Fixed redis not using config variable

app.py

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def main():
     logging.basicConfig(filename='', level=logging.DEBUG)
 
     # connect to redis
-    r = redis.Redis(host='localhost', port=6379, db=0)
+    r = redis.from_url(os.get('REDIS_URL', "redis://localhost:6379/0"))
 
     # set initial consumer addresses
     ip_list = os.environ['INITIAL_SERVERS'].split(',')
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ def main():
                     continue
 
                 try:
-                    response = requests.post(f"http://{ip}/ip", json={'uuid': os.environ['LOCAL_UUID'], 'ip': current_ip})
+                    response = requests.post(f"http://{ip}/ip",
+                                             json={'uuid': os.environ['LOCAL_UUID'], 'ip': current_ip})
                     logging.debug(f"Pushed update to {key.decode('utf-8')} at {ip}. Response: {response.status_code}")
                 except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError as e:
                     logging.warning(f"Could not push update to {key.decode('utf-8')}: {str(e)}")