diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index d47a5407..650a42c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -46,11 +46,24 @@ jobs:
 
           # Test each backend that requires a python client against a modern
           # version of python to ensure clients are compatible.
+          #
+          # - About redis versions:
+          #   redis can be installed from source, as an ubuntu distribution, or
+          #   snap package. To avoid complexity we don't build from source, but we
+          #   test against the ubuntu and snap package, where the ubuntu package
+          #   typically is behind the snap package.
+          #
+          #   redis-test-version is provided as a matrix input only to provide
+          #   visibility via github's web UI.
+          #
           - python: "3.12"
             backend: redis
-            # redis-test-version is tied to ubuntu's package, so we only test
-            # redis 6 currently while redis 7 is out, see
-            # https://packages.ubuntu.com/jammy/redis-server
+            install-via: apt # version 6.0.16 in ubuntu 22.04, https://packages.ubuntu.com/jammy/redis-server
+            redis-test-version: "6.0.16?"
+          - python: "3.12"
+            backend: redis
+            install-via: snap # version 7.2.4 or higher, https://snapcraft.io/redis
+            redis-test-version: ">=7.2.4"
           - python: "3.12"
             backend: etcd
             etcd-test-version: "v3.4.29" # https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/releases
@@ -103,10 +116,18 @@ jobs:
 
           etcdctl version
 
-      - name: Install redis
+      - name: Install redis via ${{ matrix.install-via }}
         if: matrix.backend == 'redis'
         run: |
-          sudo apt-get -y install redis-server
+          if [[ "${{ matrix.install-via }}" == "apt" ]]; then
+            sudo apt-get -y install redis-server
+
+            redis-server --version
+          else
+            sudo snap install redis
+
+            redis.sentinel --version
+          fi
 
       - name: Run tests
         run: |
diff --git a/docs/source/install.md b/docs/source/install.md
index 8d97ba3b..08c08f3b 100644
--- a/docs/source/install.md
+++ b/docs/source/install.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ If you want to use a key-value store to mediate configuration
 (mainly for use in distributed deployments, such as containers),
 you can get the key-value stores via their respective installation pages:
 
-- Install [`redis-server`](https://redis.io/docs/install/install-redis/)
+- Install [`redis`](https://redis.io/docs/install/install-redis/)
 
 - Install [`etcd`](https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/releases)
 
diff --git a/docs/source/redis.md b/docs/source/redis.md
index 0d06921b..ca66bfd6 100644
--- a/docs/source/redis.md
+++ b/docs/source/redis.md
@@ -189,7 +189,12 @@ This is an example setup for using JupyterHub and TraefikRedisProxy managed by a
 2. Start a single-node Redis cluster on the default port on localhost. e.g.:
 
    ```bash
-   $ redis-server
+   # for redis installed via apt
+   redis-server
+
+   # for redis installed via snap
+   touch /tmp/redis.conf
+   redis.sentinel /tmp/redis.conf
    ```
 
 3. Create a traefik static configuration file, _traefik.toml_, e.g:.
diff --git a/performance/perf_utils.py b/performance/perf_utils.py
index 393d107e..ab5ac687 100644
--- a/performance/perf_utils.py
+++ b/performance/perf_utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import argparse
 import asyncio
 import logging
+import shutil
 import sys
 import textwrap
 import time
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@
 from multiprocessing import cpu_count
 from pathlib import Path
 from subprocess import Popen
-from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
+from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile, TemporaryDirectory
 
 import aiohttp
 import numpy as np
@@ -176,8 +177,18 @@ def redis():
     """Context manager for running redis-server"""
     from redis import Redis
 
-    with TemporaryDirectory() as td:
-        p = Popen(['redis-server'], cwd=td)
+    with TemporaryDirectory() as td, NamedTemporaryFile as config_file:
+        if shutil.which("redis-server"):
+            # redis-server is available when installed via an apt package
+            redis_server_command = ['redis-server']
+        elif shutil.which("redis.sentinel"):
+            # redis.sentinel is available when installed via an snap package
+            # here we need to provide a config file explicitly
+            redis_server_command = ['redis.sentinel', config_file.name]
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("redis-server or redis.sentinel binaries not on path")
+
+        p = Popen(redis_server_command, cwd=td)
         for i in range(5):
             try:
                 r = Redis()
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 6c59c0d6..ded3aa84 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import subprocess
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
-from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
+from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile, TemporaryDirectory
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 import pytest
@@ -770,11 +770,21 @@ async def _check_consul():
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def launch_redis():
-    with TemporaryDirectory() as path:
+    with TemporaryDirectory() as path, NamedTemporaryFile as config_file:
+        if shutil.which("redis-server"):
+            # redis-server is available when installed via an apt package
+            redis_server_command = ['redis-server']
+        elif shutil.which("redis.sentinel"):
+            # redis.sentinel is available when installed via an snap package
+            # here we need to provide a config file explicitly
+            redis_server_command = ['redis.sentinel', config_file.name]
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("redis-server or redis.sentinel binaries not on path")
+
         print(f"Launching redis in {path}")
         redis_proc = subprocess.Popen(
-            [
-                "redis-server",
+            redis_server_command
+            + [
                 "--port",
                 str(Config.redis_port),
                 "--",