The latest articles on DEV Community by fdiwa-dev (@fdiwadev). https://dev.to/fdiwadev https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3968600%2Fadc1b9e5-ee00-4116-881a-f9d3af4ecd48.jpeg https://dev.to/fdiwadev en fdiwa-dev Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:16:58 +0000 https://dev.to/fdiwadev/miniqueue-a-job-queue-api-that-doesnt-need-redis-18n0 https://dev.to/fdiwadev/miniqueue-a-job-queue-api-that-doesnt-need-redis-18n0 <p>Every side project starts simple. Then you need a background job queue — for emails, notifications, data processing. Before you know it, you're spinning up Redis, configuring Bull/BullMQ, writing boilerplate...</p> <p>I got tired of this loop, so I built <a href="https://miniqueue.vercel.app" rel="noopener noreferrer">MiniQueue</a>.</p> <h2> What is MiniQueue? </h2> <p>MiniQueue is a REST API for job queues. SQLite-backed. No Redis needed.</p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code> bash curl -X POST https://miniqueue.vercel.app/api/queues \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"name":"my-queue"}' Features Simple REST API — Create queues, add jobs, check status with curl Priority queues — Built-in priority system Rate limiting — Per API key rate control Real-time dashboard — Monitor your queues live CLI — npx miniqueue SDK — Ready for Node.js Tech Stack Built with Node.js + Express + better-sqlite3, deployed on Vercel. Pricing Free — Get started right away Pro — $5/month (10K jobs/day, 10 queues) Business — $15/month (100K jobs/day, unlimited queues) Why not Redis? Redis is great. But for small projects, it's often overkill. MiniQueue uses SQLite — no external service, no Docker, no configuration. Just an API key and you're ready. Try it API: https://miniqueue.vercel.app GitHub: https://github.com/fdiwa-dev/miniqueue Dashboard: https://miniqueue.vercel.app/dashboard Docs &amp; pricing: https://miniqueue.lemonsqueezy.com Let me know what you think — what do you use for job queues in your projects? </code></pre> </div> api backend showdev sideprojects