ocypod

Ocypod is a language-agnostic, Redis-backed job queue server with an HTTP interface and a focus on long running tasks.

Features

simple setup - only requirement is Redis
language agnostic - uses HTTP/JSON protocol, clients/workers can be implemented in any language
long running jobs - handle jobs that may be running for hours/days, detect failure early using heartbeats
simple HTTP interface - no complex binary protocols or client/worker logic
flexible job metadata - allows for different patterns of use (e.g. progress tracking, partial results, etc.)
job inspection - check the status of any jobs submitted to the system
tagging - custom tags allow easy grouping and searching of related jobs
automatic retries - re-queue jobs on failure or timeout

Ocypod clients for various languages would be very welcome, will be happy to link to any I hear about.