Configuration

Environment variables available for BullMQ Proxy

The proxy can be configured using env variables that must be set up at the time the service starts in order to have any affect. In the following table we list the available variables and their default values if any.

Variable	Default	Description
AUTH_TOKENS		Comma separated list of valid tokens that can be used to authenticate in the proxy.
QUEUE_PREFIX	bull	Prefix used for all Redis keys used by the queues managed by the proxy.
PORT	8080	Port where the proxy will listen for requests.
REDIS_URI		Redis URI string. Either this standalone string or separate Redis™ variables can be used.
REDIS_HOST	localhost	Host where the Redis™ instance is running.
REDIS_PORT	6379	Port used for the Redis™ instance.
REDIS_USERNAME		Optiona username for the used Redis™ instance.
REDIS_PASSWORD		Password used for the Redis™ instance.
REDIS_TLS		Enable TLS when connecting to the Redis™ instance.
QUEUE_CACHE_SIZE	100	Maximum number of BullMQ queue instances to keep in the cache.
DEBUG	false	Enable debugging logs.
MIN_QUEUE_NAME_LENGTH	3	Minimum allowed length for queue names.
MAX_QUEUE_NAME_LENGTH	100	Maximum allowed length for queue names.
WORKER_METADATA_KEY	bullmq-proxy:workers	Redis™ key where to store metadata for registered workers.