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Faktory is a language-agnostic, persistent background job system.

Getting Started?

• Getting Started Ruby - processing Faktory jobs using Ruby
• Getting Started Golang - using Go workers with Faktory
• Getting Started Python - using Python with Faktory
• Want to use Python, JavaScript, PHP, Elixir, etc? Go here

Documentation

• Installation - how to install Faktory
• The Job Payload - the job payload is the core data structure for Faktory
• Job Errors - how Faktory helps you handle job errors
• Security - how to secure Faktory
• Related Projects - worker libraries and other Faktory-related projects
• Development - it's open source, interested in working on the Faktory codebase itself?
• Worker Lifecycle - how to implement a worker package

Faktory Pro

Upgrade to Faktory Pro or Enterprise for more features and official support.

• Purchase Faktory Pro
• Pro Installation - how to install Faktory Pro
• Pro Cron - enqueue jobs periodically
• Pro Metrics - send real-time usage metrics to Statsd for monitoring
• Pro Redis Gateway - expose Faktory Pro's Redis instance to the network
• Pro Expiring Jobs - expire jobs after a time period
• Pro Unique Jobs - ensure jobs aren't duplicated for a time
• Pro Licensing - learn how Faktory Pro's licensing works

Faktory Enterprise

• Purchase Faktory Enterprise
• Ent Installation - how to install Faktory Enterprise
• Ent Throttling - throttle queues to prevent worker overload or SLA violations
• Ent Batches - create complex asynchronous job workflows