diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/queue.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/queue.ts
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+import { Queue } from "bullmq";
+import { getRedis } from "./redis";
+
+let queue: Queue | null = null;
+
+export function getQueue(): Queue {
+  if (!queue) {
+    queue = new Queue("codeboard:generate", {
+      connection: getRedis(),
+    });
+  }
+  return queue;
+}