# Install pg-boss with npm

Queueing jobs in Postgres from Node.js like a boss. Version 12.26.3 via npm; verified 2026-07-24.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install npm:pg-boss
```

Additional install commands:

### Portable and language managers

- npm (100%):

```sh
npm install -g pg-boss
```

  Evidence: local npm package metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** npm:pg-boss
- **Package manager:** npm
- **Package manager page:** <https://www.npmjs.com/package/pg-boss>
- **Version:** 12.26.3
- **Source summary:** Queueing jobs in Postgres from Node.js like a boss
- **Homepage:** <https://timgit.github.io/pg-boss>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/timgit/pg-boss>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://timgit.github.io/pg-boss>
- **License:** MIT
- **Issue tracker:** <https://github.com/timgit/pg-boss/issues>
- **Published:** 2026-07-24T20:09:04.395Z
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-24T20:09:04.395Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- pg-boss (cli)
- pg-boss (alias)

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 12.26.3
- Package-manager updated: 2026-07-24
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/timgit/pg-boss
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for pg-boss. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** npm registry
- **Dist Tags:** Beta: 12.0.0-beta3, Latest: 12.26.3, Maint V10: 10.4.2
- **Version Count:** 281
- **Maintainers:** timjones
- **Author:** timgit
- **File Count:** 0
- **Created At:** 2016-03-18T21:37:26.499Z
- **Latest Published At:** 2026-07-24T20:09:04.395Z
- **Modified At:** 2026-07-24T20:09:04.395Z


## Related links

- [Database and data packages](https://pkg.so/database-data-tools/) - Matched curated package taxonomy and local package facts.
- [pg-node-migrations](https://pkg.so/npm/pg-node-migrations/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, data, databases, javascript, node.
- [pg-god](https://pkg.so/npm/pg-god/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: cli, data, databases, postgres.
- [pg-test](https://pkg.so/npm/pg-test/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: cli, data, databases, postgres.

## Sources

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