smrchy/rsmq

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1816 stars · 121 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

RSMQ is a lightweight message queue library for Node.js built entirely on Redis, requiring no dedicated queue server. It supports FIFO delivery, visibility timeouts, exactly-once delivery within the timeout, and optional promise-based APIs.

Use cases

• replace amazon sqs with a redis-based queue
• send messages between node.js worker processes
• implement a lightweight job queue without extra infrastructure
• process background jobs with visibility timeouts
• queue tasks across multiple node.js services sharing one redis server

When to choose

• you already run a Redis server and want a simple queue with no extra services
• you need a lightweight SQS-like queue for Node.js
• you want high throughput (10k+ messages/sec) with minimal dependencies

When to avoid

• you need advanced features like dead-letter queues, fanout, or strict exactly-once guarantees
• you don't use Node.js or a language with an RSMQ port
• you need a durable queue that survives Redis data loss without persistence configured

Facets

library · maturity stable

message-queue caching backend microservices developer-tools self-hosted redis fifo sqs-alternative lightweight typescript-typings promise-api messaging nodejs

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