diff --git a/i18n/template-ssr.pot b/i18n/template-ssr.pot
index 780bdb6..0abec8b 100644
--- a/i18n/template-ssr.pot
+++ b/i18n/template-ssr.pot
@@ -83,14 +83,6 @@ msgid ""
 "one (Note: you can use those links just once)"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/ssr-components/Main.jsx:70
-msgid "PixelPlanet.fun"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: src/ssr-components/Main.jsx:72
-msgid "Place color pixels on an map styled canvas with other players online"
-msgstr ""
-
 #: src/ssr-components/Globe.jsx:44
 msgid "Double click on globe to go back."
 msgstr ""
@@ -107,6 +99,14 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "A 3D globe of our whole map"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: src/ssr-components/Main.jsx:70
+msgid "PixelPlanet.fun"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/ssr-components/Main.jsx:72
+msgid "Place color pixels on an map styled canvas with other players online"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: src/core/mail.js:65
 #, javascript-format
 msgid ""
@@ -305,21 +305,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Password must be shorter than 60 characters."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/routes/api/auth/verify.js:25
-#: src/routes/api/auth/verify.js:32
-msgid "Mail verification"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: src/routes/api/auth/verify.js:26
-msgid "You are now verified :)"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: src/routes/api/auth/verify.js:32
-msgid ""
-"Your mail verification code is invalid or already expired :(, please "
-"request a new one."
-msgstr ""
-
 #: src/routes/api/auth/register.js:33
 msgid "No Captcha given"
 msgstr ""
@@ -356,6 +341,21 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Incorrect password!"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: src/routes/api/auth/verify.js:25
+#: src/routes/api/auth/verify.js:32
+msgid "Mail verification"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/routes/api/auth/verify.js:26
+msgid "You are now verified :)"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/routes/api/auth/verify.js:32
+msgid ""
+"Your mail verification code is invalid or already expired :(, please "
+"request a new one."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: src/ssr-components/RedirectionPage.jsx:20
 msgid "You will be automatically redirected after 15s"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/i18n/template.pot b/i18n/template.pot
index 8e5fdf4..d4e5c43 100644
--- a/i18n/template.pot
+++ b/i18n/template.pot
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Hide Hidden Canvases"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: src/ui/renderer.js:36
+msgid "Canvas Error"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/ui/renderer.js:37
+msgid "Can't render 3D canvas, do you have WebGL2 disabled?"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: src/ui/placePixel.js:53
 msgid "Error :("
 msgstr ""
@@ -146,14 +154,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Error ${ retCode }"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/ui/renderer.js:36
-msgid "Canvas Error"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: src/ui/renderer.js:37
-msgid "Can't render 3D canvas, do you have WebGL2 disabled?"
-msgstr ""
-
 #: src/actions/index.js:628
 msgid "Register New Account"
 msgstr ""
@@ -235,11 +235,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Open Chat"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/components/buttons/CanvasSwitchButton.jsx:22
-#: src/components/windows/index.js:19
-msgid "Canvas Selection"
-msgstr ""
-
 #: src/components/buttons/ExpandMenuButton.jsx:23
 msgid "Close Menu"
 msgstr ""
@@ -248,6 +243,11 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Open Menu"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: src/components/buttons/CanvasSwitchButton.jsx:22
+#: src/components/windows/index.js:19
+msgid "Canvas Selection"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: src/components/HistorySelect.jsx:144
 msgid "Loading"
 msgstr ""
@@ -272,16 +272,16 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Resize"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/components/buttons/SettingsButton.jsx:23
-#: src/components/windows/index.js:14
-msgid "Settings"
-msgstr ""
-
 #: src/components/buttons/HelpButton.jsx:23
 #: src/components/windows/index.js:13
 msgid "Help"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: src/components/buttons/SettingsButton.jsx:23
+#: src/components/windows/index.js:14
+msgid "Settings"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: src/components/buttons/LogInButton.jsx:23
 #: src/components/windows/index.js:15
 msgid "User Area"
@@ -303,10 +303,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Open Palette"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/components/contextmenus/ChannelContextMenu.jsx:55
-msgid "Mute"
-msgstr ""
-
 #: src/components/contextmenus/UserContextMenu.jsx:55
 msgid "Ping"
 msgstr ""
@@ -319,6 +315,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Block"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: src/components/contextmenus/ChannelContextMenu.jsx:55
+msgid "Mute"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: src/components/windows/index.js:16
 msgid "Registration"
 msgstr ""
@@ -742,14 +742,6 @@ msgid ""
 "how the canvas was at that time."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/components/windows/ForgotPassword.jsx:60
-msgid "Sent you a mail with instructions to reset your password."
-msgstr ""
-
-#: src/components/windows/ForgotPassword.jsx:71
-msgid "Enter your mail address and we will send you a new password:"
-msgstr ""
-
 #: src/components/windows/Chat.jsx:133
 msgid "Channel settings"
 msgstr ""
@@ -766,6 +758,14 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "You must be logged in to chat"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: src/components/windows/ForgotPassword.jsx:60
+msgid "Sent you a mail with instructions to reset your password."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/components/windows/ForgotPassword.jsx:71
+msgid "Enter your mail address and we will send you a new password:"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: src/components/Captcha.jsx:50
 #: src/components/Captcha.jsx:105
 msgid "Could not load captcha"
@@ -1181,6 +1181,28 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Dimensions"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: src/components/LogInForm.jsx:76
+msgid "Name or Email"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/components/LogInForm.jsx:87
+msgid "LogIn"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/components/UserMessages.jsx:28
+msgid ""
+"Please verify your mail address \n"
+"or your account could get deleted after a few days."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/components/UserMessages.jsx:49
+msgid "A new verification mail is getting sent to you."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/components/UserMessages.jsx:53
+msgid "Click here to request a new verification mail."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: src/components/ChangePassword.jsx:22
 msgid "Passwords do not match."
 msgstr ""
@@ -1201,32 +1223,14 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Confirm New Password"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: src/components/DeleteAccount.jsx:66
+msgid "Yes, Delete My Account!"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: src/components/ChangeName.jsx:64
 msgid "New Username"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/components/UserMessages.jsx:28
-msgid ""
-"Please verify your mail address \n"
-"or your account could get deleted after a few days."
-msgstr ""
-
-#: src/components/UserMessages.jsx:49
-msgid "A new verification mail is getting sent to you."
-msgstr ""
-
-#: src/components/UserMessages.jsx:53
-msgid "Click here to request a new verification mail."
-msgstr ""
-
-#: src/components/LogInForm.jsx:76
-msgid "Name or Email"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: src/components/LogInForm.jsx:87
-msgid "LogIn"
-msgstr ""
-
 #: src/components/ChangeMail.jsx:59
 msgid ""
 "Changed Mail successfully. We sent you a verification mail,             "
@@ -1237,10 +1241,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "New Mail"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/components/DeleteAccount.jsx:66
-msgid "Yes, Delete My Account!"
-msgstr ""
-
 #: src/components/SocialSettings.jsx:38
 msgid "Block all Private Messages"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/src/core/Tile.js b/src/core/Tile.js
index fcf407a..eff0193 100644
--- a/src/core/Tile.js
+++ b/src/core/Tile.js
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ function tileFileName(canvasTileFolder, cell) {
 
 /*
  * @param canvasSize dimension of the canvas (pixels width/height)
- * @param redisCanvas Redis Canvas object
+ * @param redisClient redis instance
  * @param canvasId id of the canvas
  * @param canvasTileFolder root folder where to save tiles
  * @param palette Palette to use
@@ -122,13 +122,13 @@ function tileFileName(canvasTileFolder, cell) {
  * @return true if successfully created tile, false if tile empty
  */
 export async function createZoomTileFromChunk(
-  redisCanvas: Object,
+  redisClient,
   canvasSize,
   canvasId,
   canvasTileFolder,
   palette,
   cell,
-): boolean {
+) {
   const [x, y] = cell;
   const maxTiledZoom = getMaxTiledZoom(canvasSize);
   const tileRGBBuffer = new Uint8Array(
@@ -142,7 +142,9 @@ export async function createZoomTileFromChunk(
   let chunk = null;
   for (let dy = 0; dy < TILE_ZOOM_LEVEL; dy += 1) {
     for (let dx = 0; dx < TILE_ZOOM_LEVEL; dx += 1) {
-      chunk = await redisCanvas.getChunk(canvasId, xabs + dx, yabs + dy);
+      chunk = await redisClient.getAsync(
+        `ch:${canvasId}:${xabs + dx}:${yabs + dy}`,
+      );
       if (!chunk || chunk.length !== TILE_SIZE * TILE_SIZE) {
         na.push([dx, dy]);
         continue;
@@ -193,7 +195,7 @@ export async function createZoomedTile(
   canvasTileFolder,
   palette,
   cell,
-): boolean {
+) {
   const tileRGBBuffer = new Uint8Array(
     TILE_SIZE * TILE_SIZE * TILE_ZOOM_LEVEL * TILE_ZOOM_LEVEL * 3,
   );
@@ -277,7 +279,7 @@ export async function createEmptyTile(
 
 /*
  * created 4096x4096 texture of default canvas
- * @param redisCanvas Redis Canvas object
+ * @param redisClient redis instance
  * @param canvasId numberical Id of canvas
  * @param canvasSize size of canvas
  * @param canvasTileFolder root folder where to save texture
@@ -285,7 +287,7 @@ export async function createEmptyTile(
  *
  */
 export async function createTexture(
-  redisCanvas: Object,
+  redisClient,
   canvasId,
   canvasSize,
   canvasTileFolder,
@@ -315,7 +317,7 @@ export async function createTexture(
   } else {
     for (let dy = 0; dy < amount; dy += 1) {
       for (let dx = 0; dx < amount; dx += 1) {
-        chunk = await redisCanvas.getChunk(canvasId, dx, dy);
+        chunk = await redisClient.getAsync(`ch:${canvasId}:${dx}:${dy}`);
         if (!chunk || chunk.length !== TILE_SIZE * TILE_SIZE) {
           na.push([dx, dy]);
           continue;
@@ -353,7 +355,7 @@ export async function createTexture(
 
 /*
  * Create all tiles
- * @param redisCanvas Redis Canvas object
+ * @param redisClient redis instance
  * @param canvasSize dimension of the canvas (pixels width/height)
  * @param canvasId id of the canvas
  * @param canvasTileFolder root foler where to save tiles
@@ -361,12 +363,12 @@ export async function createTexture(
  * @param force overwrite existing tiles
  */
 export async function initializeTiles(
-  redisCanvas: Object,
+  redisClient,
   canvasSize,
   canvasId,
   canvasTileFolder,
   palette,
-  force: boolean = false,
+  force = false,
 ) {
   console.log(
     `Tiling: Initializing tiles in ${canvasTileFolder}, forceint = ${force}`,
@@ -390,7 +392,7 @@ export async function initializeTiles(
       const filename = `${canvasTileFolder}/${zoom}/${cx}/${cy}.png`;
       if (force || !fs.existsSync(filename)) {
         const ret = await createZoomTileFromChunk(
-          redisCanvas,
+          redisClient,
           canvasSize,
           canvasId,
           canvasTileFolder,
@@ -436,7 +438,7 @@ export async function initializeTiles(
   }
   // create snapshot texture
   await createTexture(
-    redisCanvas,
+    redisClient,
     canvasId,
     canvasSize,
     canvasTileFolder,
diff --git a/src/core/tileserver.js b/src/core/tileserver.js
index 55dbb7f..4092526 100644
--- a/src/core/tileserver.js
+++ b/src/core/tileserver.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 import fs from 'fs';
+import { Worker } from 'worker_threads';
 
 import logger from './logger';
 // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-unresolved
diff --git a/src/workers/tilewriter.js b/src/workers/tilewriter.js
index dab48ba..e77e1e9 100644
--- a/src/workers/tilewriter.js
+++ b/src/workers/tilewriter.js
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-console */
 
 import { isMainThread, parentPort } from 'worker_threads';
-import RedisCanvas from '../data/models/RedisCanvas';
 
+import redisClient from '../data/redis';
 import {
   createZoomTileFromChunk,
   createZoomedTile,
@@ -24,16 +24,16 @@ parentPort.on('message', async (msg) => {
   const { task, args } = msg;
   switch (task) {
     case 'createZoomTileFromChunk':
-      createZoomTileFromChunk(RedisCanvas, ...args);
+      createZoomTileFromChunk(redisClient, ...args);
       break;
     case 'createZoomedTile':
       createZoomedTile(...args);
       break;
     case 'createTexture':
-      createTexture(RedisCanvas, ...args);
+      createTexture(redisClient, ...args);
       break;
     case 'initializeTiles':
-      await initializeTiles(RedisCanvas, ...args);
+      await initializeTiles(redisClient, ...args);
       parentPort.postMessage('Done!');
       break;
     default: