diff --git a/core/workers/ingestion_worker.py b/core/workers/ingestion_worker.py
index 5294b8f..4ac6352 100644
--- a/core/workers/ingestion_worker.py
+++ b/core/workers/ingestion_worker.py
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ from typing import Dict, Any, List, Optional
 from datetime import datetime, UTC
 from pathlib import Path
 import asyncio
+import os
+import urllib.parse as up
 
 import arq
+from arq.connections import RedisSettings
 from core.models.auth import AuthContext, EntityType
 from core.models.documents import Document
 from core.database.postgres_database import PostgresDatabase
@@ -461,6 +464,26 @@ async def shutdown(ctx):
     # Close any other open connections or resources that need cleanup
     logger.info("Worker shutdown complete.")
 
+def redis_settings_from_env() -> RedisSettings:
+    """
+    Create RedisSettings from environment variables for ARQ worker.
+    
+    Returns:
+        RedisSettings configured for Redis connection with optimized performance
+    """
+    url = up.urlparse(os.getenv("REDIS_URL", "redis://127.0.0.1:6379/0"))
+    
+    # Use ARQ's supported parameters with optimized values for stability
+    # For high-volume ingestion (100+ documents), these settings help prevent timeouts
+    return RedisSettings(
+        host=url.hostname or os.getenv("REDIS_HOST", "127.0.0.1"),
+        port=url.port or int(os.getenv("REDIS_PORT", "6379")),
+        database=int(url.path.lstrip("/") or 0),
+        conn_timeout=5,        # Increased connection timeout (seconds)
+        conn_retries=15,       # More retries for transient connection issues
+        conn_retry_delay=1     # Quick retry delay (seconds)
+    )
+
 # ARQ Worker Settings
 class WorkerSettings:
     """
@@ -472,40 +495,92 @@ class WorkerSettings:
     functions = [process_ingestion_job]
     on_startup = startup
     on_shutdown = shutdown
-    # Redis settings will be loaded from environment variables by default
-    # Other optional settings:
-    # redis_settings = arq.connections.RedisSettings(host='localhost', port=6379)
+    
+    # Use robust Redis settings that handle connection issues
+    redis_settings = redis_settings_from_env()
+    
+    # Result storage settings
     keep_result_ms = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000  # Keep results for 24 hours (24 * 60 * 60 * 1000 ms)
-    max_jobs = 5  # Reduce concurrent jobs to prevent connection pool exhaustion
-    health_check_interval = 300  # Check worker health every 5 minutes instead of 30 seconds to reduce connection overhead
-    job_timeout = 3600  # 1 hour timeout for jobs
-    max_tries = 3  # Retry failed jobs up to 3 times
-    poll_delay = 0.5  # Poll delay to prevent excessive Redis queries
+    
+    # Concurrency settings - optimized for high-volume ingestion
+    max_jobs = 3  # Reduced to prevent resource contention during batch processing
+    
+    # Resource management
+    health_check_interval = 600  # Extended to 10 minutes to reduce Redis overhead
+    job_timeout = 7200  # Extended to 2 hours for large document processing
+    max_tries = 5  # Retry failed jobs up to 5 times
+    poll_delay = 2.0  # Increased poll delay to prevent Redis connection saturation
+    
+    # High reliability settings
+    allow_abort_jobs = False  # Don't abort jobs on worker shutdown
+    retry_jobs = True  # Always retry failed jobs
+    
+    # Prevent queue blocking on error
+    skip_queue_when_queues_read_fails = True  # Continue processing other queues if one fails
     
     # Log Redis and connection pool information for debugging
     @staticmethod
     async def health_check(ctx):
-        """Periodic health check to log connection status and job stats."""
+        """
+        Enhanced periodic health check to log connection status and job stats.
+        Monitors Redis memory, database connections, and job processing metrics.
+        """
         database = ctx.get('database')
         vector_store = ctx.get('vector_store')
         job_stats = ctx.get('job_stats', {})
-        redis_info = await ctx['redis'].info()
         
-        logger.info(f"Health check: Redis v{redis_info.get('redis_version', 'unknown')} "
-                   f"mem_usage={redis_info.get('used_memory_human', 'unknown')} "
-                   f"clients_connected={redis_info.get('connected_clients', 'unknown')} "
-                   f"db_keys={redis_info.get('db0', {}).get('keys', 0)}"
+        # Get detailed Redis info
+        try:
+            redis_info = await ctx['redis'].info(section=['Server', 'Memory', 'Clients', 'Stats'])
+            
+            # Server and resource usage info
+            redis_version = redis_info.get('redis_version', 'unknown')
+            used_memory = redis_info.get('used_memory_human', 'unknown')
+            used_memory_peak = redis_info.get('used_memory_peak_human', 'unknown')
+            clients_connected = redis_info.get('connected_clients', 'unknown')
+            rejected_connections = redis_info.get('rejected_connections', 0)
+            total_commands = redis_info.get('total_commands_processed', 0)
+            
+            # DB keys
+            db_info = redis_info.get('db0', {})
+            keys_count = db_info.get('keys', 0) if isinstance(db_info, dict) else 0
+            
+            # Log comprehensive server status
+            logger.info(
+                f"Redis Status: v{redis_version} | "
+                f"Memory: {used_memory} (peak: {used_memory_peak}) | "
+                f"Clients: {clients_connected} (rejected: {rejected_connections}) | "
+                f"DB Keys: {keys_count} | Commands: {total_commands}"
+            )
+            
+            # Check for memory warning thresholds
+            if isinstance(used_memory, str) and used_memory.endswith('G'):
+                memory_value = float(used_memory[:-1])
+                if memory_value > 1.0:  # More than 1GB used
+                    logger.warning(f"Redis memory usage is high: {used_memory}")
+            
+            # Check for connection issues
+            if rejected_connections and int(rejected_connections) > 0:
+                logger.warning(f"Redis has rejected {rejected_connections} connections")
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to get Redis info: {str(e)}")
+        
+        # Log job statistics with detailed processing metrics
+        ongoing = job_stats.get('ongoing', 0)
+        queued = job_stats.get('queued', 0)
+        
+        logger.info(
+            f"Job Stats: completed={job_stats.get('complete', 0)} | "
+            f"failed={job_stats.get('failed', 0)} | "
+            f"retried={job_stats.get('retried', 0)} | "
+            f"ongoing={ongoing} | queued={queued}"
         )
         
-        # Log job statistics
-        logger.info(f"Job stats: completed={job_stats.get('complete', 0)} "
-                  f"failed={job_stats.get('failed', 0)} "
-                  f"retried={job_stats.get('retried', 0)} "
-                  f"ongoing={job_stats.get('ongoing', 0)} "
-                  f"queued={job_stats.get('queued', 0)}"
-        )
+        # Warn if too many jobs are queued/backed up
+        if queued > 50:
+            logger.warning(f"Large job queue backlog: {queued} jobs waiting")
         
-        # Test database connectivity
+        # Test database connectivity with extended timeout
         if database and hasattr(database, 'async_session'):
             try:
                 async with database.async_session() as session:
diff --git a/start_server.py b/start_server.py
index 7e54318..f914bbd 100644
--- a/start_server.py
+++ b/start_server.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import subprocess
 import signal
 import os
 import atexit
+import socket
+import time
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 from core.config import get_settings
 from core.logging_config import setup_logging
@@ -15,6 +17,32 @@ from core.logging_config import setup_logging
 # Global variable to store the worker process
 worker_process = None
 
+def wait_for_redis(host="localhost", port=6379, timeout=20):
+    """
+    Wait for Redis to become available.
+    
+    Args:
+        host: Redis host address
+        port: Redis port number
+        timeout: Maximum time to wait in seconds
+        
+    Returns:
+        True if Redis becomes available within the timeout, False otherwise
+    """
+    logging.info(f"Waiting for Redis to be available at {host}:{port}...")
+    t0 = time.monotonic()
+    while time.monotonic() - t0 < timeout:
+        try:
+            with socket.create_connection((host, port), timeout=1):
+                logging.info("Redis is accepting connections.")
+                return True
+        except (OSError, socket.error):
+            logging.debug(f"Redis not available yet, retrying... ({int(time.monotonic() - t0)}s elapsed)")
+            time.sleep(0.3)
+    
+    logging.error(f"Redis not reachable after {timeout}s")
+    return False
+
 def check_and_start_redis():
     """Check if the Redis container is running, start if necessary."""
     try:
@@ -265,6 +293,13 @@ def main():
 
     # Load settings (this will validate all required env vars)
     settings = get_settings()
+    
+    # Wait for Redis to be available (using environment variables or defaults)
+    redis_host = os.environ.get("REDIS_HOST", "127.0.0.1")
+    redis_port = int(os.environ.get("REDIS_PORT", "6379"))
+    if not wait_for_redis(host=redis_host, port=redis_port):
+        logging.error("Cannot start server without Redis. Please ensure Redis is running.")
+        sys.exit(1)
 
     # Start ARQ worker in the background
     start_arq_worker()