diff --git a/packages/content-fetch/Dockerfile b/packages/content-fetch/Dockerfile
index d8ff553f1..b87362ee2 100644
--- a/packages/content-fetch/Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/content-fetch/Dockerfile
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ COPY /packages/content-fetch/package.json ./packages/content-fetch/package.json
 COPY /packages/readabilityjs/package.json ./packages/readabilityjs/package.json
 COPY /packages/content-handler/package.json ./packages/content-handler/package.json
 COPY /packages/puppeteer-parse/package.json ./packages/puppeteer-parse/package.json
+COPY /packages/utils/package.json ./packages/utils/package.json
 
 RUN yarn install --pure-lockfile
 
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ ADD /packages/content-fetch ./packages/content-fetch
 ADD /packages/content-handler ./packages/content-handler
 ADD /packages/puppeteer-parse ./packages/puppeteer-parse
 ADD /packages/readabilityjs ./packages/readabilityjs
+ADD /packages/utils ./packages/utils
+RUN yarn workspace @omnivore/utils build
 RUN yarn workspace @omnivore/content-handler build
 RUN yarn workspace @omnivore/puppeteer-parse build
 RUN yarn workspace @omnivore/content-fetch build
diff --git a/packages/content-fetch/Dockerfile-gcf b/packages/content-fetch/Dockerfile-gcf
index f0cf9209f..2cbabd931 100644
--- a/packages/content-fetch/Dockerfile-gcf
+++ b/packages/content-fetch/Dockerfile-gcf
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ COPY /packages/content-fetch/package.json ./packages/content-fetch/package.json
 COPY /packages/readabilityjs/package.json ./packages/readabilityjs/package.json
 COPY /packages/content-handler/package.json ./packages/content-handler/package.json
 COPY /packages/puppeteer-parse/package.json ./packages/puppeteer-parse/package.json
+COPY /packages/utils/package.json ./packages/utils/package.json
 
 RUN yarn install --pure-lockfile
 
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ ADD /packages/content-handler ./packages/content-handler
 ADD /packages/puppeteer-parse ./packages/puppeteer-parse
 ADD /packages/content-fetch ./packages/content-fetch
 ADD /packages/readabilityjs ./packages/readabilityjs
+ADD /packages/utils ./packages/utils
+RUN yarn workspace @omnivore/utils build
 RUN yarn workspace @omnivore/content-handler build
 RUN yarn workspace @omnivore/puppeteer-parse build
 RUN yarn workspace @omnivore/content-fetch build
diff --git a/packages/content-fetch/package.json b/packages/content-fetch/package.json
index 8836afa25..3bd83e706 100644
--- a/packages/content-fetch/package.json
+++ b/packages/content-fetch/package.json
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
     "bullmq": "^5.1.1",
     "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
-    "ioredis": "^5.3.2",
     "posthog-node": "^3.6.3",
     "@google-cloud/functions-framework": "^3.0.0",
     "@google-cloud/storage": "^7.0.1",
     "@omnivore/puppeteer-parse": "^1.0.0",
+    "@omnivore/utils": "1.0.0",
     "@sentry/serverless": "^7.77.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
     "lint": "eslint src --ext ts,js,tsx,jsx",
     "build": "tsc",
     "start": "node build/src/app.js",
-    "start_gcf": "functions-framework --port=9090 --target=puppeteer"
+    "start_gcf": "functions-framework --port=9090 --target=puppeteer",
+    "dev": "concurrently \"tsc -w\" \"nodemon --watch ./build/ --exec npm run start\""
   },
   "volta": {
     "extends": "../../package.json"
diff --git a/packages/content-fetch/src/index.ts b/packages/content-fetch/src/index.ts
index d3bc341d1..0b725325b 100644
--- a/packages/content-fetch/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/content-fetch/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { HttpFunction } from '@google-cloud/functions-framework'
 import * as Sentry from '@sentry/serverless'
-import 'dotenv/config'
 import { contentFetchRequestHandler } from './request_handler'
 
 Sentry.GCPFunction.init({
diff --git a/packages/content-fetch/src/job.ts b/packages/content-fetch/src/job.ts
index c6ce525e0..68e1d3cd1 100644
--- a/packages/content-fetch/src/job.ts
+++ b/packages/content-fetch/src/job.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+import { RedisDataSource } from '@omnivore/utils'
 import { BulkJobOptions, Queue } from 'bullmq'
-import { redisDataSource } from './redis_data_source'
 
 const QUEUE_NAME = 'omnivore-backend-queue'
 const JOB_NAME = 'save-page'
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@ interface SavePageJob {
   priority: 'low' | 'high'
 }
 
-const queue = new Queue(QUEUE_NAME, {
-  connection: redisDataSource.queueRedisClient,
-})
-
 const getPriority = (job: SavePageJob): number => {
   // we want to prioritized jobs by the expected time to complete
   // lower number means higher priority
@@ -72,7 +68,10 @@ const getOpts = (job: SavePageJob): BulkJobOptions => {
   }
 }
 
-export const queueSavePageJob = async (savePageJobs: SavePageJob[]) => {
+export const queueSavePageJob = async (
+  redisDataSource: RedisDataSource,
+  savePageJobs: SavePageJob[]
+) => {
   const jobs = savePageJobs.map((job) => ({
     name: JOB_NAME,
     data: job.data,
@@ -80,5 +79,9 @@ export const queueSavePageJob = async (savePageJobs: SavePageJob[]) => {
   }))
   console.log('queue save page jobs:', JSON.stringify(jobs, null, 2))
 
+  const queue = new Queue(QUEUE_NAME, {
+    connection: redisDataSource.queueRedisClient,
+  })
+
   return queue.addBulk(jobs)
 }
diff --git a/packages/content-fetch/src/redis_data_source.ts b/packages/content-fetch/src/redis_data_source.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index aa985348a..000000000
--- a/packages/content-fetch/src/redis_data_source.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-import Redis, { RedisOptions } from 'ioredis'
-
-type RedisClientType = 'cache' | 'mq'
-type RedisDataSourceOption = {
-  url?: string
-  cert?: string
-}
-export type RedisDataSourceOptions = {
-  [key in RedisClientType]: RedisDataSourceOption
-}
-
-export class RedisDataSource {
-  options: RedisDataSourceOptions
-
-  cacheClient: Redis
-  queueRedisClient: Redis
-
-  constructor(options: RedisDataSourceOptions) {
-    this.options = options
-
-    const cacheClient = createIORedisClient('cache', this.options)
-    if (!cacheClient) throw 'Error initializing cache redis client'
-
-    this.cacheClient = cacheClient
-    this.queueRedisClient =
-      createIORedisClient('mq', this.options) || this.cacheClient // if mq is not defined, use cache
-  }
-
-  async shutdown(): Promise<void> {
-    try {
-      await this.queueRedisClient?.quit()
-      await this.cacheClient?.quit()
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.error('error while shutting down redis', err)
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-const createIORedisClient = (
-  name: RedisClientType,
-  options: RedisDataSourceOptions
-): Redis | undefined => {
-  const option = options[name]
-  const redisURL = option.url
-  if (!redisURL) {
-    console.log(`no redisURL supplied: ${name}`)
-    return undefined
-  }
-
-  const redisCert = option.cert
-  const tls =
-    redisURL.startsWith('rediss://') && redisCert
-      ? {
-          ca: redisCert,
-          rejectUnauthorized: false,
-        }
-      : undefined
-
-  const redisOptions: RedisOptions = {
-    tls,
-    name,
-    connectTimeout: 10000,
-    maxRetriesPerRequest: null,
-    offlineQueue: false,
-  }
-  return new Redis(redisURL, redisOptions)
-}
-
-export const redisDataSource = new RedisDataSource({
-  cache: {
-    url: process.env.REDIS_URL,
-    cert: process.env.REDIS_CERT,
-  },
-  mq: {
-    url: process.env.MQ_REDIS_URL,
-    cert: process.env.MQ_REDIS_CERT,
-  },
-})
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises
-process.on('SIGINT', async () => {
-  console.log('SIGINT signal received.')
-
-  try {
-    await redisDataSource.shutdown()
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error('error while shutting down redis', error)
-  }
-
-  process.exit(0)
-})
diff --git a/packages/content-fetch/src/request_handler.ts b/packages/content-fetch/src/request_handler.ts
index afb7295f4..b1aa2aa1f 100644
--- a/packages/content-fetch/src/request_handler.ts
+++ b/packages/content-fetch/src/request_handler.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { Storage } from '@google-cloud/storage'
 import { fetchContent } from '@omnivore/puppeteer-parse'
+import { RedisDataSource } from '@omnivore/utils'
+import 'dotenv/config'
 import { RequestHandler } from 'express'
 import { analytics } from './analytics'
 import { queueSavePageJob } from './job'
-import { redisDataSource } from './redis_data_source'
 
 interface UserConfig {
   id: string
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ const isFetchResult = (obj: unknown): obj is FetchResult => {
 }
 
 export const cacheFetchResult = async (
+  redisDataSource: RedisDataSource,
   key: string,
   fetchResult: FetchResult
 ) => {
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ export const cacheFetchResult = async (
 }
 
 const getCachedFetchResult = async (
+  redisDataSource: RedisDataSource,
   key: string
 ): Promise<FetchResult | undefined> => {
   const result = await redisDataSource.cacheClient.get(key)
@@ -171,9 +174,21 @@ export const contentFetchRequestHandler: RequestHandler = async (req, res) => {
 
   console.log(`Article parsing request`, logRecord)
 
+  // create redis source
+  const redisDataSource = new RedisDataSource({
+    cache: {
+      url: process.env.REDIS_URL,
+      cert: process.env.REDIS_CERT,
+    },
+    mq: {
+      url: process.env.MQ_REDIS_URL,
+      cert: process.env.MQ_REDIS_CERT,
+    },
+  })
+
   try {
     const key = cacheKey(url, locale, timezone)
-    let fetchResult = await getCachedFetchResult(key)
+    let fetchResult = await getCachedFetchResult(redisDataSource, key)
     if (!fetchResult) {
       console.log(
         'fetch result not found in cache, fetching content now...',
@@ -184,7 +199,11 @@ export const contentFetchRequestHandler: RequestHandler = async (req, res) => {
       console.log('content has been fetched')
 
       if (fetchResult.content) {
-        const cacheResult = await cacheFetchResult(key, fetchResult)
+        const cacheResult = await cacheFetchResult(
+          redisDataSource,
+          key,
+          fetchResult
+        )
         console.log('cache result', cacheResult)
       }
     }
@@ -219,7 +238,7 @@ export const contentFetchRequestHandler: RequestHandler = async (req, res) => {
       priority,
     }))
 
-    const jobs = await queueSavePageJob(savePageJobs)
+    const jobs = await queueSavePageJob(redisDataSource, savePageJobs)
     console.log('save-page jobs queued', jobs.length)
   } catch (error) {
     if (error instanceof Error) {
@@ -246,6 +265,8 @@ export const contentFetchRequestHandler: RequestHandler = async (req, res) => {
         },
       }
     )
+
+    await redisDataSource.shutdown()
   }
 
   res.sendStatus(200)
diff --git a/packages/text-to-speech/package.json b/packages/text-to-speech/package.json
index c1db2650a..c6cf4f171 100644
--- a/packages/text-to-speech/package.json
+++ b/packages/text-to-speech/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
     "axios": "^0.27.2",
     "dotenv": "^16.0.1",
     "html-to-text": "^8.2.1",
-    "ioredis": "^5.3.2",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^8.5.1",
     "linkedom": "^0.14.12",
     "microsoft-cognitiveservices-speech-sdk": "1.30",
diff --git a/packages/text-to-speech/src/index.ts b/packages/text-to-speech/src/index.ts
index d8c6f8b75..f868a5c62 100644
--- a/packages/text-to-speech/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/text-to-speech/src/index.ts
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ export const textToSpeechStreamingHandler = Sentry.GCPFunction.wrapHttpFunction(
       console.error('Text to speech streaming error:', e)
       return res.status(500).send({ errorCodes: 'SYNTHESIZER_ERROR' })
     } finally {
-      await redisDataSource.cacheClient.quit()
+      await redisDataSource.shutdown()
       console.log('Redis Client Disconnected')
     }
   }