diff --git a/.github/workflows/auth_test.yml b/.github/workflows/auth_test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..815c2af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/auth_test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+name: Auth Test
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - feature/scaling
+
+
+jobs:
+  authorizer-docker:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.1.0
+      - name: Setup Dotnet
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: '3.1.100'
+      - name: Install Packages
+        run: |
+          dotnet add package StackExchange.Redis --version 2.1.39 --source https://www.myget.org/F/stackoverflow/api/v3/index.json
+      - name: Build
+        run: |
+          dotnet build --configuration Release  
+      - name: Push Tag to Docker Hub
+        uses: opspresso/action-docker@master
+        with:
+          args: --docker
+        env:
+          USERNAME: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
+          PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
+          BUILD_PATH: "authorizer"
+          DOCKERFILE: "authorizer/Dockerfile"
+          IMAGE_NAME: "josephbmanley/defend-together-authorizer"
+          TAG_NAME: "stage"
+          LATEST: "false"
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diff --git a/authorizer/Dockerfile b/authorizer/Dockerfile
index f240eea..4e17d51 100644
--- a/authorizer/Dockerfile
+++ b/authorizer/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/runtime:3.1
 
-COPY bin/Release/netcoreapp3.1/publish/ App/
+COPY bin/Release/netcoreapp3.1/ App/
 WORKDIR /App
 ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "authorizer.dll"]
 
diff --git a/authorizer/Program.cs b/authorizer/Program.cs
index 62f7484..a0d9c52 100644
--- a/authorizer/Program.cs
+++ b/authorizer/Program.cs
@@ -1,13 +1,24 @@
 using System;
+using System.Threading;
 
 namespace authorizer
 {
     class Program
     {
         static AuthServer server;
+        static Redis redis;
         static void Main(string[] args)
         {
-            server = new AuthServer();
+            redis = new Redis(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("REDIS_HOSTNAME"));
+
+            redis.SetTest();
+
+            Thread.Sleep(100);
+
+            redis.GetTest();
+
+
+            /* server = new AuthServer();
 
             server.Start();
 
@@ -17,7 +28,7 @@ namespace authorizer
                 input = Console.ReadLine();
             }
             while(input != "stop");
-            server.Stop();
+            server.Stop(); */
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/authorizer/Redis.cs b/authorizer/Redis.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d358c85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/authorizer/Redis.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+using System;
+using StackExchange.Redis;
+
+class Redis
+{
+    private ConnectionMultiplexer muxer;
+    private IDatabase conn;
+    private string hostname;
+    private int port;
+    public Redis(string host = "127.0.0.1", int p = 6379)
+    {
+        if(host == "")
+        {
+            throw new Exception("Must provide a redis hostname!");
+        }
+
+        //Set private variables
+        hostname = host;
+        port = p;
+
+        //Connect to redis cluster
+        Console.WriteLine("Attempting to connect to: " + host + ":" + p.ToString());
+        muxer = ConnectionMultiplexer.Connect(hostname + ":" + port.ToString());
+        conn = muxer.GetDatabase();
+        Console.WriteLine("Connected to redis server!");
+    }
+
+    public void SetTest()
+    {
+        string test_val = "Potato";
+        conn.StringSet("test_val", test_val);
+        Console.WriteLine("Set value to: " + test_val);
+    }
+
+    public void GetTest()
+    {
+        Console.WriteLine("Value is: " + conn.StringGet("test_val"));
+    }
+
+    ~Redis()
+    {
+        muxer.Close();
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/authorizer/authorizer.csproj b/authorizer/authorizer.csproj
index d453e9a..a814ae8 100644
--- a/authorizer/authorizer.csproj
+++ b/authorizer/authorizer.csproj
@@ -5,4 +5,8 @@
     <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="StackExchange.Redis" Version="2.1.39" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>