Rack

TorqueBox supports Rack 1.1.0, including Rails 2.3+, Sinatra, and other. Rack applications are served as first-class resources within the web container. The web container is clusterable, and web sessions may be shared between nodes without any additional configuration.

High-performance tried-and-true JDBC database drivers power your ActiveRecord models.

Scheduled Jobs

cron-like functionality is provided by the TorqueBox server. Job classes implemented in Ruby have full access to to your Ruby environment and are managed by a durable job scheduler.

Task Queues

Asynchronous task queues are supported by TorqueBox using an industrial-strength, clusterable messaging bus. Tasks are persistent and have the ability to access your entire Ruby environment.