diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e0caff1..f0d8d1c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 + Stats info, CPU/Memory/Requests/Responses and so on.
 + Latency monitor.
 
-## Build
+## Generic Build Instructions
 
 Predixy can be compiled and used on Linux, OSX, BSD, Windows([Cygwin](http://www.cygwin.com/)). Requires C++11 compiler.
 
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ For examples:
     $ make MT=false
     $ make debug MT=false TS=true
 
-## Install
+## Generic Install Instructions
 
 Just copy src/predixy to the install path
 
     $ cp src/predixy /path/to/bin
 
-## Configuration
+## Generic Configuration Instructions
 
 See below files:
 + predixy.conf, basic config, will refrence below config files.
@@ -117,6 +117,83 @@ Reset all stats and latency monitors, require admin permission.
 
     redis> CONFIG ResetStat
 
+## Instacart Local Development Instructions
+
+### Prerequisites
+- Local Redis instance running on default port (6379)
+- C++11 compiler
+- Make
+
+### Install Redis Locally 
+
+1. Use Homebrew to install Redis in a single instance mode with cluster mode disabled to test your changes locally
+```bash
+$ brew install redis
+```
+
+2. Start Redis
+```bash
+$ brew services start redis
+```
+
+3. Verify your local Redis is running:
+```bash
+$ redis-cli -h 127.0.0.1 -p 6379 ping
+```
+Should return "PONG"
+
+```bash
+$ redis-cli -h 127.0.0.1 -p 6379 info
+```
+
+Will return info about the Redis instance, if required for debugging
+
+Note, logs for Redis installed by Brew will appear in `/opt/homebrew/var/log/redis.log` by default. 
+
+### Building and Running Predixy Locally
+
+1. Compile Predixy:
+```bash
+$ make
+```
+This will create object files and the executable in the `src` directory.
+
+2. Verify your local Redis is running:
+```bash
+$ redis-cli -h 127.0.0.1 -p 6379 ping
+```
+Should return "PONG"
+
+3. Start Predixy using the local configuration:
+```bash
+$ src/predixy conf/predixy_local.conf
+```
+You should see output indicating Predixy is listening on 127.0.0.1:7617
+
+4. Test the connection through Predixy:
+```bash
+# Basic connectivity test
+$ redis-cli -h 127.0.0.1 -p 7617 ping
+
+# Check Predixy status
+$ redis-cli -h 127.0.0.1 -p 7617 info
+
+# Test read/write operations
+$ redis-cli -h 127.0.0.1 -p 7617 set test "Hello via Predixy"
+$ redis-cli -h 127.0.0.1 -p 7617 get test
+```
+
+5. To stop Predixy:
+```bash
+$ pkill -f predixy
+```
+
+### Notes
+- Predixy will be listening on port 7617 while your Redis instance remains on 6379
+- The configuration in `predixy_local.conf` is set up for a single local Redis instance
+- Build artifacts (*.o files) are ignored by git but can be safely kept for development
+- Logs will appear in stdout by default
+
 ## Benchmark
 
 predixy is fast, how fast? more than twemproxy, codis, redis-cerberus
diff --git a/conf/predixy_test.conf b/conf/predixy_test.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index ab444f2..0000000
--- a/conf/predixy_test.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,104 +0,0 @@
-################################### GENERAL ####################################
-## Predixy configuration file example
-
-## Specify a name for this predixy service
-## redis command INFO can get this
-Name PredixyLocalRedis
-
-## Specify listen address, support IPV4, IPV6, Unix socket
-## Using a different port than Redis to avoid conflicts
-Bind 127.0.0.1:7617
-
-## Worker threads
-WorkerThreads 1
-
-## Memory limit, 0 means unlimited
-MaxMemory 0
-
-## Close the connection after a client is idle for N seconds (0 to disable)
-## ClientTimeout can change online by CONFIG SET ClientTimeout N
-## Default is 0
-ClientTimeout 300
-
-## IO buffer size
-## Default is 4096
-BufSize 4096
-
-################################### LOG ########################################
-## Log file path
-## Unspecify will log to stdout
-## Default is Unspecified
-# Log ./predixy.log
-
-## LogRotate support
-
-## 1d rotate log every day
-## nh rotate log every n hours   1 <= n <= 24
-## nm rotate log every n minutes 1 <= n <= 1440
-## nG rotate log evenry nG bytes
-## nM rotate log evenry nM bytes
-## time rotate and size rotate can combine eg 1h 2G, means 1h or 2G roate a time
-
-## Examples:
-# LogRotate 1d 2G
-# LogRotate 1d
-
-## Default is disable LogRotate
-
-## In multi-threads, worker thread log need lock,
-## AllowMissLog can reduce lock time for improve performance
-## AllowMissLog can change online by CONFIG SET AllowMissLog true|false
-## Default is true
-# AllowMissLog false
-
-## LogLevelSample, output a log every N
-## all level sample can change online by CONFIG SET LogXXXSample N
-LogVerbSample 0
-LogDebugSample 0
-LogInfoSample 10000
-LogNoticeSample 1
-LogWarnSample 1
-LogErrorSample 1
-
-################################### AUTHORITY ##################################
-## Simple auth config for local development
-Authority {
-    Auth {
-        Mode write
-    }
-}
-
-################################### SERVERS ####################################
-## Standalone Redis configuration
-StandaloneServerPool {
-    Databases 16
-    Hash crc16
-    HashTag "{}"
-    Distribution modula
-    MasterReadPriority 60
-    StaticSlaveReadPriority 50
-    DynamicSlaveReadPriority 50
-    RefreshMethod fixed
-    ServerTimeout 1
-    ServerFailureLimit 10
-    ServerRetryTimeout 1
-    KeepAlive 120
-    Group local {
-        + 127.0.0.1:6379
-    }
-}
-
-################################### DATACENTER #################################
-## LocalDC specify current machine dc
-# LocalDC bj
-
-## see dc.conf
-# Include dc.conf
-
-################################### COMMAND ####################################
-## Custom command define, see command.conf
-#Include command.conf
-
-################################### LATENCY ####################################
-## Latency monitor define, see latency.conf
-Include latency.conf