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Sidekiq in Practice

1h 4m 45s
English
Paid
Updated September 2026

Sidekiq in Practice is a 9-lesson 1 hour 4 minutes self-paced course by Nate Berkopec. Sidekiq in Practice , by Nate Berkopec, is built around one problem: keeping Sidekiq fast and stable as your background job volume grows into the thousands per second.

Course facts

Lessons
9
Duration
1 hour 4 minutes
Level
All levels
Language
English
Updated
2026-09-11
Instructor
Nate Berkopec
Price
Premium

Sidekiq in Practice, by Nate Berkopec, is built around one problem: keeping Sidekiq fast and stable as your background job volume grows into the thousands per second.

An Interactive, Command-Line Workshop

Rather than a passive video series, the course is driven by a command-line workshop you install and run yourself (gem install skp && skp list), working through a real, complex application built to handle heavy job volume.

What You'll Learn

  • How to size and autoscale your processes and servers correctly
  • Idempotency techniques that make jobs safe to run more than once
  • Diagnosing and reducing memory bloat that drives up server costs
  • Concurrency settings, thread safety, queue design, and database pool sizing

The course includes 9 hands-on exercises and a 100-page written reference, and covers only Sidekiq's open-source features — no Pro or Enterprise required.

Who teaches Sidekiq in Practice? Nate Berkopec

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Nate Berkopec is a US Ruby on Rails performance specialist and the founder of Speedshop — a Rails performance consultancy whose paid course material is the canonical reference on Rails app performance, caching, and Sidekiq job-queue optimisation.

His CourseFlix listing carries Sidekiq in Practice. Material is paid and aimed at Rails engineers running production background-job workloads who need to understand the operational side of Sidekiq deeply.

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All Course Lessons (9)
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1
Reducing Redis Load Demo
06:27
2
Multi-Server Setups
06:54
3
Amdahl's Law
06:37
4
Jobs are Cheaper
07:03
5
Load Shedding
06:56
6
Scaling Redis... with SQL
07:42
7
Managing SQL Load
07:12
8
Multi-Threading Inside a Job
07:47
9
Memory Profiling
08:07
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Frequently asked questions

What prerequisites should I have before taking this course?
Before enrolling in the course, you should have a basic understanding of Ruby and how to use Sidekiq for background job processing. Familiarity with server management and scaling concepts will be beneficial, although not strictly necessary, as the course covers these topics in depth.
What projects or applications will I build during the course?
During the course, you'll work on building a complex, real-world application designed to handle a massive volume of jobs through Sidekiq. This includes practical exercises like reducing Redis load, managing SQL load, implementing multi-server setups, and utilizing concurrency settings effectively.
Who is the primary target audience for this course?
The course is designed for developers and software engineers who are currently using Sidekiq and need to optimize their applications for better scalability and performance. It is especially valuable for those struggling with scaling issues as their application grows.
How does this course compare to other courses on Sidekiq or background job processing?
This course focuses specifically on scaling Sidekiq for high-volume job processing, offering a hands-on, command-line-driven workshop experience. Unlike other courses that may only cover basic Sidekiq usage, this course delves into advanced topics like memory profiling, idempotency, and load shedding.
What specific tools or platforms does the course cover?
The course covers tools and platforms directly related to optimizing Sidekiq performance. Key topics include concurrency settings, load management using Redis and SQL, and memory profiling techniques to reduce server costs. The course does not require Sidekiq Pro or Enterprise.
What topics are not covered in this course?
The course does not cover Sidekiq Pro or Enterprise features, as they are not required for the workshop. Additionally, the course focuses specifically on Sidekiq and related scaling techniques, so it does not delve into other background job processing tools or frameworks.
How much time should I expect to commit to this course?
The course includes 60 minutes of HD video content, along with 9 hands-on exercises and a 100-page reference guide. While the video content is concise, the exercises are designed to reinforce learning, so it may take additional time to work through the practical components and fully grasp the concepts.