diff --git a/apps/web/package.json b/apps/web/package.json
index 2502c66..5ecb3d4 100644
--- a/apps/web/package.json
+++ b/apps/web/package.json
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
     "media-chrome": "^4.8.0",
     "next": "^15.2.3",
     "next-themes": "^0.4.4",
+    "pg": "^8.14.1",
+    "pg-boss": "^10.1.6",
     "react": "19",
     "react-dom": "19",
     "react-hook-form": "^7.54.2",
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/(protected)/api/stream/follow/route.ts b/apps/web/src/app/(protected)/api/stream/follow/route.ts
index 130629f..f9a1ccd 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/(protected)/api/stream/follow/route.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/(protected)/api/stream/follow/route.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import { getPersonalChannel } from '@/lib/auth/personalChannel';
-import { resolveOwnedChannels } from '@/lib/auth/resolve';
 import { validateRequest } from '@/lib/auth/validate';
 import { prisma } from '@hctv/db';
 import { NextRequest } from 'next/server';
diff --git a/apps/web/src/instrumentation.ts b/apps/web/src/instrumentation.ts
index 8290c76..7f49062 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/instrumentation.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/instrumentation.ts
@@ -2,4 +2,14 @@ export async function register() {
   if (process.env.NEXT_RUNTIME === 'nodejs') {
     await (await import('@/lib/instrumentation/streamInfo')).default();
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  if (process.env.NEXT_RUNTIME === 'nodejs') {
+    const { getPgBoss } = await import('@/lib/workers');
+    const { registerWorkers } = await import('@/lib/workers/register');
+
+    await getPgBoss();
+
+    await registerWorkers();
+
+    console.log('pgboss workers registered');
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/services/livekit.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/services/livekit.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 066ed61..0000000
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/services/livekit.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-import { IngressClient, RoomServiceClient } from 'livekit-server-sdk';
-
-export const roomService = new RoomServiceClient(
-  process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_LIVEKIT_URL!,
-  process.env.LIVEKIT_API_KEY,
-  process.env.LIVEKIT_SECRET
-);
-
-export const ingressClient = new IngressClient(
-  process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_LIVEKIT_URL!,
-  process.env.LIVEKIT_API_KEY,
-  process.env.LIVEKIT_SECRET
-);
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/services/slackNotifier.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/services/slackNotifier.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c394ab1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/services/slackNotifier.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import { WebClient } from '@slack/web-api';
+
+const client = new WebClient(process.env.SLACK_NOTIFIER_TOKEN);
+export default client;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/workers/index.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/workers/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7b43c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/workers/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import PgBoss from 'pg-boss';
+
+export type JobName = 
+  | 'notifier:sendMsg';
+
+export interface JobDefinitions {
+  'notifier:sendMsg': {
+    payload: {
+      msg: string;
+      channelId: string;
+    };
+    result: {
+      success: boolean;
+      error?: string;
+    };
+  };
+}
+
+export type PayloadFor<T extends JobName> = JobDefinitions[T]['payload'];
+export type ResultFor<T extends JobName> = JobDefinitions[T]['result'];
+
+export class TypedPgBoss {
+  private instance: PgBoss;
+  
+  constructor(connectionString: string) {
+    this.instance = new PgBoss(connectionString);
+  }
+  
+  async start(): Promise<PgBoss> {
+    return this.instance.start();
+  }
+  
+  async stop(): Promise<void> {
+    return this.instance.stop();
+  }
+  
+  async send<T extends JobName>(
+    name: T, 
+    payload: PayloadFor<T>, 
+    options?: PgBoss.SendOptions
+  ): Promise<string | null> {
+    return options ? this.instance.send(name, payload, options) : this.instance.send(name, payload);
+  }
+  
+  async schedule<T extends JobName>(
+    name: T,
+    payload: PayloadFor<T>,
+    cron: string,
+    options?: PgBoss.ScheduleOptions
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    return this.instance.schedule(name, cron, payload, options);
+  }
+  
+  async work<T extends JobName>(
+    name: T,
+    handler: (job: PgBoss.Job<PayloadFor<T>>) => Promise<ResultFor<T>> | void,
+    options?: PgBoss.WorkOptions
+  ): Promise<string> {
+    const wrappedHandler: PgBoss.WorkHandler<unknown> = async (job) => {
+      return await handler(job as unknown as PgBoss.Job<PayloadFor<T>>);
+    };
+    
+    return this.instance.work(name, options || {}, wrappedHandler);
+  }
+  
+  getInstance(): PgBoss {
+    return this.instance;
+  }
+}
+
+let pgBossInstance: TypedPgBoss | null = null;
+
+export async function getPgBoss(): Promise<TypedPgBoss> {
+  if (!pgBossInstance) {
+    if (!process.env.DATABASE_URL) {
+      throw new Error('DATABASE_URL environment variable is not set');
+    }
+    pgBossInstance = new TypedPgBoss(process.env.DATABASE_URL);
+    await pgBossInstance.start();
+    console.log('PgBoss started successfully');
+  }
+  return pgBossInstance;
+}
+
+export async function closePgBoss(): Promise<void> {
+  if (pgBossInstance) {
+    await pgBossInstance.getInstance().stop();
+    pgBossInstance = null;
+    console.log('PgBoss stopped successfully');
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/workers/register.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/workers/register.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6260b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/workers/register.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { getPgBoss } from '@/lib/workers';
+import snClient from '../services/slackNotifier';
+
+export async function registerWorkers() {
+  const boss = await getPgBoss();
+  
+  await boss.work('notifier:sendMsg', async (job) => {
+    console.log('Processing job:', job.id);
+    const { data } = job;
+    
+    await snClient.chat.postMessage({
+      channel: data.channelId,
+      text: data.msg,
+    }).catch(e => {
+      return { success: false, error: e.message };
+    });
+    return { success: true };
+  });
+  
+  console.log('All workers registered successfully');
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/workers/types.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/workers/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76b69ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/workers/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+// Define a union type of all possible job names
+export type JobName = 
+  | 'email:send'
+  | 'video:process'
+  | 'notification:push'
+  | 'user:sync'
+  // Add more job names as needed
+
+// Define payload and result types for each job
+export interface JobDefinitions {
+  'email:send': {
+    payload: {
+      to: string;
+      subject: string;
+      body: string;
+      attachments?: Array<{name: string, content: string}>;
+    };
+    result: {
+      sent: boolean;
+      messageId?: string;
+      error?: string;
+    };
+  };
+  
+  'video:process': {
+    payload: {
+      videoId: string;
+      formats: string[];
+      resolution?: string;
+    };
+    result: {
+      success: boolean;
+      processedFormats: string[];
+      duration: number;
+    };
+  };
+  
+  'notification:push': {
+    payload: {
+      userId: string;
+      message: string;
+      data?: Record<string, any>;
+    };
+    result: {
+      delivered: boolean;
+      deviceCount: number;
+    };
+  };
+  
+  'user:sync': {
+    payload: {
+      userId: string;
+      externalSystems: string[];
+    };
+    result: {
+      syncedSystems: string[];
+      failedSystems: string[];
+    };
+  };
+}
+
+export type PayloadFor<T extends JobName> = JobDefinitions[T]['payload'];
+
+export type ResultFor<T extends JobName> = JobDefinitions[T]['result'];
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dev/docker-compose.yml b/dev/docker-compose.yml
index 6905307..0ae1791 100644
--- a/dev/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/dev/docker-compose.yml
@@ -25,23 +25,23 @@ services:
       - /dev/shm/hls:/dev/shm/hls
     image: flv-module
     entrypoint:
-        - /bin/sh
-        - -c
-        - |
-          # Process the template file
-          mkdir -p /usr/local/nginx/conf
-          envsubst '$${API_AUTH}' < /etc/nginx/templates/nginx.conf.template > /usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf
-          
-          echo "Setting UID to $${UID} and GID to $${GID}"
-          usermod -u $${UID} nginx || echo "failed to change uid"
-          groupmod -g $${GID} nginx || echo "failed to change gid"
+      - /bin/sh
+      - -c
+      - |
+        # Process the template file
+        mkdir -p /usr/local/nginx/conf
+        envsubst '$${API_AUTH}' < /etc/nginx/templates/nginx.conf.template > /usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf
 
-          mkdir -p /usr/local/nginx/proxy_temp /usr/local/nginx/client_body_temp
-          chown -R nginx:nginx /usr/local/nginx
-          mkdir -p /var/www/html
-          chown -R nginx:nginx /var/www/html
+        echo "Setting UID to $${UID} and GID to $${GID}"
+        usermod -u $${UID} nginx || echo "failed to change uid"
+        groupmod -g $${GID} nginx || echo "failed to change gid"
 
-          echo "testing nginx config..."
-          /usr/local/nginx/sbin/nginx -t
+        mkdir -p /usr/local/nginx/proxy_temp /usr/local/nginx/client_body_temp
+        chown -R nginx:nginx /usr/local/nginx
+        mkdir -p /var/www/html
+        chown -R nginx:nginx /var/www/html
 
-          /usr/local/nginx/sbin/nginx -g 'daemon off;'
\ No newline at end of file
+        echo "testing nginx config..."
+        /usr/local/nginx/sbin/nginx -t
+
+        /usr/local/nginx/sbin/nginx -g 'daemon off;'
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 3ef389a..17772aa 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2370,6 +2370,13 @@ cosmiconfig@^8.1.3:
     parse-json "^5.2.0"
     path-type "^4.0.0"
 
+cron-parser@^4.9.0:
+  version "4.9.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cron-parser/-/cron-parser-4.9.0.tgz#0340694af3e46a0894978c6f52a6dbb5c0f11ad5"
+  integrity sha512-p0SaNjrHOnQeR8/VnfGbmg9te2kfyYSQ7Sc/j/6DtPL3JQvKxmjO9TSjNFpujqV3vEYYBvNNvXSxzyksBWAx1Q==
+  dependencies:
+    luxon "^3.2.1"
+
 cross-spawn@^7.0.2, cross-spawn@^7.0.3, cross-spawn@^7.0.6:
   version "7.0.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-7.0.6.tgz#8a58fe78f00dcd70c370451759dfbfaf03e8ee9f"
@@ -3994,6 +4001,11 @@ lucide-react@^0.473.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lucide-react/-/lucide-react-0.473.0.tgz#f01dcde458e55bce766a282f4f5894970a9f24ac"
   integrity sha512-KW6u5AKeIjkvrxXZ6WuCu9zHE/gEYSXCay+Gre2ZoInD0Je/e3RBtP4OHpJVJ40nDklSvjVKjgH7VU8/e2dzRw==
 
+luxon@^3.2.1:
+  version "3.6.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/luxon/-/luxon-3.6.0.tgz#e84453dbdbd716b5eac95bee702b379863059f83"
+  integrity sha512-WE7p0p7W1xji9qxkLYsvcIxZyfP48GuFrWIBQZIsbjCyf65dG1rv4n83HcOyEyhvzxJCrUoObCRNFgRNIQ5KNA==
+
 map-obj@5.0.0:
   version "5.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/map-obj/-/map-obj-5.0.0.tgz#126c98596b63927d7360f287cccc67177aa1938b"
@@ -4439,6 +4451,71 @@ path-type@^4.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/path-type/-/path-type-4.0.0.tgz#84ed01c0a7ba380afe09d90a8c180dcd9d03043b"
   integrity sha512-gDKb8aZMDeD/tZWs9P6+q0J9Mwkdl6xMV8TjnGP3qJVJ06bdMgkbBlLU8IdfOsIsFz2BW1rNVT3XuNEl8zPAvw==
 
+pg-boss@^10.1.6:
+  version "10.1.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pg-boss/-/pg-boss-10.1.6.tgz#6dea4742fb953b7985ae4b09a6c4d79047801715"
+  integrity sha512-O3ujMF4aL/EDucyTlCpJ2bqNJendWnMKwuLaWDqVVt3CDSJ6/iBRvj3PMiO5exwlqHYLQkZnHCutzdc32nPpOA==
+  dependencies:
+    cron-parser "^4.9.0"
+    pg "^8.13.0"
+    serialize-error "^8.1.0"
+
+pg-cloudflare@^1.1.1:
+  version "1.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pg-cloudflare/-/pg-cloudflare-1.1.1.tgz#e6d5833015b170e23ae819e8c5d7eaedb472ca98"
+  integrity sha512-xWPagP/4B6BgFO+EKz3JONXv3YDgvkbVrGw2mTo3D6tVDQRh1e7cqVGvyR3BE+eQgAvx1XhW/iEASj4/jCWl3Q==
+
+pg-connection-string@^2.7.0:
+  version "2.7.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pg-connection-string/-/pg-connection-string-2.7.0.tgz#f1d3489e427c62ece022dba98d5262efcb168b37"
+  integrity sha512-PI2W9mv53rXJQEOb8xNR8lH7Hr+EKa6oJa38zsK0S/ky2er16ios1wLKhZyxzD7jUReiWokc9WK5nxSnC7W1TA==
+
+pg-int8@1.0.1:
+  version "1.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pg-int8/-/pg-int8-1.0.1.tgz#943bd463bf5b71b4170115f80f8efc9a0c0eb78c"
+  integrity sha512-WCtabS6t3c8SkpDBUlb1kjOs7l66xsGdKpIPZsg4wR+B3+u9UAum2odSsF9tnvxg80h4ZxLWMy4pRjOsFIqQpw==
+
+pg-pool@^3.8.0:
+  version "3.8.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pg-pool/-/pg-pool-3.8.0.tgz#e6bce7fc4506a8d6106551363fc5283e5445b776"
+  integrity sha512-VBw3jiVm6ZOdLBTIcXLNdSotb6Iy3uOCwDGFAksZCXmi10nyRvnP2v3jl4d+IsLYRyXf6o9hIm/ZtUzlByNUdw==
+
+pg-protocol@^1.8.0:
+  version "1.8.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pg-protocol/-/pg-protocol-1.8.0.tgz#c707101dd07813868035a44571488e4b98639d48"
+  integrity sha512-jvuYlEkL03NRvOoyoRktBK7+qU5kOvlAwvmrH8sr3wbLrOdVWsRxQfz8mMy9sZFsqJ1hEWNfdWKI4SAmoL+j7g==
+
+pg-types@^2.1.0:
+  version "2.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pg-types/-/pg-types-2.2.0.tgz#2d0250d636454f7cfa3b6ae0382fdfa8063254a3"
+  integrity sha512-qTAAlrEsl8s4OiEQY69wDvcMIdQN6wdz5ojQiOy6YRMuynxenON0O5oCpJI6lshc6scgAY8qvJ2On/p+CXY0GA==
+  dependencies:
+    pg-int8 "1.0.1"
+    postgres-array "~2.0.0"
+    postgres-bytea "~1.0.0"
+    postgres-date "~1.0.4"
+    postgres-interval "^1.1.0"
+
+pg@^8.13.0, pg@^8.14.1:
+  version "8.14.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pg/-/pg-8.14.1.tgz#2e3d1f287b64797cdfc8d1ba000f61a7ff8d66ed"
+  integrity sha512-0TdbqfjwIun9Fm/r89oB7RFQ0bLgduAhiIqIXOsyKoiC/L54DbuAAzIEN/9Op0f1Po9X7iCPXGoa/Ah+2aI8Xw==
+  dependencies:
+    pg-connection-string "^2.7.0"
+    pg-pool "^3.8.0"
+    pg-protocol "^1.8.0"
+    pg-types "^2.1.0"
+    pgpass "1.x"
+  optionalDependencies:
+    pg-cloudflare "^1.1.1"
+
+pgpass@1.x:
+  version "1.0.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pgpass/-/pgpass-1.0.5.tgz#9b873e4a564bb10fa7a7dbd55312728d422a223d"
+  integrity sha512-FdW9r/jQZhSeohs1Z3sI1yxFQNFvMcnmfuj4WBMUTxOrAyLMaTcE1aAMBiTlbMNaXvBCQuVi0R7hd8udDSP7ug==
+  dependencies:
+    split2 "^4.1.0"
+
 picocolors@^1.0.0, picocolors@^1.1.1:
   version "1.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/picocolors/-/picocolors-1.1.1.tgz#3d321af3eab939b083c8f929a1d12cda81c26b6b"
@@ -4538,6 +4615,28 @@ postcss@^8, postcss@^8.4.24, postcss@^8.4.47:
     picocolors "^1.1.1"
     source-map-js "^1.2.1"
 
+postgres-array@~2.0.0:
+  version "2.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/postgres-array/-/postgres-array-2.0.0.tgz#48f8fce054fbc69671999329b8834b772652d82e"
+  integrity sha512-VpZrUqU5A69eQyW2c5CA1jtLecCsN2U/bD6VilrFDWq5+5UIEVO7nazS3TEcHf1zuPYO/sqGvUvW62g86RXZuA==
+
+postgres-bytea@~1.0.0:
+  version "1.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/postgres-bytea/-/postgres-bytea-1.0.0.tgz#027b533c0aa890e26d172d47cf9ccecc521acd35"
+  integrity sha512-xy3pmLuQqRBZBXDULy7KbaitYqLcmxigw14Q5sj8QBVLqEwXfeybIKVWiqAXTlcvdvb0+xkOtDbfQMOf4lST1w==
+
+postgres-date@~1.0.4:
+  version "1.0.7"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/postgres-date/-/postgres-date-1.0.7.tgz#51bc086006005e5061c591cee727f2531bf641a8"
+  integrity sha512-suDmjLVQg78nMK2UZ454hAG+OAW+HQPZ6n++TNDUX+L0+uUlLywnoxJKDou51Zm+zTCjrCl0Nq6J9C5hP9vK/Q==
+
+postgres-interval@^1.1.0:
+  version "1.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/postgres-interval/-/postgres-interval-1.2.0.tgz#b460c82cb1587507788819a06aa0fffdb3544695"
+  integrity sha512-9ZhXKM/rw350N1ovuWHbGxnGh/SNJ4cnxHiM0rxE4VN41wsg8P8zWn9hv/buK00RP4WvlOyr/RBDiptyxVbkZQ==
+  dependencies:
+    xtend "^4.0.0"
+
 prelude-ls@^1.2.1:
   version "1.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/prelude-ls/-/prelude-ls-1.2.1.tgz#debc6489d7a6e6b0e7611888cec880337d316396"
@@ -4912,6 +5011,13 @@ semver@^7.6.0, semver@^7.6.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-7.7.1.tgz#abd5098d82b18c6c81f6074ff2647fd3e7220c9f"
   integrity sha512-hlq8tAfn0m/61p4BVRcPzIGr6LKiMwo4VM6dGi6pt4qcRkmNzTcWq6eCEjEh+qXjkMDvPlOFFSGwQjoEa6gyMA==
 
+serialize-error@^8.1.0:
+  version "8.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/serialize-error/-/serialize-error-8.1.0.tgz#3a069970c712f78634942ddd50fbbc0eaebe2f67"
+  integrity sha512-3NnuWfM6vBYoy5gZFvHiYsVbafvI9vZv/+jlIigFn4oP4zjNPK3LhcY0xSCgeb1a5L8jO71Mit9LlNoi2UfDDQ==
+  dependencies:
+    type-fest "^0.20.2"
+
 set-function-length@^1.2.2:
   version "1.2.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/set-function-length/-/set-function-length-1.2.2.tgz#aac72314198eaed975cf77b2c3b6b880695e5449"
@@ -5096,6 +5202,11 @@ source-map@~0.6.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/source-map/-/source-map-0.6.1.tgz#74722af32e9614e9c287a8d0bbde48b5e2f1a263"
   integrity sha512-UjgapumWlbMhkBgzT7Ykc5YXUT46F0iKu8SGXq0bcwP5dz/h0Plj6enJqjz1Zbq2l5WaqYnrVbwWOWMyF3F47g==
 
+split2@^4.1.0:
+  version "4.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/split2/-/split2-4.2.0.tgz#c9c5920904d148bab0b9f67145f245a86aadbfa4"
+  integrity sha512-UcjcJOWknrNkF6PLX83qcHM6KHgVKNkV62Y8a5uYDVv9ydGQVwAHMKqHdJje1VTWpljG0WYpCDhrCdAOYH4TWg==
+
 stable-hash@^0.0.5:
   version "0.0.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stable-hash/-/stable-hash-0.0.5.tgz#94e8837aaeac5b4d0f631d2972adef2924b40269"
@@ -5816,6 +5927,11 @@ ws@^8.17.0, ws@^8.18.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ws/-/ws-8.18.1.tgz#ea131d3784e1dfdff91adb0a4a116b127515e3cb"
   integrity sha512-RKW2aJZMXeMxVpnZ6bck+RswznaxmzdULiBr6KY7XkTnW8uvt0iT9H5DkHUChXrc+uurzwa0rVI16n/Xzjdz1w==
 
+xtend@^4.0.0:
+  version "4.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/xtend/-/xtend-4.0.2.tgz#bb72779f5fa465186b1f438f674fa347fdb5db54"
+  integrity sha512-LKYU1iAXJXUgAXn9URjiu+MWhyUXHsvfp7mcuYm9dSUKK0/CjtrUwFAxD82/mCWbtLsGjFIad0wIsod4zrTAEQ==
+
 yallist@^3.0.2:
   version "3.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yallist/-/yallist-3.1.1.tgz#dbb7daf9bfd8bac9ab45ebf602b8cbad0d5d08fd"