akira/exq

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1531 stars · 181 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Exq is a job processing library for Elixir that uses Redis as its backing store and is compatible with Resque and Sidekiq job formats. It handles concurrency, persistence, retries with exponential backoff, reliable queueing, stats tracking, and offers an optional web UI.

Use cases

• process background jobs in an Elixir application
• share a job queue between a Rails/Sidekiq app and Elixir services
• retry failed jobs with exponential backoff
• run distributed workers across multiple Erlang nodes
• monitor job stats and processing rates via a web UI
• persist jobs across node restarts

When to choose

• you need Redis-backed background job processing in Elixir
• you want Sidekiq/Resque compatibility to integrate with existing Ruby or Python apps
• you need reliable queueing with in-progress job recovery
• you want per-queue concurrency limits and middleware customization

When to avoid

• simple in-process OTP GenServer/Task-based work suffices without extra infrastructure
• you don't want the operational overhead of running Redis
• you need a broker other than Redis
• you need scheduled/cron-style jobs as the primary feature

Facets

library · maturity stable

message-queue scheduling workflow-automation middleware backend web-development developer-tools microservices elixir self-hosted job-queue background-jobs redis sidekiq-compatible resque-compatible retries elixir

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