diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 9c007f6f..5c123372 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 gem 'rails', '~> 8.1.1'
 #gem 'rails', '7.1.1'
 gem 'rack-cors', require: 'rack/cors'
+gem 'redis', '~> 5.0'
 
 # Bundle edge Rails instead:
 # gem 'rails', git: 'git://github.com/rails/rails.git'
diff --git a/config/cable.yml b/config/cable.yml
index 503efb4a..cd9c788c 100644
--- a/config/cable.yml
+++ b/config/cable.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # ActionCable configuration for real-time broadcasting.
 #
-# Development/Test: async adapter (in-process, no external dependency).
-# Production: async is fine for single-server deployments.
-#   Switch to Redis (`redis://...`) if scaling to multiple Puma workers
-#   where broadcasts need to reach clients connected to different workers.
+# Development:   async adapter (in-process, no external dependency).
+# Test:          test adapter.
+# Production:    Redis adapter — required for multi-worker deployments.
+#                Redis is also used for Mozo::Counter (replacing DrbCounter).
 #
 development:
   adapter: async
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ test:
   adapter: test
 
 production:
-  adapter: async
-  # adapter: redis
-  # url: <%= ENV.fetch("REDIS_URL") { "redis://localhost:6379/1" } %>
-  # channel_prefix: mozo_backend_production
+  adapter: redis
+  url: <%= ENV.fetch("REDIS_URL") { "redis://localhost:6379/1" } %>
+  channel_prefix: mozo_backend
diff --git a/config/initializers/mozo_settings.rb b/config/initializers/mozo_settings.rb
index 9319b046..65e01cd1 100644
--- a/config/initializers/mozo_settings.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/mozo_settings.rb
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ else
   Mozo.user_url     = 'https://user.mozo.bar'
 end
 
+# Broadcaster: swap Faye ↔ ActionCable
+#   Mozo.broadcaster = Mozo::Broadcaster::Faye.new        # current (HTTP POST to Faye)
+#   Mozo.broadcaster = Mozo::Broadcaster::ActionCable.new  # new (in-process async)
 Mozo.broadcaster = Mozo::Broadcaster::Faye.new
 
-# use the connection from couchbase-structures/documents
-# will be overwritten in the specs since flushing the real
-# thing is difficult
-# Mozo::Counter.connection = $cb unless Rails.env.test?
-
-# Use the Drb counter
+# Counter: swap DrbCounter ↔ Redis
+#   Mozo::Counter.connection = Mozo::DrbCounter.object          # current (DRb in-memory)
+#   Mozo::Counter.connection = Mozo::Counter::Redis.new         # new (persistent, multi-process)
 Mozo::Counter.connection = Mozo::DrbCounter.object unless Rails.env.test?
diff --git a/docs/broadcasting-migration.md b/docs/broadcasting-migration.md
index 2ba2c972..d5e3ae65 100644
--- a/docs/broadcasting-migration.md
+++ b/docs/broadcasting-migration.md
@@ -87,3 +87,63 @@ Once stable:
 - **Simpler deploys** — one less service to manage
 - **WebSocket native** — no long-polling fallback complexity
 - **Rails auth** — cookies/sessions work automatically
+
+---
+
+# Counter: DrbCounter → Redis Migration
+
+## Current state
+
+```
+Supplier::Counters (app/models/supplier/counters.rb)
+  → Mozo::Counter.incr/decr/get/set
+    → Mozo::Counter.connection (Mozo::DrbCounter.object)
+      → DRb → druby://localhost:9022
+        → InMemoryQCounter (separate Ruby process)
+          → on startup: reloads counts from CouchDB
+          → in-memory only (lost on restart)
+```
+
+## Problems
+
+1. **In-memory only** — restart the DRb process = lose all counts until CouchDB reload
+2. **Single-process** — DRb runs one Ruby process, single point of failure
+3. **Separate process** — another thing to monitor, deploy, and restart
+4. **Race conditions** — between Puma workers, increment/decrement is not atomic across the DRb boundary
+5. **Custom code** — `InMemoryQCounter` is 100 lines of hand-rolled counter logic
+
+## Target state
+
+```
+Supplier::Counters
+  → Mozo::Counter.incr/decr/get/set
+    → Mozo::Counter.connection (Mozo::Counter::Redis.new)
+      → Redis (localhost:6379)
+        → persistent, atomic, multi-process safe
+```
+
+## How to switch
+
+In `config/initializers/mozo_settings.rb`, change:
+
+```ruby
+# Mozo::Counter.connection = Mozo::DrbCounter.object  # old
+Mozo::Counter.connection = Mozo::Counter::Redis.new    # new
+```
+
+That's it. All existing `Mozo::Counter.get/set/incr/decr` calls work unchanged.
+
+## What Redis provides
+
+- **Atomic INCR/DECR** — no race conditions
+- **Persistence** — RDB snapshots + AOF, survives restarts
+- **Multi-process** — all Puma workers share the same Redis
+- **Already needed** — ActionCable uses Redis for pub/sub in production
+- **Battle-tested** — millions of deployments
+
+## Migration steps
+
+1. `apt-get install redis-server` — already done on vmi3300327
+2. `gem 'redis', '~> 5.0'` — added to Gemfile
+3. Switch `Mozo::Counter.connection` — one-line change in mozo_settings.rb
+4. Stop the DRb counter process (`drb_counter/drb_counter.rb`)
diff --git a/lib/mozo/counter.rb b/lib/mozo/counter.rb
index ac4648d4..5f3c775e 100644
--- a/lib/mozo/counter.rb
+++ b/lib/mozo/counter.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 module Mozo
   module Counter
+    extend ActiveSupport::Autoload
+    autoload :Redis
+
     mattr_accessor :connection
 
     # mainly for testing purposes
diff --git a/lib/mozo/counter/redis.rb b/lib/mozo/counter/redis.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..edbde9d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/mozo/counter/redis.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Mozo
+  module Counter
+    # Redis-backed counter adapter. Replaces the DrbCounter (in-memory,
+    # single-process, DRb-based) with a persistent, multi-process-safe,
+    # battle-tested key-value store.
+    #
+    # Benefits over DrbCounter:
+    #   - Persistent (survives restarts, no CouchDB reload dance)
+    #   - Atomic INCR/DECR (no race conditions between Puma workers)
+    #   - No separate process to manage (Redis is already needed for ActionCable)
+    #   - Production-ready, widely deployed
+    #
+    # Usage:
+    #   Mozo::Counter.connection = Mozo::Counter::Redis.new
+    #   # or with custom config:
+    #   Mozo::Counter.connection = Mozo::Counter::Redis.new(url: "redis://localhost:6379/2")
+    #
+    class Redis
+      def initialize(url: nil)
+        require 'redis'
+        @redis = ::Redis.new(url: url || ENV.fetch('REDIS_URL', 'redis://localhost:6379/0'))
+      end
+
+      def get(key, options = {})
+        value = @redis.get(key)
+        quiet = options[:quiet]
+        unless quiet
+          Rails.logger.debug("[REDIS_COUNTER] GET #{key} = #{value.inspect}")
+        end
+        value&.to_i || 0
+      rescue => e
+        Rails.logger.error("[REDIS_COUNTER] GET #{key} failed: #{e.message}")
+        0
+      end
+
+      def set(key, value)
+        Rails.logger.debug("[REDIS_COUNTER] SET #{key} = #{value}")
+        @redis.set(key, value)
+      rescue => e
+        Rails.logger.error("[REDIS_COUNTER] SET #{key} failed: #{e.message}")
+        value
+      end
+
+      def incr(key, options = {})
+        initial = options[:initial] || 1
+        Rails.logger.debug("[REDIS_COUNTER] INCR #{key}")
+        if @redis.exists?(key)
+          @redis.incr(key)
+        else
+          @redis.set(key, initial)
+          initial
+        end
+      rescue => e
+        Rails.logger.error("[REDIS_COUNTER] INCR #{key} failed: #{e.message}")
+        initial
+      end
+
+      def decr(key, options = {})
+        initial = options[:initial] || 0
+        Rails.logger.debug("[REDIS_COUNTER] DECR #{key}")
+        if @redis.exists?(key)
+          @redis.decr(key)
+        else
+          @redis.set(key, initial)
+          initial
+        end
+      rescue => e
+        Rails.logger.error("[REDIS_COUNTER] DECR #{key} failed: #{e.message}")
+        initial
+      end
+
+      def flush
+        Rails.logger.debug("[REDIS_COUNTER] FLUSHDB")
+        @redis.flushdb
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end