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

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