diff --git a/Procfile b/Procfile
index 25f9c7206e..fd955a39ac 100644
--- a/Procfile
+++ b/Procfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 controller: [ "$BIN_MODE" = 'true' ] && COMMAND=./dist/argocd || COMMAND='go run ./cmd/main.go' && sh -c "GOCOVERDIR=${ARGOCD_COVERAGE_DIR:-/tmp/coverage/app-controller} HOSTNAME=testappcontroller-1  FORCE_LOG_COLORS=1 ARGOCD_FAKE_IN_CLUSTER=true ARGOCD_TLS_DATA_PATH=${ARGOCD_TLS_DATA_PATH:-/tmp/argocd-local/tls} ARGOCD_SSH_DATA_PATH=${ARGOCD_SSH_DATA_PATH:-/tmp/argocd-local/ssh} ARGOCD_BINARY_NAME=argocd-application-controller $COMMAND --loglevel debug --redis localhost:${ARGOCD_E2E_REDIS_PORT:-6379} --repo-server localhost:${ARGOCD_E2E_REPOSERVER_PORT:-8081} --otlp-address=${ARGOCD_OTLP_ADDRESS} --application-namespaces=${ARGOCD_APPLICATION_NAMESPACES:-''} --server-side-diff-enabled=${ARGOCD_APPLICATION_CONTROLLER_SERVER_SIDE_DIFF:-'false'}"
 api-server: [ "$BIN_MODE" = 'true' ] && COMMAND=./dist/argocd || COMMAND='go run ./cmd/main.go' && sh -c "GOCOVERDIR=${ARGOCD_COVERAGE_DIR:-/tmp/coverage/api-server} FORCE_LOG_COLORS=1 ARGOCD_FAKE_IN_CLUSTER=true ARGOCD_TLS_DATA_PATH=${ARGOCD_TLS_DATA_PATH:-/tmp/argocd-local/tls} ARGOCD_SSH_DATA_PATH=${ARGOCD_SSH_DATA_PATH:-/tmp/argocd-local/ssh} ARGOCD_BINARY_NAME=argocd-server $COMMAND --loglevel debug --redis localhost:${ARGOCD_E2E_REDIS_PORT:-6379} --disable-auth=${ARGOCD_E2E_DISABLE_AUTH:-'true'} --insecure --dex-server http://localhost:${ARGOCD_E2E_DEX_PORT:-5556} --repo-server localhost:${ARGOCD_E2E_REPOSERVER_PORT:-8081} --port ${ARGOCD_E2E_APISERVER_PORT:-8080} --otlp-address=${ARGOCD_OTLP_ADDRESS} --application-namespaces=${ARGOCD_APPLICATION_NAMESPACES:-''}"
 dex: sh -c "ARGOCD_BINARY_NAME=argocd-dex go run github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2/cmd gendexcfg -o `pwd`/dist/dex.yaml && (test -f dist/dex.yaml || { echo 'Failed to generate dex configuration'; exit 1; }) && docker run --rm -p ${ARGOCD_E2E_DEX_PORT:-5556}:${ARGOCD_E2E_DEX_PORT:-5556} -v `pwd`/dist/dex.yaml:/dex.yaml ghcr.io/dexidp/dex:$(grep "image: ghcr.io/dexidp/dex" manifests/base/dex/argocd-dex-server-deployment.yaml | cut -d':' -f3) dex serve /dex.yaml"
-redis: bash -c "if [ \"$ARGOCD_REDIS_LOCAL\" = 'true' ]; then redis-server --save '' --appendonly no --port ${ARGOCD_E2E_REDIS_PORT:-6379}; else docker run --rm --name argocd-redis -i -p ${ARGOCD_E2E_REDIS_PORT:-6379}:${ARGOCD_E2E_REDIS_PORT:-6379} docker.io/library/redis:$(grep "image: redis" manifests/base/redis/argocd-redis-deployment.yaml | cut -d':' -f3) --save '' --appendonly no --port ${ARGOCD_E2E_REDIS_PORT:-6379}; fi"
+redis: hack/start-redis-with-password.sh
 repo-server: [ "$BIN_MODE" = 'true' ] && COMMAND=./dist/argocd || COMMAND='go run ./cmd/main.go' && sh -c "GOCOVERDIR=${ARGOCD_COVERAGE_DIR:-/tmp/coverage/repo-server} FORCE_LOG_COLORS=1 ARGOCD_FAKE_IN_CLUSTER=true ARGOCD_GNUPGHOME=${ARGOCD_GNUPGHOME:-/tmp/argocd-local/gpg/keys} ARGOCD_PLUGINSOCKFILEPATH=${ARGOCD_PLUGINSOCKFILEPATH:-./test/cmp}  ARGOCD_GPG_DATA_PATH=${ARGOCD_GPG_DATA_PATH:-/tmp/argocd-local/gpg/source} ARGOCD_TLS_DATA_PATH=${ARGOCD_TLS_DATA_PATH:-/tmp/argocd-local/tls} ARGOCD_SSH_DATA_PATH=${ARGOCD_SSH_DATA_PATH:-/tmp/argocd-local/ssh} ARGOCD_BINARY_NAME=argocd-repo-server ARGOCD_GPG_ENABLED=${ARGOCD_GPG_ENABLED:-false} $COMMAND --loglevel debug --port ${ARGOCD_E2E_REPOSERVER_PORT:-8081} --redis localhost:${ARGOCD_E2E_REDIS_PORT:-6379} --otlp-address=${ARGOCD_OTLP_ADDRESS}"
 cmp-server: [ "$ARGOCD_E2E_TEST" = 'true' ] && exit 0 || [ "$BIN_MODE" = 'true' ] && COMMAND=./dist/argocd || COMMAND='go run ./cmd/main.go' && sh -c "FORCE_LOG_COLORS=1 ARGOCD_FAKE_IN_CLUSTER=true ARGOCD_BINARY_NAME=argocd-cmp-server ARGOCD_PLUGINSOCKFILEPATH=${ARGOCD_PLUGINSOCKFILEPATH:-./test/cmp} $COMMAND --config-dir-path ./test/cmp --loglevel debug --otlp-address=${ARGOCD_OTLP_ADDRESS}"
 ui: sh -c 'cd ui && ${ARGOCD_E2E_YARN_CMD:-yarn} start'
diff --git a/hack/start-redis-with-password.sh b/hack/start-redis-with-password.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..e42ecaf28f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/start-redis-with-password.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Default values for environment variables
+REDIS_PORT="${ARGOCD_E2E_REDIS_PORT:-6379}"
+REDIS_IMAGE_TAG=$(grep 'image: redis' manifests/base/redis/argocd-redis-deployment.yaml | cut -d':' -f3)
+
+if [ "$ARGOCD_REDIS_LOCAL" = 'true' ]; then
+    if ! command -v redis-server &>/dev/null; then
+      echo "Redis server is not installed locally. Please install Redis or set ARGOCD_REDIS_LOCAL to false."
+      exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # Start local Redis server with password if defined
+    if [ -z "$REDIS_PASSWORD" ]; then
+        echo "Starting local Redis server without password."
+        redis-server --save '' --appendonly no --port "$REDIS_PORT"
+    else
+        echo "Starting local Redis server with password."
+        redis-server --save '' --appendonly no --port "$REDIS_PORT" --requirepass "$REDIS_PASSWORD"
+    fi
+else
+    # Run Redis in a Docker container with password if defined
+    if [ -z "$REDIS_PASSWORD" ]; then
+        echo "Starting Docker container without password."
+        docker run --rm --name argocd-redis -i -p "$REDIS_PORT:$REDIS_PORT" docker.io/library/redis:"$REDIS_IMAGE_TAG" --save '' --appendonly no --port "$REDIS_PORT"
+    else
+        echo "Starting Docker container with password."
+        docker run --rm --name argocd-redis -i -p "$REDIS_PORT:$REDIS_PORT" -e REDIS_PASSWORD="$REDIS_PASSWORD" docker.io/library/redis:"$REDIS_IMAGE_TAG" redis-server --save '' --requirepass "$REDIS_PASSWORD" --appendonly no --port "$REDIS_PORT"
+    fi
+fi
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