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diff --git a/guides/source/active_job_basics.md b/guides/source/active_job_basics.md index 76c13f0ea9..d8ea1ee079 100644 --- a/guides/source/active_job_basics.md +++ b/guides/source/active_job_basics.md @@ -109,10 +109,12 @@ That's it! Job Execution ------------- -For enqueuing and executing jobs you need to set up a queuing backend, that is to -say you need to decide for a 3rd-party queuing library that Rails should use. -Rails itself does not provide a sophisticated queuing system and just executes the -job immediately if no adapter is set. +For enqueuing and executing jobs in production you need to set up a queuing backend, +that is to say you need to decide for a 3rd-party queuing library that Rails should use. +Rails itself only provides an in-process queuing system, which only keeps the jobs in RAM. +If the process crashes or the machine is reset, then all outstanding jobs are lost with the +default async back-end. This may be fine for smaller apps or non-critical jobs, but most +production apps will need to pick a persistent backend. ### Backends |