# Monitors

The On Premises instance runs a small Redis instance (128Mb) that is required for running the Monitors in Taskforce's alert system.

You can add a local connection for checking that the monitor system is working as it should, like this:

![](https://2160637802-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MG01zoyzHgr18e2IutZ%2Fuploads%2FmaBmOvEPsSxFwp3FXSi8%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=b62cce24-6a1b-415d-8805-042a85dca665)

You will get a new connection that shows the monitor (and other queues as the monitors do their thing):

![](https://2160637802-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MG01zoyzHgr18e2IutZ%2Fuploads%2FuXWqfp08rv6bA4xlVhJz%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=5770ad01-134b-46d8-ab13-8c791b37a210)

{% hint style="info" %}
The Redis instance is isolated from the outside and only possible to be accessed from the EC2 host itself, so TLS, nor password authentication is necessary.
{% endhint %}