diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6a6d07f..a572615 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ fake-useragent = {version="0.1.3"}
 env_logger = {version="0.10.0"}
 log = {version="0.4.20"}
 mlua = {version="0.8.10", features=["luajit"]}
-redis = {version="0.23.3", features=["tokio-comp","connection-manager"]}
+redis = {version="0.23.3", features=["tokio-comp","connection-manager"], optional = true}
 md5 = {version="0.7.0"}
 rand={version="0.8.5"}
 once_cell = {version="1.18.0"}
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ dhat = {version="0.3.2", optional = true}
 mimalloc = { version = "0.1.38", default-features = false }
 async-once-cell = {version="0.5.3"}
 actix-governor = {version="0.4.1"}
-mini-moka = "0.10"
+mini-moka = { version="0.10", optional = true}
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 rusty-hook = "^0.11.2"
@@ -67,4 +67,7 @@ rpath = false
 strip = "debuginfo"
 
 [features]
+default = ["in_memory_cache", "redis"]
 dhat-heap = ["dep:dhat"] 
+in_memory_cache = ["dep:mini-moka"]
+redis = ["dep:redis"]
diff --git a/src/bin/websurfx.rs b/src/bin/websurfx.rs
index 4a1dc49..d80c8e0 100644
--- a/src/bin/websurfx.rs
+++ b/src/bin/websurfx.rs
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@
 
 use mimalloc::MiMalloc;
 use std::net::TcpListener;
-use websurfx::{
-    cache::cacher::Cache, cache::redis_cacher::RedisCache, config::parser::Config, run,
-};
+use websurfx::{cache::cacher::Cache, config::parser::Config, run};
 
 /// A dhat heap memory profiler
 #[cfg(feature = "dhat-heap")]
@@ -32,14 +30,8 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
 
     // Initialize the parsed config file.
     let config = Config::parse(false).unwrap();
-    let cache = match &config.redis_url {
-        Some(url) => Cache::new(
-            RedisCache::new(url, 5)
-                .await
-                .expect("Redis cache configured"),
-        ),
-        None => Cache::new_in_memory(),
-    };
+
+    let cache = Cache::build(&config).await;
 
     log::info!(
         "started server on port {} and IP {}",
diff --git a/src/cache/cacher.rs b/src/cache/cacher.rs
index 7839b6e..486ff10 100644
--- a/src/cache/cacher.rs
+++ b/src/cache/cacher.rs
@@ -2,30 +2,59 @@
 //! from the upstream search engines in a json format.
 
 use error_stack::Report;
+#[cfg(feature = "in_memory_cache")]
 use mini_moka::sync::Cache as MokaCache;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use tokio::sync::Mutex;
 
-use crate::results::aggregation_models::SearchResults;
+use crate::{config::parser::Config, results::aggregation_models::SearchResults};
 
-use super::{error::PoolError, redis_cacher::RedisCache};
+use super::error::PoolError;
+#[cfg(feature = "redis")]
+use super::redis_cacher::RedisCache;
 
 /// Different implementations for caching, currently it is possible to cache in-memory or in Redis.
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub enum Cache {
+    /// Caching is disabled
+    Disabled,
+    #[cfg(feature = "redis")]
     /// Encapsulates the Redis based cache
     Redis(RedisCache),
+    #[cfg(feature = "in_memory_cache")]
     /// Contains the in-memory cache.
     InMemory(MokaCache<String, SearchResults>),
 }
 
 impl Cache {
+    /// Builds the cache from the given configuration.
+    pub async fn build(config: &Config) -> Self {
+        #[cfg(feature = "redis")]
+        if let Some(url) = &config.redis_url {
+            log::info!("Using Redis running at {} for caching", &url);
+            return Cache::new(
+                RedisCache::new(url, 5)
+                    .await
+                    .expect("Redis cache configured"),
+            );
+        }
+        #[cfg(feature = "in_memory_cache")]
+        if config.in_memory_cache {
+            log::info!("Using an in-memory cache");
+            return Cache::new_in_memory();
+        }
+        log::info!("Caching is disabled");
+        Cache::Disabled
+    }
+
     /// Creates a new cache, which wraps the given RedisCache.
+    #[cfg(feature = "redis")]
     pub fn new(redis_cache: RedisCache) -> Self {
         Cache::Redis(redis_cache)
     }
 
     /// Creates an in-memory cache
+    #[cfg(feature = "in_memory_cache")]
     pub fn new_in_memory() -> Self {
         let cache = MokaCache::builder()
             .max_capacity(1000)
@@ -41,11 +70,14 @@ impl Cache {
     /// * `url` - It takes an url as a string.
     pub async fn cached_json(&mut self, url: &str) -> Result<SearchResults, Report<PoolError>> {
         match self {
+            Cache::Disabled => Err(Report::new(PoolError::MissingValue)),
+            #[cfg(feature = "redis")]
             Cache::Redis(redis_cache) => {
                 let json = redis_cache.cached_json(url).await?;
                 Ok(serde_json::from_str::<SearchResults>(&json)
                     .map_err(|_| PoolError::SerializationError)?)
             }
+            #[cfg(feature = "in_memory_cache")]
             Cache::InMemory(in_memory) => match in_memory.get(&url.to_string()) {
                 Some(res) => Ok(res),
                 None => Err(Report::new(PoolError::MissingValue)),
@@ -66,11 +98,14 @@ impl Cache {
         url: &str,
     ) -> Result<(), Report<PoolError>> {
         match self {
+            Cache::Disabled => Ok(()),
+            #[cfg(feature = "redis")]
             Cache::Redis(redis_cache) => {
                 let json = serde_json::to_string(search_results)
                     .map_err(|_| PoolError::SerializationError)?;
                 redis_cache.cache_results(&json, url).await
             }
+            #[cfg(feature = "in_memory_cache")]
             Cache::InMemory(cache) => {
                 cache.insert(url.to_string(), search_results.clone());
                 Ok(())
diff --git a/src/cache/error.rs b/src/cache/error.rs
index c1f9177..5c768a6 100644
--- a/src/cache/error.rs
+++ b/src/cache/error.rs
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 //! the redis server using an async connection pool.
 use std::fmt;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "redis")]
 use redis::RedisError;
 
 /// A custom error type used for handling redis async pool associated errors.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum PoolError {
     /// This variant handles all errors related to `RedisError`,
+    #[cfg(feature = "redis")]
     RedisError(RedisError),
     /// This variant handles the errors which occurs when all the connections
     /// in the connection pool return a connection dropped redis error.
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ pub enum PoolError {
 impl fmt::Display for PoolError {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         match self {
+            #[cfg(feature = "redis")]
             PoolError::RedisError(redis_error) => {
                 if let Some(detail) = redis_error.detail() {
                     write!(f, "{}", detail)
diff --git a/src/cache/mod.rs b/src/cache/mod.rs
index 80d1a99..4c8f193 100644
--- a/src/cache/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cache/mod.rs
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 
 pub mod cacher;
 pub mod error;
+#[cfg(feature = "redis")]
 pub mod redis_cacher;
diff --git a/src/config/parser.rs b/src/config/parser.rs
index 6d84374..a3131a1 100644
--- a/src/config/parser.rs
+++ b/src/config/parser.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ pub struct Config {
     /// It stores the redis connection url address on which the redis
     /// client should connect.
     pub redis_url: Option<String>,
+    /// enable/disable the in-memory cache. Only checked, when no redis_url is provided.
+    pub in_memory_cache: bool,
     /// It stores the option to whether enable or disable production use.
     pub aggregator: AggregatorConfig,
     /// It stores the option to whether enable or disable logs.
@@ -100,6 +102,10 @@ impl Config {
                 globals.get::<_, String>("colorscheme")?,
             ),
             redis_url: globals.get::<_, String>("redis_url").ok(),
+            in_memory_cache: globals
+                .get::<_, bool>("in_memory_cache")
+                .ok()
+                .unwrap_or(false),
             aggregator: AggregatorConfig {
                 random_delay: globals.get::<_, bool>("production_use")?,
             },
diff --git a/websurfx/config.lua b/websurfx/config.lua
index 09b418d..0242f09 100644
--- a/websurfx/config.lua
+++ b/websurfx/config.lua
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ theme = "simple" -- the theme name which should be used for the website
 
 -- ### Caching ###
 redis_url = "redis://127.0.0.1:8082" -- redis connection url address on which the client should connect on.
+in_memory_cache = true
 
 -- ### Search Engines ###
 upstream_search_engines = {