diff --git a/backend/app/api/v1/test_rate_limit.py b/backend/app/api/v1/test_rate_limit.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3f4851
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/api/v1/test_rate_limit.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Request, Depends
+from fastapi_ratelimiter import rate_limiter
+
+router = APIRouter(prefix="/test", tags=["test"])
+
+@router.get("/unlimited")
+async def unlimited():
+    """Unlimited endpoint for testing."""
+    return {"message": "This is an unlimited endpoint"}
+
+@router.get("/limited")
+@rate_limiter.limit("5/minute")
+async def limited(request: Request):
+    """Limited endpoint (5 requests per minute)."""
+    return {
+        "message": "This is a rate-limited endpoint (5 requests per minute)",
+        "remaining": request.state.rate_limit_remaining,
+        "reset": request.state.rate_limit_reset
+    }
+
+@router.get("/user-limited")
+@rate_limiter.limit("10/minute", key_func=lambda r: f"user:{r.client.host}")
+async def user_limited(request: Request):
+    """User-specific rate limited endpoint (10 requests per minute per user)."""
+    return {
+        "message": "This is a user-specific rate-limited endpoint (10 requests per minute per user)",
+        "remaining": request.state.rate_limit_remaining,
+        "reset": request.state.rate_limit_reset
+    }
diff --git a/backend/app/core/rate_limiter.py b/backend/app/core/rate_limiter.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4480170
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/core/rate_limiter.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import os
+from typing import Optional
+from fastapi import FastAPI, Request, status
+from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
+from fastapi_ratelimiter import RedisDependencyMarker, RedisSettings, RateLimiter
+from fastapi_ratelimiter.ratelimiting import RateLimitExceeded
+
+# Configure Redis settings
+redis_settings = RedisSettings(
+    host=os.getenv("REDIS_HOST", "localhost"),
+    port=int(os.getenv("REDIS_PORT", 6379)),
+    db=int(os.getenv("REDIS_DB", 0)),
+    password=os.getenv("REDIS_PASSWORD"),
+    ssl=os.getenv("REDIS_SSL", "false").lower() == "true",
+)
+
+# Initialize the rate limiter
+rate_limiter = RateLimiter(
+    redis_settings=redis_settings,
+    default_limits=["1000 per day", "100 per hour"],
+    default_limits_per_method=True,
+    default_limits_exempt_when=lambda request: request.method == "OPTIONS",
+)
+
+async def rate_limit_exception_handler(request: Request, exc: RateLimitExceeded):
+    """Handle rate limit exceeded exceptions with a JSON response."""
+    return JSONResponse(
+        status_code=status.HTTP_429_TOO_MANY_REQUESTS,
+        content={
+            "detail": f"Rate limit exceeded. Try again in {exc.retry_after} seconds.",
+            "retry_after": exc.retry_after,
+        },
+        headers={"Retry-After": str(exc.retry_after)},
+    )
+
+def get_user_identifier(request: Request) -> str:
+    """Extract user identifier from request for rate limiting."""
+    # Try to get user ID from JWT or session
+    auth_header = request.headers.get("Authorization")
+    if auth_header and auth_header.startswith("Bearer "):
+        token = auth_header.split(" ")[1]
+        return f"user:{token[:8]}"  # Simplified token-based identifier
+    
+    # Fall back to IP-based rate limiting
+    client_ip = request.client.host if request.client else "unknown"
+    return f"ip:{client_ip}"
+
+def setup_rate_limiter(app: FastAPI):
+    """Set up rate limiting for the FastAPI application."""
+    # Add rate limiter middleware
+    app.add_middleware(rate_limiter.middleware)
+    app.add_exception_handler(RateLimitExceeded, rate_limit_exception_handler)
+    
+    # Add rate limiter to app state for easy access in routes
+    app.state.rate_limiter = rate_limiter
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diff --git a/backend/docker-compose.yml b/backend/docker-compose.yml
index a4daf1c..1ab1ac7 100644
--- a/backend/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/backend/docker-compose.yml
@@ -41,12 +41,27 @@ services:
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 5
       start_period: 10s
+  redis:
+    image: redis:7-alpine
+    container_name: redis
+    ports:
+      - '6379:6379'
+    volumes:
+      - redis_data:/data
+    command: redis-server --requirepass ${REDIS_PASSWORD:-your_secure_password} --appendonly yes
+    restart: always
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "redis-cli", "ping"]
+      interval: 5s
+      timeout: 30s
+      retries: 3
+
   falkordb:
     image: falkordb/falkordb:latest
     container_name: falkordb
     ports:
-      - '6379:6379'  # Redis protocol
-      - '3000:3000'  # Web UI
+      - '6380:6379'  # Redis protocol
+      - '3001:3000'  # Web UI
     volumes:
       - falkordb_data:/data
     restart: unless-stopped
@@ -60,4 +75,5 @@ services:
 volumes:
   weaviate_data:
   rabbitmq_data:
-  falkordb_data:
\ No newline at end of file
+  falkordb_data:
+  redis_data:
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
index b7ad80a..eefe61d 100644
--- a/backend/main.py
+++ b/backend/main.py
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
 
 import uvicorn
-from fastapi import FastAPI, Response
+from fastapi import FastAPI, Response, Request
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
+from app.core.rate_limiter import setup_rate_limiter
 
 from app.api.router import api_router
 from app.core.config import settings
@@ -102,7 +103,10 @@ async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
     await app_instance.stop_background_tasks()
 
 
-api = FastAPI(title="Devr.AI API", version="1.0", lifespan=lifespan)
+api = FastAPI(title="Devr.AI API", version="1.0", lifespan=lifespan, docs_url="/docs", redoc_url="/redoc")
+
+# Setup rate limiting
+setup_rate_limiter(api)
 
 # Configure CORS
 api.add_middleware(
diff --git a/backend/minimal-requirements.txt b/backend/minimal-requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fe2f62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/minimal-requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+fastapi==0.109.2
+uvicorn[standard]==0.27.1
+python-dotenv==1.0.1
+pydantic==2.7.1
+python-multipart==0.0.9
+httpx==0.27.0
+websockets==12.0
+python-jose[cryptography]==3.3.0
+passlib[bcrypt]==1.7.4
+python-multipart==0.0.9
+sqlalchemy==2.0.28
+psycopg2-binary==2.9.9
+python-jose[cryptography]==3.3.0
+python-multipart==0.0.9
+python-dotenv==1.0.1
diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 5982753..71ea70c 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -230,3 +230,7 @@ xxhash==3.5.0
 yarl==1.20.1
 zipp==3.21.0
 zstandard==0.23.0
+
+# Rate limiting
+fastapi-ratelimiter==0.4.0
+redis==5.0.1
diff --git a/backend/test_server.py b/backend/test_server.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22dbef5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/test_server.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from fastapi import FastAPI
+import uvicorn
+
+app = FastAPI()
+
+@app.get("/")
+async def read_root():
+    return {"message": "Devr.AI Backend is running!"}
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    uvicorn.run("test_server:app", host="0.0.0.0", port=8000, reload=True)