The short version
A background-job framework that now supports SQLite and Postgres.
From the HackerLinks archive
Oban
A background-job framework that now supports SQLite and Postgres.
At a glance:
First seen:2026-04-30
Last seen:2026-04-30
Times seen:1
Website:hexdocs.pm
Why it caught our attention
It surfaced as clear prior art in the Honker discussion.
Where it surfaced on Hacker News
2026-04-30
Editorial paraphrase
A commenter called Oban a Postgres-side gold standard and noted SQLite support now exists.
Original threadDurable queues, streams, pub/sub, and a cron scheduler – inside your SQLite file
Also surfaced in this discussion
Honker
Durable queues, streams, pub/sub, and a cron scheduler – inside your SQLite file
2026-04-30