What is Subserver?
It is a background server process for processing messages from Google Pub/Sub. It was designed to be an efficient, configurable process that easily integrates into any ruby app.
Subserver is a tool in the Background Jobs category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Threaded multi-subscription supportMessage processing middlewareAuto subscriber loadingPer subscriber configurationError handling and logging
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Subserver Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Subserver?
Sidekiq
Sidekiq uses threads to handle many jobs at the same time in the same process. It does not require Rails but will integrate tightly with Rails 3/4 to make background processing dead simple.
Hangfire
It is an open-source framework that helps you to create, process and manage your background jobs, i.e. operations you don't want to put in your request processing pipeline. It supports all kind of background tasks – short-running and long-running, CPU intensive and I/O intensive, one shot and recurrent.
Resque
Background jobs can be any Ruby class or module that responds to perform. Your existing classes can easily be converted to background jobs or you can create new classes specifically to do work. Or, you can do both.
