oban · Elixir Observer

oban

Robust job processing, backed by modern PostgreSQL and SQLite3.

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First Release

7

years ago

Last Release

20

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last 90 days

Last Stable Version

2.22.1

Activity

last year

Pull Requests

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Latest Merged Pull Requests

Bump ex_doc from 0.40.1 to 0.40.2 in the development-dependencies group

sorentwo merged 8 days ago

Update installation guide for v14/2.22

sorentwo merged 17 days ago

Bump credo from 1.7.17 to 1.7.18 in the development-dependencies group

sorentwo merged 22 days ago

Fix syntax error in validate function in Oban.Plugin

sorentwo merged 23 days ago

Fix duplicate pid accumulation in Notifier.Postgres put_channels/3

sorentwo merged 28 days ago

Issues

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Version 2.22.1

Published Apr 2026 •

Elixir Version Requirement ~> 1.15

Documentation for 2.22.1

Dependencies

2

ecto_sql ~> 3.10

SQL-based adapters for Ecto and database migrations

telemetry ~> 1.3

Dynamic dispatching library for metrics and instrumentations

Optional Dependencies

Dependencies that are not required by default but can be installed or enable additional features or functionality

Changelog for 2.22.1

Inspect source for 2.22.1

Community

Podcast
Thinking Elixir 163 — Job Queues using Oban with Parker Selbert

Interview with Oban’s creator covering design, extensions (Web/Pro), and real-world scale.

Video
Scaling Oban Applications — ElixirConf EU 2024

Conference talk on scaling strategies, plugins, backoff, and operational considerations with Oban.

Article
Parallel Request Processing with Elixir and Oban

DockYard tutorial using Oban jobs to parallelize HTTP requests with backoff and rate limiting.

Video
Oban Beyond the Basics — Joseph Yiasemides

Meetup talk diving into advanced Oban patterns beyond initial setup.

Article
How to set up recurring jobs with Oban in Elixir

Tutorial creating daily scheduled jobs (e.g., digest emails) with Oban and Bamboo.

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