diff --git a/.env.dist b/.env.dist
index f741802..1f4ddbb 100644
--- a/.env.dist
+++ b/.env.dist
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@ MERCURE_PUBLIC_URL=https://${SERVER_NAME}/.well-known/mercure
 # The secret used to sign the JWTs
 MERCURE_JWT_SECRET="!NotSoSecretMercureHubJWTSecretKey!"
 ###< symfony/mercure-bundle ###
-###> redis ###
-REDIS_HOST=localhost
-REDIS_PASSWORD=r_password
-###< redis ###
 ###> LNBits ###
 LNBITS_URL=https://legend.lnbits.com
 LNBITS_API_KEY=<your-lnbits-admin-key>
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 107ba02..83d7da2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 		zip \
         gmp \
         gd \
-        redis \
 	;
 
 # https://getcomposer.org/doc/03-cli.md#composer-allow-superuser
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index e1158a2..f91d346 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
         "ext-ctype": "*",
         "ext-iconv": "*",
         "ext-openssl": "*",
-        "ext-redis": "*",
         "doctrine/dbal": "^4.2",
         "doctrine/doctrine-bundle": "^2.13",
         "doctrine/doctrine-migrations-bundle": "^3.3",
diff --git a/config/packages/cache.yaml b/config/packages/cache.yaml
index 86c2e75..b7e41f0 100644
--- a/config/packages/cache.yaml
+++ b/config/packages/cache.yaml
@@ -3,14 +3,9 @@ framework:
         # Unique name of your app: used to compute stable namespaces for cache keys.
         prefix_seed: newsroom/app
 
-        # The "app" cache stores to the filesystem by default.
-        # The data in this cache should persist between deploys.
-        # Other options include:
-
-        # Redis
-        app: cache.adapter.redis
-        default_redis_provider: Redis
-
+        # Use filesystem cache
+        app: cache.adapter.filesystem
+        
         # Namespaced pools use the above "app" backend by default
         pools:
             #my.dedicated.cache: null
diff --git a/config/services.yaml b/config/services.yaml
index 8d01c84..e4217eb 100644
--- a/config/services.yaml
+++ b/config/services.yaml
@@ -27,17 +27,3 @@ services:
     Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Session\Storage\Handler\PdoSessionHandler:
         arguments:
             - '%env(DATABASE_URL)%'
-
-    # Redis (still used for cache, just not sessions)
-    Symfony\Component\Cache\Adapter\RedisAdapter:
-        arguments:
-            - '@Redis'
-
-    Redis:
-        # you can also use \RedisArray, \RedisCluster, \Relay\Relay or \Predis\Client classes
-        class: Redis
-        calls:
-            - connect:
-                - '%env(REDIS_HOST)%'
-            - auth:
-                - '%env(REDIS_PASSWORD)%'
diff --git a/docker/cron/Dockerfile b/docker/cron/Dockerfile
index 59c3a5e..5750236 100644
--- a/docker/cron/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/cron/Dockerfile
@@ -8,12 +8,6 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     libpq-dev \
     libonig-dev
 
-# Install Redis PHP extension
-RUN pecl install redis \
-    && docker-php-ext-enable redis
-
-RUN docker-php-ext-install pdo pdo_pgsql
-
 
 # Set working directory
 WORKDIR /var/www/html
diff --git a/src/Controller/ArticleController.php b/src/Controller/ArticleController.php
index 0a8ca3f..96eba22 100644
--- a/src/Controller/ArticleController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/ArticleController.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use App\Entity\Article;
 use App\Enum\KindsEnum;
 use App\Form\EditorType;
 use App\Service\NostrClient;
-use App\Service\RedisCacheService;
+use App\Service\CacheService;
 use App\Util\CommonMark\Converter;
 use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
 use League\CommonMark\Exception\CommonMarkException;
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class ArticleController  extends AbstractController
     public function article(
         $slug,
         EntityManagerInterface $entityManager,
-        RedisCacheService $redisCacheService,
+        CacheService $cacheService,
         CacheItemPoolInterface $articlesCache,
         Converter $converter
     ): Response
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class ArticleController  extends AbstractController
 
         $key = new Key();
         $npub = $key->convertPublicKeyToBech32($article->getPubkey());
-        $author = $redisCacheService->getMetadata($npub);
+        $author = $cacheService->getMetadata($npub);
 
 
         return $this->render('pages/article.html.twig', [
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class ArticleController  extends AbstractController
     public function articlePreviewEvent(
         Request $request,
         NostrClient $nostrClient,
-        RedisCacheService $redisCacheService,
+        CacheService $cacheService,
         CacheItemPoolInterface $articlesCache
     ): Response {
         $data = $request->getContent();
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class ArticleController  extends AbstractController
             $hint = json_decode($descriptor->decoded);
             $key = new Key();
             $npub = $key->convertPublicKeyToBech32($hint->pubkey);
-            $metadata = $redisCacheService->getMetadata($npub);
+            $metadata = $cacheService->getMetadata($npub);
             $metadata->npub = $npub;
             $metadata->pubkey = $hint->pubkey;
             $metadata->type = 'nprofile';
diff --git a/src/Controller/AuthorController.php b/src/Controller/AuthorController.php
index 6ab865d..4509dd6 100644
--- a/src/Controller/AuthorController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/AuthorController.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ namespace App\Controller;
 
 use App\Repository\ArticleRepository;
 use App\Service\NostrClient;
-use App\Service\RedisCacheService;
+use App\Service\CacheService;
 use Exception;
 use swentel\nostr\Key\Key;
 use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\AbstractController;
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ class AuthorController extends AbstractController
      * @throws Exception
      */
     #[Route('/p/{npub}', name: 'author-profile', requirements: ['npub' => '^npub1.*'])]
-    public function index($npub, NostrClient $nostrClient, RedisCacheService $redisCacheService, ArticleRepository $articleRepository): Response
+    public function index($npub, NostrClient $nostrClient, CacheService $cacheService, ArticleRepository $articleRepository): Response
     {
         $keys = new Key();
         $pubkey = $keys->convertToHex($npub);
 
-        $author = $redisCacheService->getMetadata($npub);
+        $author = $cacheService->getMetadata($npub);
         // Retrieve long-form content for the author
         try {
             $list = $nostrClient->getLongFormContentForPubkey($npub);
diff --git a/src/Controller/EventController.php b/src/Controller/EventController.php
index 495c212..3d9ab3b 100644
--- a/src/Controller/EventController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/EventController.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ namespace App\Controller;
 
 use App\Service\NostrClient;
 use App\Service\NostrLinkParser;
-use App\Service\RedisCacheService;
+use App\Service\CacheService;
 use Exception;
 use nostriphant\NIP19\Bech32;
 use nostriphant\NIP19\Data;
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class EventController extends AbstractController
      * @throws Exception
      */
     #[Route('/e/{nevent}', name: 'nevent', requirements: ['nevent' => '^nevent1.*'])]
-    public function index($nevent, NostrClient $nostrClient, RedisCacheService $redisCacheService, NostrLinkParser $nostrLinkParser, LoggerInterface $logger): Response
+    public function index($nevent, NostrClient $nostrClient, CacheService $cacheService, NostrLinkParser $nostrLinkParser, LoggerInterface $logger): Response
     {
         $logger->info('Accessing event page', ['nevent' => $nevent]);
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class EventController extends AbstractController
             if (isset($event->pubkey)) {
                 $key = new Key();
                 $npub = $key->convertPublicKeyToBech32($event->pubkey);
-                $authorMetadata = $redisCacheService->getMetadata($npub);
+                $authorMetadata = $cacheService->getMetadata($npub);
             }
 
             // Render template with the event data and extracted Nostr links
diff --git a/src/Security/UserDTOProvider.php b/src/Security/UserDTOProvider.php
index 5bf42d0..55d3b6f 100644
--- a/src/Security/UserDTOProvider.php
+++ b/src/Security/UserDTOProvider.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 namespace App\Security;
 
 use App\Entity\User;
-use App\Service\RedisCacheService;
+use App\Service\CacheService;
 use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\User\UserInterface;
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ readonly class UserDTOProvider implements UserProviderInterface
 {
     public function __construct(
         private EntityManagerInterface $entityManager,
-        private RedisCacheService      $redisCacheService,
+        private CacheService      $cacheService,
         private LoggerInterface        $logger
     )
     {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ readonly class UserDTOProvider implements UserProviderInterface
         $this->logger->info('Refresh user.', ['user' => $user->getUserIdentifier()]);
         $freshUser = $this->entityManager->getRepository(User::class)
             ->findOneBy(['npub' => $user->getUserIdentifier()]);
-        $metadata = $this->redisCacheService->getMetadata($user->getUserIdentifier());
+        $metadata = $this->cacheService->getMetadata($user->getUserIdentifier());
         $freshUser->setMetadata($metadata);
         return $freshUser;
     }
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ readonly class UserDTOProvider implements UserProviderInterface
             $this->entityManager->flush();
         }
 
-        $metadata = $this->redisCacheService->getMetadata($identifier);
+        $metadata = $this->cacheService->getMetadata($identifier);
         $user->setMetadata($metadata);
         $this->logger->debug('User metadata set.', ['metadata' => json_encode($user->getMetadata())]);
 
diff --git a/src/Service/RedisCacheService.php b/src/Service/RedisCacheService.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 0f280be..0000000
--- a/src/Service/RedisCacheService.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace App\Service;
-
-use Psr\Cache\InvalidArgumentException;
-use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
-use Symfony\Contracts\Cache\CacheInterface;
-use Symfony\Contracts\Cache\ItemInterface;
-
-readonly class RedisCacheService
-{
-
-    public function __construct(
-        private NostrClient     $nostrClient,
-        private CacheInterface  $redisCache,
-        private LoggerInterface $logger
-    )
-    {
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @param string $npub
-     * @return \stdClass
-     */
-    public function getMetadata(string $npub): \stdClass
-    {
-        $cacheKey = '0_' . $npub;
-        try {
-            return $this->redisCache->get($cacheKey, function (ItemInterface $item) use ($npub) {
-                $item->expiresAfter(3600); // 1 hour, adjust as needed
-                try {
-                    $meta = $this->nostrClient->getNpubMetadata($npub);
-                } catch (\Exception $e) {
-                    $this->logger->error('Error getting user data.', ['exception' => $e]);
-                    $meta = new \stdClass();
-                    $content = new \stdClass();
-                    $meta->name = substr($npub, 0, 8) . '…' . substr($npub, -4);
-                    $meta->content = json_encode($content);
-                }
-                $this->logger->info('Metadata:', ['meta' => json_encode($meta)]);
-                return json_decode($meta->content);
-            });
-        } catch (InvalidArgumentException $e) {
-            $this->logger->error('Error getting user data.', ['exception' => $e]);
-            $content = new \stdClass();
-            $content->name = substr($npub, 0, 8) . '…' . substr($npub, -4);
-            return $content;
-        }
-    }
-
-    public function getRelays($npub)
-    {
-        $cacheKey = '10002_' . $npub;
-
-        try {
-            return $this->redisCache->get($cacheKey, function (ItemInterface $item) use ($npub) {
-                $item->expiresAfter(3600); // 1 hour, adjust as needed
-                try {
-                    $relays = $this->nostrClient->getNpubRelays($npub);
-                } catch (\Exception $e) {
-                    $this->logger->error('Error getting user relays.', ['exception' => $e]);
-                }
-                return $relays ?? [];
-            });
-        } catch (InvalidArgumentException $e) {
-            $this->logger->error('Error getting user relays.', ['exception' => $e]);
-            return [];
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Twig/Components/Header.php b/src/Twig/Components/Header.php
index 934be0d..18402b8 100644
--- a/src/Twig/Components/Header.php
+++ b/src/Twig/Components/Header.php
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ class Header
     /**
      * @throws InvalidArgumentException
      */
-    public function __construct(private readonly CacheInterface $redisCache)
+    public function __construct(private readonly CacheInterface $cache)
     {
-        $mag = $this->redisCache->get('magazine-newsroom-magazine-by-newsroom', function (){
+        $mag = $this->cache->get('magazine-newsroom-magazine-by-newsroom', function (){
             return null;
         });
 
diff --git a/src/Twig/Components/Molecules/CategoryLink.php b/src/Twig/Components/Molecules/CategoryLink.php
index eecc93d..aac327c 100644
--- a/src/Twig/Components/Molecules/CategoryLink.php
+++ b/src/Twig/Components/Molecules/CategoryLink.php
@@ -11,17 +11,16 @@ final class CategoryLink
     public string $title;
     public string $slug;
 
-    public function __construct(private CacheInterface $redisCache)
+    public function __construct(private CacheInterface $cache)
     {
     }
 
-    public function mount($coordinate): void
+    public function mount($category): void
     {
-        if (key_exists(1, $coordinate)) {
-            $parts = explode(':', $coordinate[1]);
-            $this->slug = $parts[2];
-            $cat = $this->redisCache->get('magazine-' . $parts[2], function (){
-                return null;
+        $parts = explode(':', $category[1]);
+        try {
+            $cat = $this->cache->get('magazine-' . $parts[2], function (){
+                throw new \Exception('Not found');
             });
 
             $tags = $cat->getTags();
@@ -31,10 +30,8 @@ final class CategoryLink
             });
 
             $this->title = $title[array_key_first($title)][1];
-        } else {
-            dump($coordinate);die();
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            // Handle cache miss
         }
-
     }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/Twig/Components/Molecules/UserFromNpub.php b/src/Twig/Components/Molecules/UserFromNpub.php
index de04df2..b0c629a 100644
--- a/src/Twig/Components/Molecules/UserFromNpub.php
+++ b/src/Twig/Components/Molecules/UserFromNpub.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Twig\Components\Molecules;
 
-use App\Service\RedisCacheService;
+use App\Service\CacheService;
 use swentel\nostr\Key\Key;
 use Symfony\UX\TwigComponent\Attribute\AsTwigComponent;
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ final class UserFromNpub
     public string $npub;
     public $user = null;
 
-    public function __construct(private readonly RedisCacheService $redisCacheService)
+    public function __construct(private readonly CacheService $cacheService)
     {
     }
 
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ final class UserFromNpub
         } else {
             $this->npub = $ident;
         }
-        $this->user = $this->redisCacheService->getMetadata($this->npub);
+        $this->user = $this->cacheService->getMetadata($this->npub);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Twig/Components/Organisms/FeaturedList.php b/src/Twig/Components/Organisms/FeaturedList.php
index f3475e9..8969c0a 100644
--- a/src/Twig/Components/Organisms/FeaturedList.php
+++ b/src/Twig/Components/Organisms/FeaturedList.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ final class FeaturedList
     public array $list = [];
 
     public function __construct(
-        private readonly CacheInterface $redisCache,
+        private readonly CacheInterface $cache,
         private readonly ArticleRepository $articleRepository)
     {
     }
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ final class FeaturedList
     {
         $parts = explode(':', $category[1]);
         /** @var Event $catIndex */
-        $catIndex = $this->redisCache->get('magazine-' . $parts[2], function (){
+        $catIndex = $this->cache->get('magazine-' . $parts[2], function (){
             throw new \Exception('Not found');
         });
 
diff --git a/src/Util/CommonMark/Converter.php b/src/Util/CommonMark/Converter.php
index b037b6c..3c1284e 100644
--- a/src/Util/CommonMark/Converter.php
+++ b/src/Util/CommonMark/Converter.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Util\CommonMark;
 
-use App\Service\RedisCacheService;
+use App\Service\CacheService;
 use App\Util\CommonMark\ImagesExtension\RawImageLinkExtension;
 use App\Util\CommonMark\NostrSchemeExtension\NostrSchemeExtension;
 use League\CommonMark\Environment\Environment;
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ use League\CommonMark\Renderer\HtmlDecorator;
 readonly class Converter
 {
     public function __construct(
-        private RedisCacheService $redisCacheService
-    ){}
+        private CacheService $cacheService
+    )
+    {
+    }
 
     /**
      * @throws CommonMarkException
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ readonly class Converter
         $environment->addExtension(new TableExtension());
         $environment->addExtension(new StrikethroughExtension());
         // create a custom extension, that handles nostr mentions
-        $environment->addExtension(new NostrSchemeExtension($this->redisCacheService));
+        $environment->addExtension(new NostrSchemeExtension($this->cacheService));
         $environment->addExtension(new SmartPunctExtension());
         $environment->addExtension(new EmbedExtension());
         $environment->addRenderer(Embed::class, new HtmlDecorator(new EmbedRenderer(), 'div', ['class' => 'embedded-content']));
diff --git a/src/Util/CommonMark/NostrSchemeExtension/NostrMentionParser.php b/src/Util/CommonMark/NostrSchemeExtension/NostrMentionParser.php
index 2267b9b..571f8be 100644
--- a/src/Util/CommonMark/NostrSchemeExtension/NostrMentionParser.php
+++ b/src/Util/CommonMark/NostrSchemeExtension/NostrMentionParser.php
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
 
 namespace App\Util\CommonMark\NostrSchemeExtension;
 
-use App\Service\RedisCacheService;
+use App\Service\CacheService;
 use League\CommonMark\Parser\Inline\InlineParserInterface;
 use League\CommonMark\Parser\Inline\InlineParserMatch;
 use League\CommonMark\Parser\InlineParserContext;
-use swentel\nostr\Key\Key;
 
 /**
  * Class NostrMentionParser
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ use swentel\nostr\Key\Key;
 readonly class NostrMentionParser implements InlineParserInterface
 {
     public function __construct(
-        private RedisCacheService $redisCacheService
+        private CacheService $cacheService
     ){}
 
     public function getMatchDefinition(): InlineParserMatch
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ readonly class NostrMentionParser implements InlineParserInterface
         $npubLink = substr($fullMatch, strpos($fullMatch, 'npub1'), -1);  // e.g., "npubXXXX"
 
         if (empty($label)) {
-            $metadata = $this->redisCacheService->getMetadata($npubLink);
+            $metadata = $this->cacheService->getMetadata($npubLink);
             $label = $metadata->display_name ?? $metadata->name;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Util/CommonMark/NostrSchemeExtension/NostrRawNpubParser.php b/src/Util/CommonMark/NostrSchemeExtension/NostrRawNpubParser.php
index b641585..9b65dfb 100644
--- a/src/Util/CommonMark/NostrSchemeExtension/NostrRawNpubParser.php
+++ b/src/Util/CommonMark/NostrSchemeExtension/NostrRawNpubParser.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Util\CommonMark\NostrSchemeExtension;
 
-use App\Service\RedisCacheService;
+use App\Service\CacheService;
 use League\CommonMark\Parser\Inline\InlineParserInterface;
 use League\CommonMark\Parser\Inline\InlineParserMatch;
 use League\CommonMark\Parser\InlineParserContext;
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use League\CommonMark\Parser\InlineParserContext;
 readonly class NostrRawNpubParser implements InlineParserInterface
 {
 
-    public function __construct(private RedisCacheService $redisCacheService)
+    public function __construct(private CacheService $cacheService)
     {
     }
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ readonly class NostrRawNpubParser implements InlineParserInterface
         $cursor = $inlineContext->getCursor();
         // Get the match and extract relevant parts
         $fullMatch = $inlineContext->getFullMatch();
-        $meta = $this->redisCacheService->getMetadata($fullMatch);
+        $meta = $this->cacheService->getMetadata($fullMatch);
 
         // Create a new inline node for the custom link
         $inlineContext->getContainer()->appendChild(new NostrMentionLink($meta->name, $fullMatch));
diff --git a/src/Util/CommonMark/NostrSchemeExtension/NostrSchemeExtension.php b/src/Util/CommonMark/NostrSchemeExtension/NostrSchemeExtension.php
index ea5cec9..6a603f5 100644
--- a/src/Util/CommonMark/NostrSchemeExtension/NostrSchemeExtension.php
+++ b/src/Util/CommonMark/NostrSchemeExtension/NostrSchemeExtension.php
@@ -2,23 +2,23 @@
 
 namespace App\Util\CommonMark\NostrSchemeExtension;
 
-use App\Service\RedisCacheService;
+use App\Service\CacheService;
 use League\CommonMark\Environment\EnvironmentBuilderInterface;
 use League\CommonMark\Extension\ExtensionInterface;
 
 class NostrSchemeExtension  implements ExtensionInterface
 {
 
-    public function __construct(private readonly RedisCacheService $redisCacheService)
+    public function __construct(private readonly CacheService $cacheService)
     {
     }
 
     public function register(EnvironmentBuilderInterface $environment): void
     {
         $environment
-            ->addInlineParser(new NostrMentionParser($this->redisCacheService), 200)
+            ->addInlineParser(new NostrMentionParser($this->cacheService), 200)
             ->addInlineParser(new NostrSchemeParser(), 199)
-            ->addInlineParser(new NostrRawNpubParser($this->redisCacheService), 198)
+            ->addInlineParser(new NostrRawNpubParser($this->cacheService), 198)
 
             ->addRenderer(NostrSchemeData::class, new NostrEventRenderer(), 2)
             ->addRenderer(NostrMentionLink::class, new NostrMentionRenderer(), 1)