Show HN: Bunqueue – Job queue for Bun using SQLite instead of Redis

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• kernelvoid 2 days ago

  Hi HN! I built bunqueue because I got tired of spinning up Redis just for background jobs.

  The idea: for single-server deployments, SQLite can handle 100k+ ops/sec with WAL mode, so why add infrastructure?

    Two modes:                                                                                        
    
    - Embedded: everything in-process, just `import` and go                                           
    - Server: run `bunqueue start`, connect multiple workers via TCP                                  
                                                                                                      

  Features: priorities, delays, retries, cron jobs, DLQ, job dependencies, BullMQ-compatible API.

    Trade-offs vs Redis:                                                                              
   
    - Not for multi-region distributed systems                                                        
    - Best for single server or small clusters                                                        
                                                                                                      
   Happy to answer any questions about the architecture!