SolidQueue isn’t just about queuing jobs—it’s about precise, dependable, and Rails-native execution control.
Once jobs are enqueued, the real power of SolidQueue kicks in. Developers need more than just a queue—they need to control when, how, and under what conditions jobs run.
SolidQueue meets this need with a set of finely tuned features that give you full control over job execution: numeric priorities, queue ordering, pausing queues, and concurrency management—all natively built on your existing Active Record layer.
This chapter walks through those capabilities to help you shape job flow exactly how your application demands.
What really sets SolidQueue apart is its seamless integration into different runtime environments and its robust support for advanced execution strategies.
Whether you're triggering jobs synchronously during development or leveraging recurring job scheduling and bulk enqueuing in production, SolidQueue provides reliable primitives to execute work efficiently.
And with solid error handling, retry mechanisms, and dead job management (in collaboration with ActiveJob), you get a battle-tested workflow that matches modern application demands without introducing external dependencies.
This chapter will equip you with everything you need to confidently manage job execution at scale in a SolidQueue-powered Rails app.