.yml b/readme-vars.yml
index 7d8d435..236bdd8 100644
--- a/readme-vars.yml
+++ b/readme-vars.yml
@@ -21,25 +21,30 @@ param_volumes:
   - { vol_path: "/config", vol_host_path: "<path to data on host>", desc: "config directory volume mapping" }
 param_usage_include_env: true
 param_env_vars:
+  - { env_var: "TZ", env_value: "<TZ>", desc: "Timezone (i.e., America/New_York)" }
   - { env_var: "SUPERUSER_EMAIL", env_value: "<SUPERUSER_EMAIL>", desc: "Email address for `admin` account" }
   - { env_var: "SUPERUSER_PASSWORD", env_value: "<SUPERUSER_PASSWORD>", desc: "Password for `admin` account" }
   - { env_var: "ALLOWED_HOST", env_value: "<ALLOWED_HOST>", desc: "The hostname you will use to access the app (i.e., netbox.example.com)" }
-  - { env_var: "BASE_PATH", env_value: "<BASE_PATH>", desc: "The path you will use to access the app (i.e., /netbox, optional, default: none)" }
-  - { env_var: "DB_NAME", env_value: "<DB_NAME>", desc: "Database name (optional, default: netbox)" }
+  - { env_var: "DB_NAME", env_value: "<DB_NAME>", desc: "Database name (default: netbox)" }
   - { env_var: "DB_USER", env_value: "<DB_USER>", desc: "Database user" }
   - { env_var: "DB_PASSWORD", env_value: "<DB_PASSWORD>", desc: "Database password" }
-  - { env_var: "DB_HOST", env_value: "<DB_HOST>", desc: "Database host (optional, default: postgres)" }
-  - { env_var: "DB_PORT", env_value: "<DB_PORT>", desc: "Database port (optional)" }
-  - { env_var: "REDIS_HOST", env_value: "<REDIS_HOST>", desc: "Redis host (optional, default: redis)" }
-  - { env_var: "REDIS_PORT", env_value: "<REDIS_PORT>", desc: "Redis port number (optional, default: 6379)" }
-  - { env_var: "REDIS_PASSWORD", env_value: "<REDIS_PASSWORD>", desc: "Redis password (optional, default: none)" }
+  - { env_var: "DB_HOST", env_value: "<DB_HOST>", desc: "Database host (default: postgres)" }
+  - { env_var: "DB_PORT", env_value: "<DB_PORT>", desc: "Database port (defaul: 5432)" }
+  - { env_var: "REDIS_HOST", env_value: "<REDIS_HOST>", desc: "Redis host (default: redis)" }
+  - { env_var: "REDIS_PORT", env_value: "<REDIS_PORT>", desc: "Redis port number (default: 6379)" }
+  - { env_var: "REDIS_PASSWORD", env_value: "<REDIS_PASSWORD>", desc: "Redis password (default: none)" }
+  - { env_var: "REDIS_DB_TASK", env_value: "<REDIS_DB_TASK>", desc: "Redis database ID for tasks (default: 0)" }
+  - { env_var: "REDIS_DB_CACHE", env_value: "<REDIS_DB_CACHE>", desc: "Redis database ID for caching (default: 1)" }
+
+opt_param_usage_include_env: true
+opt_param_env_vars:
+  - { env_var: "BASE_PATH", env_value: "<BASE_PATH>", desc: "The path you will use to access the app (i.e., /netbox, optional, default: none)" }
   - { env_var: "REMOTE_AUTH_ENABLED", env_value: "<REMOTE_AUTH_ENABLED>", desc: "Enable remote authentication (optional, default: False)" }
   - { env_var: "REMOTE_AUTH_BACKEND", env_value: "<REMOTE_AUTH_BACKEND>", desc: "Python path to the custom Django authentication backend to use for external user authentication (optional, default: netbox.authentication.RemoteUserBackend)" }
   - { env_var: "REMOTE_AUTH_HEADER", env_value: "<REMOTE_AUTH_HEADER>", desc: "Name of the HTTP header which informs NetBox of the currently authenticated user. (optional, default: HTTP_REMOTE_USER)" }
   - { env_var: "REMOTE_AUTH_AUTO_CREATE_USER", env_value: "<REMOTE_AUTH_AUTO_CREATE_USER>", desc: "If true, NetBox will automatically create local accounts for users authenticated via a remote service (optional, default: False)" }
   - { env_var: "REMOTE_AUTH_DEFAULT_GROUPS", env_value: "<REMOTE_AUTH_DEFAULT_GROUPS>", desc: "The list of groups to assign a new user account when created using remote authentication (optional, default: [])" }
   - { env_var: "REMOTE_AUTH_DEFAULT_PERMISSIONS", env_value: "<REMOTE_AUTH_DEFAULT_PERMISSIONS>", desc: "A mapping of permissions to assign a new user account when created using remote authentication (optional, default: {})" }
-  - { env_var: "TZ", env_value: "<TZ>", desc: "Timezone (i.e., America/New_York)" }
 
 param_usage_include_ports: true
 param_ports:
@@ -48,12 +53,13 @@ param_ports:
 # application setup block
 app_setup_block_enabled: true
 app_setup_block: |
-  Netbox requires a postgres database.
+  Netbox requires a postgres database and a redis instance.
   
   Access the WebUI at <your-ip>:8000. For more information, check out [NetBox](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox).
 
 # changelog
 changelogs:
+  - { date: "26.04.21:", desc: "Added Redis database environment variables." }
   - { date: "03.02.21:", desc: "Added remote authentication environment variables." }
   - { date: "02.01.21:", desc: "Added BASE_PATH environment variable." }
   - { date: "23.08.20:", desc: "Initial Release." }
diff --git a/root/defaults/configuration.py b/root/defaults/configuration.py
index 78480c3..ca8c460 100644
--- a/root/defaults/configuration.py
+++ b/root/defaults/configuration.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         # 'SENTINELS': [('mysentinel.redis.example.com', 6379)],
         # 'SENTINEL_SERVICE': 'netbox',
         'PASSWORD': '{{REDIS_PASSWORD}}',
-        'DATABASE': 0,
+        'DATABASE': {{REDIS_DB_TASK}},
         'DEFAULT_TIMEOUT': 300,
         'SSL': False,
     },
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         # 'SENTINELS': [('mysentinel.redis.example.com', 6379)],
         # 'SENTINEL_SERVICE': 'netbox',
         'PASSWORD': '{{REDIS_PASSWORD}}',
-        'DATABASE': 1,
+        'DATABASE': {{REDIS_DB_CACHE}},
         'DEFAULT_TIMEOUT': 300,
         'SSL': False,
     }
diff --git a/root/etc/cont-init.d/50-config b/root/etc/cont-init.d/50-config
index 607ea66..b6eb97e 100644
--- a/root/etc/cont-init.d/50-config
+++ b/root/etc/cont-init.d/50-config
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ NETBOX_CONF[DB_PORT]=${DB_PORT:-}
 NETBOX_CONF[REDIS_HOST]=${REDIS_HOST:-redis}
 NETBOX_CONF[REDIS_PORT]=${REDIS_PORT:-6379}
 NETBOX_CONF[REDIS_PASSWORD]=${REDIS_PASSWORD:-}
+NETBOX_CONF[REDIS_DB_TASK]=${REDIS_DB_TASK:-0}
+NETBOX_CONF[REDIS_DB_CACHE]=${REDIS_DB_CACHE:-1}
 NETBOX_CONF[REMOTE_AUTH_ENABLED]=${REMOTE_AUTH_ENABLED:-False}
 NETBOX_CONF[REMOTE_AUTH_BACKEND]=${REMOTE_AUTH_BACKEND:-netbox.authentication.RemoteUserBackend}
 NETBOX_CONF[REMOTE_AUTH_HEADER]=${REMOTE_AUTH_HEADER:-HTTP_REMOTE_USER}