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    {
      "slug": "asynq",
      "name": "Asynq"
    }
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      "BullMQ/Bull: Using Bull or BullMQ, which are more feature-rich but heavier Redis-based queue libraries for Node.js.",
      "Cloud Message Brokers: Using a hosted message broker like Amazon SQS or RabbitMQ to handle task distribution without managing local Redis instances."
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