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# Sidekiq

Check out the the doc at <https://github.com/mperham/sidekiq/wiki>

## Job Definition

```ruby
class MyDummyPutsJob
  include Sidekiq::Worker

  def perform(text)
    puts text
  end
end
```

## Jobs Enqueueing&#x20;

```ruby
MyDummyPutsJob.perform_async("Hi there future you!")
```

## How Sidekiq really works

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## Tips and Tricks

#### Run all Sidekiq processes on your computer

```bash
gem install foreman 
forman start -f Procfile.dev
```