diff --git a/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosServer.csproj b/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosServer.csproj
index 8ac0f94..621a2e2 100644
--- a/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosServer.csproj
+++ b/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosServer.csproj
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="lz4net" Version="1.0.15.93" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="6.0.8" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="6.0.8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.StackExchangeRedis" Version="6.0.8" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Systemd" Version="6.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="prometheus-net.AspNetCore" Version="6.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosServer/Program.cs b/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosServer/Program.cs
index 2208144..61dfd08 100644
--- a/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosServer/Program.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosServer/Program.cs
@@ -17,25 +17,29 @@ namespace MareSynchronosServer
         {
             var hostBuilder = CreateHostBuilder(args);
             var host = hostBuilder.Build();
-
             using (var scope = host.Services.CreateScope())
             {
                 var services = scope.ServiceProvider;
                 using var context = services.GetRequiredService<MareDbContext>();
-                context.Database.Migrate();
-                context.SaveChanges();
 
-                // clean up residuals
-                var users = context.Users;
-                foreach (var user in users)
+                var noDbActions = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("NODBACTIONS");
+                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(noDbActions) || noDbActions == "0")
                 {
-                    user.CharacterIdentification = null;
+                    context.Database.Migrate();
+                    context.SaveChanges();
+
+                    // clean up residuals
+                    var users = context.Users;
+                    foreach (var user in users)
+                    {
+                        user.CharacterIdentification = null;
+                    }
+                    var looseFiles = context.Files.Where(f => f.Uploaded == false);
+                    var unfinishedRegistrations = context.LodeStoneAuth.Where(c => c.StartedAt != null);
+                    context.RemoveRange(unfinishedRegistrations);
+                    context.RemoveRange(looseFiles);
+                    context.SaveChanges();
                 }
-                var looseFiles = context.Files.Where(f => f.Uploaded == false);
-                var unfinishedRegistrations = context.LodeStoneAuth.Where(c => c.StartedAt != null);
-                context.RemoveRange(unfinishedRegistrations);
-                context.RemoveRange(looseFiles);
-                context.SaveChanges();
 
                 var metrics = services.GetRequiredService<MareMetrics>();
 
diff --git a/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosServer/Startup.cs b/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosServer/Startup.cs
index 4ec1df9..e978091 100644
--- a/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosServer/Startup.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosServer/Startup.cs
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ namespace MareSynchronosServer
 
             services.AddSingleton<IRateLimitConfiguration, RateLimitConfiguration>();
 
-            services.AddSignalR(hubOptions =>
+            var signalRserviceBuilder = services.AddSignalR(hubOptions =>
             {
                 hubOptions.MaximumReceiveMessageSize = long.MaxValue;
                 hubOptions.EnableDetailedErrors = true;
@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ namespace MareSynchronosServer
                 hubOptions.StreamBufferCapacity = 200;
                 hubOptions.AddFilter<SignalRLimitFilter>();
             });
+            var redis = mareConfig.GetValue<string>("RedisConnectionString", string.Empty);
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(redis))
+            {
+                signalRserviceBuilder.AddStackExchangeRedis(redis);
+            }
         }
 
         public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env)