stack
intermediate
Rails with Sidekiq Background Jobs
Solution Components
ruby
rails
sidekiq
redis
background-jobs
Cloud Cost Estimator
Dynamic Pricing Calculator
$0 / month
Compute Resources
$ 15
Database Storage
$ 25
Load Balancer
$ 10
CDN / Bandwidth
$ 5
* Estimates vary by provider & region
%% Autogenerated rails-sidekiq-redis
graph TD
classDef standard fill:#1e293b,stroke:#38bdf8,stroke-width:1px,color:#e5e7eb;
classDef c-actor fill:#1e293b,stroke:#e5e7eb,stroke-width:1px,stroke-dasharray: 5 5,color:#e5e7eb;
classDef c-compute fill:#422006,stroke:#fb923c,stroke-width:1px,color:#fed7aa;
classDef c-database fill:#064e3b,stroke:#34d399,stroke-width:1px,color:#d1fae5;
classDef c-network fill:#2e1065,stroke:#a855f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#f3e8ff;
classDef c-storage fill:#450a0a,stroke:#f87171,stroke-width:1px,color:#fee2e2;
classDef c-security fill:#450a0a,stroke:#f87171,stroke-width:1px,color:#fee2e2;
classDef c-gateway fill:#2e1065,stroke:#a855f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#f3e8ff;
classDef c-container fill:#422006,stroke:#facc15,stroke-width:1px,color:#fef9c3;
subgraph web_tier ["Web Tier"]
direction TB
nginx["
"]
class nginx c-network
rails_app["
"]
class rails_app c-compute
action_cable[""]
class action_cable c-compute
end
subgraph worker_tier ["Worker Tier"]
direction TB
sidekiq_workers[""]
class sidekiq_workers c-compute
end
subgraph data_tier ["Data Tier"]
direction TB
postgres["
"]
class postgres c-database
redis[""]
class redis c-database
end
%% Orphans
users["
"]
class users c-actor
%% Edges
users -.-> nginx
nginx -.-> rails_app
rails_app -.-> postgres
rails_app -.-> redis
sidekiq_workers -.-> redis
sidekiq_workers -.-> postgres
action_cable -.-> redis
NginxgatewayReverse proxy
Rails ApplicationservicePuma web server
Action CableserviceWebSocket server
Sidekiq WorkersserviceBackground job processors
PostgreSQLdatabaseApplication database
RedisdatabaseCache & job queue
UsersactorWeb/mobile clients
Rails with Sidekiq Background Jobs
Production Ruby on Rails stack with Sidekiq for background job processing.
Rails handles web requests, Sidekiq processes background jobs (emails, reports, data processing), Redis serves as both cache and job queue, and PostgreSQL stores application data.
Tech Stack
| Component | Technology |
|---|---|
| Framework | Ruby on Rails |
| Jobs | Sidekiq |
| Cache | Redis |
| Database | PostgreSQL |
| Web | Puma |