diff --git a/publisher.py b/publisher.py
index e5a0d9b..140dc80 100644
--- a/publisher.py
+++ b/publisher.py
@@ -1 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import redis
+redis_client = redis.Redis(host='localhost', port=6379, db=0)
+
+for i in range(1000):
+    message = 'message: {}'.format(i)
+    redis_client.publish('testing', message)
+