diff --git a/config/config.exs b/config/config.exs
index d55dc41..d2d855e 100644
--- a/config/config.exs
+++ b/config/config.exs
@@ -1,30 +1 @@
-# This file is responsible for configuring your application
-# and its dependencies with the aid of the Mix.Config module.
 use Mix.Config
-
-# This configuration is loaded before any dependency and is restricted
-# to this project. If another project depends on this project, this
-# file won't be loaded nor affect the parent project. For this reason,
-# if you want to provide default values for your application for
-# 3rd-party users, it should be done in your "mix.exs" file.
-
-# You can configure for your application as:
-#
-#     config :redbird, key: :value
-#
-# And access this configuration in your application as:
-#
-#     Application.get_env(:redbird, :key)
-#
-# Or configure a 3rd-party app:
-#
-#     config :logger, level: :info
-#
-
-# It is also possible to import configuration files, relative to this
-# directory. For example, you can emulate configuration per environment
-# by uncommenting the line below and defining dev.exs, test.exs and such.
-# Configuration from the imported file will override the ones defined
-# here (which is why it is important to import them last).
-#
-#     import_config "#{Mix.env}.exs"
diff --git a/lib/redbird.ex b/lib/redbird.ex
index 6829f43..5b5353f 100644
--- a/lib/redbird.ex
+++ b/lib/redbird.ex
@@ -1,2 +1,14 @@
 defmodule Redbird do
+  use Application
+
+  def start(_type, _args) do
+    import Supervisor.Spec
+
+    children = [
+      worker(Redbird.Redis, [Redbird.Redis.pid()]),
+    ]
+
+    opts = [strategy: :one_for_one, name: Redbird.Supervisor]
+    Supervisor.start_link(children, opts)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/redbird/plug/session/redis.ex b/lib/redbird/plug/session/redis.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85b0737
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/redbird/plug/session/redis.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+defmodule Plug.Session.REDIS do
+  import Redbird.Redis
+  require IEx
+
+  @moduledoc """
+  Stores the session in a redis store.
+  """
+
+  @behaviour Plug.Session.Store
+
+  @max_session_time  86_164 * 30
+
+  def init(opts) do
+    opts
+  end
+
+  def get(_conn, redis_key, _init_options) do
+    case get(redis_key) do
+      :undefined -> {nil, %{}}
+      value -> {redis_key, value |> :erlang.binary_to_term}
+    end
+  end
+
+  def put(conn, nil, data, init_options) do
+    put(conn, generate_random_key(), data, init_options)
+  end
+  def put(_conn, redis_key, data, init_options) do
+    setex(%{key: redis_key, value: data, seconds: session_expiration(init_options)})
+    redis_key
+  end
+
+  def delete(_conn, redis_key, _kinit_options) do
+    del(redis_key)
+    :ok
+  end
+
+  defp generate_random_key do
+    :crypto.strong_rand_bytes(96) |> Base.encode64
+  end
+
+  defp session_expiration(opts) do
+    case opts[:expiration_in_seconds] do
+      seconds when is_integer(seconds) -> seconds
+      _ -> @max_session_time
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/redis.ex b/lib/redis.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52e689f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/redis.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+defmodule Redbird.Redis do
+  def start_link(name) do
+    {:ok, client} = Exredis.start_link
+    true = Process.register(client, name)
+    {:ok, client}
+  end
+
+  def get(value) do
+    Exredis.Api.get(pid(), value)
+  end
+
+  def setex(%{key: key, value: value, seconds: seconds}) do
+    Exredis.Api.setex(pid(), key, seconds, value)
+  end
+
+  def del(key) do
+    Exredis.Api.del(pid(), key)
+  end
+
+  def pid do
+    :redbird_phoenix_session
+  end
+end
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 865c372..dd23a5c 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -2,31 +2,33 @@ defmodule Redbird.Mixfile do
   use Mix.Project
 
   def project do
-    [app: :redbird,
-     version: "0.1.0",
-     elixir: "~> 1.3",
-     build_embedded: Mix.env == :prod,
-     start_permanent: Mix.env == :prod,
-     deps: deps()]
+    [
+      app: :redbird,
+      build_embedded: Mix.env == :prod,
+      deps: deps(),
+      elixir: "~> 1.3",
+      start_permanent: Mix.env == :prod,
+      version: "0.1.0",
+      package: [
+        maintainers: ["anellis", "drapergeek"],
+        licenses: ["MIT"],
+        links: %{"GitHub" => "https://github.com/thoughtbot/redbird"}
+      ],
+   ]
   end
 
-  # Configuration for the OTP application
-  #
-  # Type "mix help compile.app" for more information
   def application do
-    [applications: [:logger]]
+    [
+      applications: [:logger],
+      mod: {Redbird, []},
+    ]
   end
 
-  # Dependencies can be Hex packages:
-  #
-  #   {:mydep, "~> 0.3.0"}
-  #
-  # Or git/path repositories:
-  #
-  #   {:mydep, git: "https://github.com/elixir-lang/mydep.git", tag: "0.1.0"}
-  #
-  # Type "mix help deps" for more examples and options
   defp deps do
-    []
+    [
+      {:ex_doc, "~> 0.13", only: :dev},
+      {:exredis, "~> 0.2"},
+      {:plug, "~> 1.1"},
+    ]
   end
 end
diff --git a/mix.lock b/mix.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d06cb72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mix.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+%{"earmark": {:hex, :earmark, "1.0.3", "89bdbaf2aca8bbb5c97d8b3b55c5dd0cff517ecc78d417e87f1d0982e514557b", [:mix], []},
+  "eredis": {:hex, :eredis, "1.0.8", "ab4fda1c4ba7fbe6c19c26c249dc13da916d762502c4b4fa2df401a8d51c5364", [:rebar], []},
+  "ex_doc": {:hex, :ex_doc, "0.14.5", "c0433c8117e948404d93ca69411dd575ec6be39b47802e81ca8d91017a0cf83c", [:mix], [{:earmark, "~> 1.0", [hex: :earmark, optional: false]}]},
+  "exredis": {:hex, :exredis, "0.2.5", "34d02fa9ef32174cbd790b166746f91b3dbc131ce37a2d9a2451e8bba164b423", [:mix], [{:eredis, ">= 1.0.8", [hex: :eredis, optional: false]}]},
+  "mime": {:hex, :mime, "1.0.1", "05c393850524767d13a53627df71beeebb016205eb43bfbd92d14d24ec7a1b51", [:mix], []},
+  "plug": {:hex, :plug, "1.3.0", "6e2b01afc5db3fd011ca4a16efd9cb424528c157c30a44a0186bcc92c7b2e8f3", [:mix], [{:cowboy, "~> 1.0.1 or ~> 1.1", [hex: :cowboy, optional: true]}, {:mime, "~> 1.0", [hex: :mime, optional: false]}]}}
diff --git a/test/redbird_test.exs b/test/redbird_test.exs
index 3610f7e..48bdf99 100644
--- a/test/redbird_test.exs
+++ b/test/redbird_test.exs
@@ -1,8 +1,93 @@
 defmodule RedbirdTest do
-  use ExUnit.Case
-  doctest Redbird
+  use ExUnit.Case, async: true
+  use Plug.Test
+  alias Plug.Session.REDIS
 
-  test "the truth" do
-    assert 1 + 1 == 2
+  @default_opts [
+    store: :redis,
+    key: "_session_key",
+  ]
+  @secret String.duplicate("thoughtbot", 8)
+
+  defp sign_plug(options) do
+    options =
+      options ++ @default_opts
+      |> Keyword.put(:encrypt, false)
+    Plug.Session.init(options)
+  end
+
+  defp sign_conn(conn, options \\ []) do
+    put_in(conn.secret_key_base, @secret)
+    |> Plug.Session.call(sign_plug(options))
+    |> fetch_session
+  end
+
+  setup_all do
+    Application.stop(:redbird)
+    :ok = Application.start(:redbird)
+  end
+
+  describe "get" do
+    test "when there is value stored it is retrieved" do
+      conn = conn(:get, "/")
+           |> sign_conn
+           |> put_session(:foo, "bar")
+           |> send_resp(200, "")
+
+      conn =
+        conn(:get, "/")
+        |> recycle_cookies(conn)
+        |> sign_conn
+        |> send_resp(200, "")
+
+      assert conn |> get_session(:foo) == "bar"
+    end
+
+    test "when there is no session with the key, it returns {:nil, %{}}" do
+      key = "redis_session"
+      conn = %{}
+      options = []
+
+      assert {nil, %{}} = REDIS.get(conn, key, options)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "put" do
+    test "it sets the session properly" do
+      conn = conn(:get, "/")
+           |> sign_conn
+           |> put_session(:foo, "bar")
+           |> send_resp(200, "")
+      assert conn |> get_session(:foo) == "bar"
+    end
+
+    test "it allows configuring session expiration" do
+      conn = conn(:get, "/")
+           |> sign_conn(expiration_in_seconds: 1)
+           |> put_session(:foo, "bar")
+           |> send_resp(200, "")
+
+      :timer.sleep(1000)
+
+      conn =
+        conn(:get, "/")
+        |> recycle_cookies(conn)
+        |> sign_conn
+        |> send_resp(200, "")
+
+      assert conn |> get_session(:foo) |> is_nil
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "delete" do
+    test "delete session" do
+      key = "redis_session"
+      conn = %{}
+      options = []
+      REDIS.put(conn, key, %{foo: :bar}, options)
+      REDIS.delete(conn, key, options)
+
+      assert {nil, %{}} = REDIS.get(conn, key, options)
+    end
   end
 end