diff --git a/healthcheck/redis b/healthcheck/redis
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+if parse_out=$(cat "/etc/redis.conf" | egrep "^bind +.*$"); then
+  redis_host=$(echo -n $parse_out | awk '{print $2}')
+else
+  redis_host=127.0.0.1
+fi
+
+if parse_out=$(cat "/etc/redis.conf" | egrep "^port +.*$"); then
+  redis_port=$(echo -n $parse_out | awk '{print $2}')
+else
+  redis_port=6379
+fi
+
+if parse_out=$(cat "/etc/redis.conf" | egrep "^requirepass +.*$"); then
+  redis_pass=$(echo -n $parse_out | awk '{print $2}')
+  result=$(printf "*2\r\n\$4\r\nAUTH\r\n\$${#redis_pass}\r\n${redis_pass}\r\n*1\r\n\$4\r\nPING\r\n" | nc $redis_host $redis_port)
+else
+  result=$(printf "*1\r\n\$4\r\nPING\r\n" | nc $redis_host $redis_port)
+fi
+
+if echo $result | grep -q '+PONG'; then
+  echo "Redis server responded correctly on ${redis_host}:${redis_port}."
+else
+  echo "Redis server does not respond correctly: ${result}"
+  exit 1
+fi