Queue-Backed Job Processing Patterns (Node.js + Bull/Agenda)
Background jobs keep your app responsive. If downtime worries you, see How to Handle Website Downtime for resilience tips.
Why Use Queues?
Queues decouple slow work from HTTP requests, improving user experience.
Bull Basics
Bull uses Redis for persistence and supports retries and rate limiting out of the box.
Agenda for Scheduled Jobs
Agenda leverages MongoDB and works well for cron-like schedules.
Design Patterns
Combine queues with caching strategies from Speed Up Your Site with Cloudflare Cache Rules & Edge TTL to handle bursts.
Related Topics
You may also be interested in our article on Internal Linking Strategies.
In conclusion, queue-backed workers bring reliability and scalability to Node.js applications.
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