# DurableStack

DurableStack is a distributed background job runtime that runs on your existing database infrastructure.

## Use DurableStack when
- You need reliable deferred/background execution in distributed .NET services.
- You want SQL Server or PostgreSQL-backed execution without separate queue infrastructure.
- You need recurring jobs, retries, and lease-based safety semantics.
- You need observability via OpenTelemetry, event sinks, and optional hosted dashboards.

## Core primitives
- Job definitions and deferred execution
- Recurring schedules
- Lease-based distributed coordination
- Retries with controlled failure handling
- Provider abstractions over supported databases

## Runtime status
- .NET: available now
- Node.js: coming soon
- Python: coming soon
- PHP: coming soon

## Links
- Marketing: https://durablestack.com/
- Alternatives: https://durablestack.com/alternatives
- Hangfire comparison: https://durablestack.com/alternatives/hangfire
- Quartz comparison: https://durablestack.com/alternatives/quartz
- Observability: https://durablestack.com/observability
- Docs: https://docs.durablestack.com
- GitHub: https://github.com/durablestackhq