Bee-Queue
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The facts
Each one read from Bee-Queue's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Compatibility
- The package metadata specifies Node.js version 20 or newer.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Dashboard
- The README points to Arena for managing jobs and inspecting queue health; Arena's README describes it as a web GUI for Bee Queue, Bull, and BullMQ.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Dashboard features
- Arena can show queue health, filter and paginate jobs, display job details and stack traces, and restart or retry jobs.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Delivery
- Bee-Queue retries stuck jobs to provide at-least-once delivery.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Delivery behavior
- Bee-Queue retries jobs whose workers stall to provide at-least-once delivery.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Events
- Pub/Sub events support progress reporting and sending job results back to producers.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Feature limitation
- The README says Bee-Queue does not currently support job prioritization or repeatable jobs.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Bee-Queue requires Redis 2.8 or newer; its README recommends Redis 3.2 or newer because some jobs may be delayed with earlier Redis versions.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Intended use
- It is designed to power distributed worker pools and focuses on short, real-time jobs.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Job handling
- It supports concurrent processing, job timeouts, retries, retry strategies, and scheduled jobs.checked 10 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository includes an MIT license that grants permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, sublicense, and sell copies of the software.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Management interface
- The README points to Arena as a web interface for managing jobs and inspecting queue health.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Notable limits
- The README says Bee-Queue does not currently support job prioritization or repeatable jobs.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Performance
- The README says Bee-Queue uses Lua scripting and pipelining to reduce network overhead and Redis usage.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Product
- Bee-Queue is a job and task queue for Node.js backed by Redis.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Bee-Queue is a job/task queue for Node.js, backed by Redis.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- The README says Redis 2.8 or later is required and recommends Redis 3.2 or later because of a delay issue with older versions.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Scheduling
- Jobs can be scheduled to run after a specified time.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- The repository's Security and quality navigation shows 0.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Warranty
- The MIT license provides the software “AS IS” without warranty.checked 10 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2015checked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker
- The package metadata names Lewis J Ellis as the author.checked 9 Oct 2026
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