Show HN: Sidequest.js – Background jobs for Node.js using your database

Hey HN,

I'm the maintainer of node-cron (5M+ downloads/month), and I recently built Sidequest.js, a background job runner for Node.js inspired by Oban (Elixir) and Sidekiq (Rails).

It solves some common problems I saw with libraries like node-cron:

- Jobs don’t block your API: they run in isolated worker threads

- No Redis or vendor lock-in: use Postgres, MySQL, SQLite, or MongoDB

- Supports retries, uniqueness, concurrency, snoozing, prioritization

- Comes with a CLI and a simple dashboard

- Works great in monoliths and doesn’t require extra infra

Quick start (no signup needed): https://docs.sidequestjs.com/quick-start

GitHub: https://github.com/sidequestjs/sidequest

Would love feedback or feature suggestions. Happy to answer any questions here!

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https://docs.sidequestjs.com/quick-start