diff --git a/packages/backend-core/package.json b/packages/backend-core/package.json
index abcf72491a..404b7da346 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend-core/package.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     "aws-sdk": "2.1030.0",
     "bcrypt": "5.0.1",
     "bcryptjs": "2.4.3",
+    "bull": "^4.10.1",
     "dotenv": "16.0.1",
     "emitter-listener": "1.1.2",
     "ioredis": "4.28.0",
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/index.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/index.ts
index 42cad17620..659a56c051 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/index.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import pino from "./pino"
 import * as middleware from "./middleware"
 import plugins from "./plugin"
 import encryption from "./security/encryption"
+import * as queue from "./queue"
 
 // mimic the outer package exports
 import * as db from "./pkg/db"
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ const core = {
   ...errorClasses,
   middleware,
   encryption,
+  queue,
 }
 
 export = core
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/queue/constants.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/queue/constants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d8fb3121a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/queue/constants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export enum JobQueue {
+  AUTOMATIONS = "automationQueue",
+  APP_BACKUPS = "appBackupQueue",
+}
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/queue/inMemoryQueue.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/queue/inMemoryQueue.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..80ee7362e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/queue/inMemoryQueue.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+import events from "events"
+
+/**
+ * Bull works with a Job wrapper around all messages that contains a lot more information about
+ * the state of the message, this object constructor implements the same schema of Bull jobs
+ * for the sake of maintaining API consistency.
+ * @param {string} queue The name of the queue which the message will be carried on.
+ * @param {object} message The JSON message which will be passed back to the consumer.
+ * @returns {Object} A new job which can now be put onto the queue, this is mostly an
+ * internal structure so that an in memory queue can be easily swapped for a Bull queue.
+ */
+function newJob(queue: string, message: any) {
+  return {
+    timestamp: Date.now(),
+    queue: queue,
+    data: message,
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * This is designed to replicate Bull (https://github.com/OptimalBits/bull) in memory as a sort of mock.
+ * It is relatively simple, using an event emitter internally to register when messages are available
+ * to the consumers - in can support many inputs and many consumers.
+ */
+class InMemoryQueue {
+  _name: string
+  _opts?: any
+  _messages: any[]
+  _emitter: EventEmitter
+  /**
+   * The constructor the queue, exactly the same as that of Bulls.
+   * @param {string} name The name of the queue which is being configured.
+   * @param {object|null} opts This is not used by the in memory queue as there is no real use
+   * case when in memory, but is the same API as Bull
+   */
+  constructor(name: string, opts = null) {
+    this._name = name
+    this._opts = opts
+    this._messages = []
+    this._emitter = new events.EventEmitter()
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Same callback API as Bull, each callback passed to this will consume messages as they are
+   * available. Please note this is a queue service, not a notification service, so each
+   * consumer will receive different messages.
+   * @param {function<object>} func The callback function which will return a "Job", the same
+   * as the Bull API, within this job the property "data" contains the JSON message. Please
+   * note this is incredibly limited compared to Bull as in reality the Job would contain
+   * a lot more information about the queue and current status of Bull cluster.
+   */
+  process(func: any) {
+    this._emitter.on("message", async () => {
+      if (this._messages.length <= 0) {
+        return
+      }
+      let msg = this._messages.shift()
+      let resp = func(msg)
+      if (resp.then != null) {
+        await resp
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
+  // simply puts a message to the queue and emits to the queue for processing
+  /**
+   * Simple function to replicate the add message functionality of Bull, putting
+   * a new message on the queue. This then emits an event which will be used to
+   * return the message to a consumer (if one is attached).
+   * @param {object} msg A message to be transported over the queue, this should be
+   * a JSON message as this is required by Bull.
+   * @param {boolean} repeat serves no purpose for the import queue.
+   */
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+  add(msg: any, repeat: boolean) {
+    if (typeof msg !== "object") {
+      throw "Queue only supports carrying JSON."
+    }
+    this._messages.push(newJob(this._name, msg))
+    this._emitter.emit("message")
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * replicating the close function from bull, which waits for jobs to finish.
+   */
+  async close() {
+    return []
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * This removes a cron which has been implemented, this is part of Bull API.
+   * @param {string} cronJobId The cron which is to be removed.
+   */
+  removeRepeatableByKey(cronJobId: string) {
+    // TODO: implement for testing
+    console.log(cronJobId)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Implemented for tests
+   */
+  getRepeatableJobs() {
+    return []
+  }
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+  removeJobs(pattern: string) {
+    // no-op
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Implemented for tests
+   */
+  async clean() {
+    return []
+  }
+
+  async getJob() {
+    return {}
+  }
+
+  on() {
+    // do nothing
+  }
+}
+
+export = InMemoryQueue
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/queue/index.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/queue/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b7d565ba13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/queue/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export * from "./queue"
+export * from "./constants"
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/queue/queue.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/queue/queue.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de2c738ca4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/queue/queue.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import env from "../environment"
+import { getRedisOptions } from "../redis/utils"
+import { JobQueue } from "./constants"
+import inMemoryQueue from "./inMemoryQueue"
+import BullQueue from "bull"
+import InMemoryQueue from "./inMemoryQueue"
+const { opts, redisProtocolUrl } = getRedisOptions()
+
+const CLEANUP_PERIOD_MS = 60 * 1000
+let QUEUES: BullQueue.Queue[] | InMemoryQueue[] = []
+let cleanupInterval: NodeJS.Timeout
+
+async function cleanup() {
+  for (let queue of QUEUES) {
+    await queue.clean(CLEANUP_PERIOD_MS, "completed")
+  }
+}
+
+export function createQueue(jobQueue: JobQueue) {
+  const queueConfig: any = redisProtocolUrl || { redis: opts }
+  let queue: any
+  if (env.isTest()) {
+    queue = new BullQueue(jobQueue, queueConfig)
+  } else {
+    queue = new inMemoryQueue(jobQueue, queueConfig)
+  }
+  QUEUES.push(queue)
+  if (!cleanupInterval) {
+    cleanupInterval = setInterval(cleanup, CLEANUP_PERIOD_MS)
+    // fire off an initial cleanup
+    cleanup().catch(err => {
+      console.error(`Unable to cleanup automation queue initially - ${err}`)
+    })
+  }
+  return queue
+}
+
+exports.shutdown = async () => {
+  if (QUEUES.length) {
+    clearInterval(cleanupInterval)
+    for (let queue of QUEUES) {
+      await queue.close()
+    }
+    QUEUES = []
+  }
+  console.log("Queues shutdown")
+}
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/yarn.lock b/packages/backend-core/yarn.lock
index 6bc9b63728..31d25320c7 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/yarn.lock
+++ b/packages/backend-core/yarn.lock
@@ -291,6 +291,11 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@bcoe/v8-coverage/-/v8-coverage-0.2.3.tgz#75a2e8b51cb758a7553d6804a5932d7aace75c39"
   integrity sha512-0hYQ8SB4Db5zvZB4axdMHGwEaQjkZzFjQiN9LVYvIFB2nSUHW9tYpxWriPrWDASIxiaXax83REcLxuSdnGPZtw==
 
+"@budibase/types@2.0.30-alpha.3":
+  version "2.0.30-alpha.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@budibase/types/-/types-2.0.30-alpha.3.tgz#cb55bcced75b711cc8a675284fbacaa8ebf1c0f2"
+  integrity sha512-rHeFVuNbSSE4fMnX6uyrM2r47m+neqFXlVNOkhHU9i7KoIcIZbEYInU8CjUFR2da3ruST9ajXjJ5UenX2+MnTg==
+
 "@hapi/hoek@^9.0.0":
   version "9.3.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@hapi/hoek/-/hoek-9.3.0.tgz#8368869dcb735be2e7f5cb7647de78e167a251fb"
@@ -543,6 +548,36 @@
     semver "^7.3.5"
     tar "^6.1.11"
 
+"@msgpackr-extract/msgpackr-extract-darwin-arm64@2.1.2":
+  version "2.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@msgpackr-extract/msgpackr-extract-darwin-arm64/-/msgpackr-extract-darwin-arm64-2.1.2.tgz#9571b87be3a3f2c46de05585470bc4f3af2f6f00"
+  integrity sha512-TyVLn3S/+ikMDsh0gbKv2YydKClN8HaJDDpONlaZR+LVJmsxLFUgA+O7zu59h9+f9gX1aj/ahw9wqa6rosmrYQ==
+
+"@msgpackr-extract/msgpackr-extract-darwin-x64@2.1.2":
+  version "2.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@msgpackr-extract/msgpackr-extract-darwin-x64/-/msgpackr-extract-darwin-x64-2.1.2.tgz#bfbc6936ede2955218f5621a675679a5fe8e6f4c"
+  integrity sha512-YPXtcVkhmVNoMGlqp81ZHW4dMxK09msWgnxtsDpSiZwTzUBG2N+No2bsr7WMtBKCVJMSD6mbAl7YhKUqkp/Few==
+
+"@msgpackr-extract/msgpackr-extract-linux-arm64@2.1.2":
+  version "2.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@msgpackr-extract/msgpackr-extract-linux-arm64/-/msgpackr-extract-linux-arm64-2.1.2.tgz#22555e28382af2922e7450634c8a2f240bb9eb82"
+  integrity sha512-vHZ2JiOWF2+DN9lzltGbhtQNzDo8fKFGrf37UJrgqxU0yvtERrzUugnfnX1wmVfFhSsF8OxrfqiNOUc5hko1Zg==
+
+"@msgpackr-extract/msgpackr-extract-linux-arm@2.1.2":
+  version "2.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@msgpackr-extract/msgpackr-extract-linux-arm/-/msgpackr-extract-linux-arm-2.1.2.tgz#ffb6ae1beea7ac572b6be6bf2a8e8162ebdd8be7"
+  integrity sha512-42R4MAFeIeNn+L98qwxAt360bwzX2Kf0ZQkBBucJ2Ircza3asoY4CDbgiu9VWklq8gWJVSJSJBwDI+c/THiWkA==
+
+"@msgpackr-extract/msgpackr-extract-linux-x64@2.1.2":
+  version "2.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@msgpackr-extract/msgpackr-extract-linux-x64/-/msgpackr-extract-linux-x64-2.1.2.tgz#7caf62eebbfb1345de40f75e89666b3d4194755f"
+  integrity sha512-RjRoRxg7Q3kPAdUSC5EUUPlwfMkIVhmaRTIe+cqHbKrGZ4M6TyCA/b5qMaukQ/1CHWrqYY2FbKOAU8Hg0pQFzg==
+
+"@msgpackr-extract/msgpackr-extract-win32-x64@2.1.2":
+  version "2.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@msgpackr-extract/msgpackr-extract-win32-x64/-/msgpackr-extract-win32-x64-2.1.2.tgz#f2d8b9ddd8d191205ed26ce54aba3dfc5ae3e7c9"
+  integrity sha512-rIZVR48zA8hGkHIK7ED6+ZiXsjRCcAVBJbm8o89OKAMTmEAQ2QvoOxoiu3w2isAaWwzgtQIOFIqHwvZDyLKCvw==
+
 "@shopify/jest-koa-mocks@5.0.1":
   version "5.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@shopify/jest-koa-mocks/-/jest-koa-mocks-5.0.1.tgz#fba490b6b7985fbb571eb9974897d396a3642e94"
@@ -1497,6 +1532,21 @@ buffer@^5.5.0, buffer@^5.6.0:
     base64-js "^1.3.1"
     ieee754 "^1.1.13"
 
+bull@^4.10.1:
+  version "4.10.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bull/-/bull-4.10.1.tgz#f14974b6089358b62b495a2cbf838aadc098e43f"
+  integrity sha512-Fp21tRPb2EaZPVfmM+ONZKVz2RA+to+zGgaTLyCKt3JMSU8OOBqK8143OQrnGuGpsyE5G+9FevFAGhdZZfQP2g==
+  dependencies:
+    cron-parser "^4.2.1"
+    debuglog "^1.0.0"
+    get-port "^5.1.1"
+    ioredis "^4.28.5"
+    lodash "^4.17.21"
+    msgpackr "^1.5.2"
+    p-timeout "^3.2.0"
+    semver "^7.3.2"
+    uuid "^8.3.0"
+
 cache-content-type@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cache-content-type/-/cache-content-type-1.0.1.tgz#035cde2b08ee2129f4a8315ea8f00a00dba1453c"
@@ -1764,6 +1814,13 @@ core-util-is@~1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/core-util-is/-/core-util-is-1.0.3.tgz#a6042d3634c2b27e9328f837b965fac83808db85"
   integrity sha512-ZQBvi1DcpJ4GDqanjucZ2Hj3wEO5pZDS89BWbkcrvdxksJorwUDDZamX9ldFkp9aw2lmBDLgkObEA4DWNJ9FYQ==
 
+cron-parser@^4.2.1:
+  version "4.6.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cron-parser/-/cron-parser-4.6.0.tgz#404c3fdbff10ae80eef6b709555d577ef2fd2e0d"
+  integrity sha512-guZNLMGUgg6z4+eGhmHGw7ft+v6OQeuHzd1gcLxCo9Yg/qoxmG3nindp2/uwGCLizEisf2H0ptqeVXeoCpP6FA==
+  dependencies:
+    luxon "^3.0.1"
+
 cross-spawn@^7.0.3:
   version "7.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-7.0.3.tgz#f73a85b9d5d41d045551c177e2882d4ac85728a6"
@@ -1837,6 +1894,11 @@ debug@~3.1.0:
   dependencies:
     ms "2.0.0"
 
+debuglog@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/debuglog/-/debuglog-1.0.1.tgz#aa24ffb9ac3df9a2351837cfb2d279360cd78492"
+  integrity sha512-syBZ+rnAK3EgMsH2aYEOLUW7mZSY9Gb+0wUMCFsZvcmiz+HigA0LOcq/HoQqVuGG+EKykunc7QG2bzrponfaSw==
+
 decimal.js@^10.2.1:
   version "10.3.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/decimal.js/-/decimal.js-10.3.1.tgz#d8c3a444a9c6774ba60ca6ad7261c3a94fd5e783"
@@ -2318,6 +2380,11 @@ get-package-type@^0.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/get-package-type/-/get-package-type-0.1.0.tgz#8de2d803cff44df3bc6c456e6668b36c3926e11a"
   integrity sha512-pjzuKtY64GYfWizNAJ0fr9VqttZkNiK2iS430LtIHzjBEr6bX8Am2zm4sW4Ro5wjWW5cAlRL1qAMTcXbjNAO2Q==
 
+get-port@^5.1.1:
+  version "5.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/get-port/-/get-port-5.1.1.tgz#0469ed07563479de6efb986baf053dcd7d4e3193"
+  integrity sha512-g/Q1aTSDOxFpchXC4i8ZWvxA1lnPqx/JHqcpIw0/LX9T8x/GBbi6YnlN5nhaKIFkT8oFsscUKgDJYxfwfS6QsQ==
+
 get-stream@^4.1.0:
   version "4.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/get-stream/-/get-stream-4.1.0.tgz#c1b255575f3dc21d59bfc79cd3d2b46b1c3a54b5"
@@ -2652,6 +2719,23 @@ ioredis@4.28.0:
     redis-parser "^3.0.0"
     standard-as-callback "^2.1.0"
 
+ioredis@^4.28.5:
+  version "4.28.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ioredis/-/ioredis-4.28.5.tgz#5c149e6a8d76a7f8fa8a504ffc85b7d5b6797f9f"
+  integrity sha512-3GYo0GJtLqgNXj4YhrisLaNNvWSNwSS2wS4OELGfGxH8I69+XfNdnmV1AyN+ZqMh0i7eX+SWjrwFKDBDgfBC1A==
+  dependencies:
+    cluster-key-slot "^1.1.0"
+    debug "^4.3.1"
+    denque "^1.1.0"
+    lodash.defaults "^4.2.0"
+    lodash.flatten "^4.4.0"
+    lodash.isarguments "^3.1.0"
+    p-map "^2.1.0"
+    redis-commands "1.7.0"
+    redis-errors "^1.2.0"
+    redis-parser "^3.0.0"
+    standard-as-callback "^2.1.0"
+
 is-arrayish@^0.2.1:
   version "0.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-arrayish/-/is-arrayish-0.2.1.tgz#77c99840527aa8ecb1a8ba697b80645a7a926a9d"
@@ -3725,6 +3809,11 @@ ltgt@2.2.1, ltgt@^2.1.2, ltgt@~2.2.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ltgt/-/ltgt-2.2.1.tgz#f35ca91c493f7b73da0e07495304f17b31f87ee5"
   integrity sha512-AI2r85+4MquTw9ZYqabu4nMwy9Oftlfa/e/52t9IjtfG+mGBbTNdAoZ3RQKLHR6r0wQnwZnPIEh/Ya6XTWAKNA==
 
+luxon@^3.0.1:
+  version "3.0.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/luxon/-/luxon-3.0.4.tgz#d179e4e9f05e092241e7044f64aaa54796b03929"
+  integrity sha512-aV48rGUwP/Vydn8HT+5cdr26YYQiUZ42NM6ToMoaGKwYfWbfLeRkEu1wXWMHBZT6+KyLfcbbtVcoQFCbbPjKlw==
+
 make-dir@^3.0.0, make-dir@^3.1.0:
   version "3.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/make-dir/-/make-dir-3.1.0.tgz#415e967046b3a7f1d185277d84aa58203726a13f"
@@ -3872,6 +3961,27 @@ ms@^2.1.1, ms@^2.1.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ms/-/ms-2.1.3.tgz#574c8138ce1d2b5861f0b44579dbadd60c6615b2"
   integrity sha512-6FlzubTLZG3J2a/NVCAleEhjzq5oxgHyaCU9yYXvcLsvoVaHJq/s5xXI6/XXP6tz7R9xAOtHnSO/tXtF3WRTlA==
 
+msgpackr-extract@^2.1.2:
+  version "2.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/msgpackr-extract/-/msgpackr-extract-2.1.2.tgz#56272030f3e163e1b51964ef8b1cd5e7240c03ed"
+  integrity sha512-cmrmERQFb19NX2JABOGtrKdHMyI6RUyceaPBQ2iRz9GnDkjBWFjNJC0jyyoOfZl2U/LZE3tQCCQc4dlRyA8mcA==
+  dependencies:
+    node-gyp-build-optional-packages "5.0.3"
+  optionalDependencies:
+    "@msgpackr-extract/msgpackr-extract-darwin-arm64" "2.1.2"
+    "@msgpackr-extract/msgpackr-extract-darwin-x64" "2.1.2"
+    "@msgpackr-extract/msgpackr-extract-linux-arm" "2.1.2"
+    "@msgpackr-extract/msgpackr-extract-linux-arm64" "2.1.2"
+    "@msgpackr-extract/msgpackr-extract-linux-x64" "2.1.2"
+    "@msgpackr-extract/msgpackr-extract-win32-x64" "2.1.2"
+
+msgpackr@^1.5.2:
+  version "1.7.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/msgpackr/-/msgpackr-1.7.2.tgz#68d6debf5999d6b61abb6e7046a689991ebf7261"
+  integrity sha512-mWScyHTtG6TjivXX9vfIy2nBtRupaiAj0HQ2mtmpmYujAmqZmaaEVPaSZ1NKLMvicaMLFzEaMk0ManxMRg8rMQ==
+  optionalDependencies:
+    msgpackr-extract "^2.1.2"
+
 napi-macros@~2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/napi-macros/-/napi-macros-2.0.0.tgz#2b6bae421e7b96eb687aa6c77a7858640670001b"
@@ -3919,6 +4029,11 @@ node-forge@^0.7.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-forge/-/node-forge-0.7.6.tgz#fdf3b418aee1f94f0ef642cd63486c77ca9724ac"
   integrity sha512-sol30LUpz1jQFBjOKwbjxijiE3b6pjd74YwfD0fJOKPjF+fONKb2Yg8rYgS6+bK6VDl+/wfr4IYpC7jDzLUIfw==
 
+node-gyp-build-optional-packages@5.0.3:
+  version "5.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-gyp-build-optional-packages/-/node-gyp-build-optional-packages-5.0.3.tgz#92a89d400352c44ad3975010368072b41ad66c17"
+  integrity sha512-k75jcVzk5wnnc/FMxsf4udAoTEUv2jY3ycfdSd3yWu6Cnd1oee6/CfZJApyscA4FJOmdoixWwiwOyf16RzD5JA==
+
 node-gyp-build@~4.1.0:
   version "4.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-gyp-build/-/node-gyp-build-4.1.1.tgz#d7270b5d86717068d114cc57fff352f96d745feb"
@@ -4075,6 +4190,11 @@ p-cancelable@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/p-cancelable/-/p-cancelable-1.1.0.tgz#d078d15a3af409220c886f1d9a0ca2e441ab26cc"
   integrity sha512-s73XxOZ4zpt1edZYZzvhqFa6uvQc1vwUa0K0BdtIZgQMAJj9IbebH+JkgKZc9h+B05PKHLOTl4ajG1BmNrVZlw==
 
+p-finally@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/p-finally/-/p-finally-1.0.0.tgz#3fbcfb15b899a44123b34b6dcc18b724336a2cae"
+  integrity sha512-LICb2p9CB7FS+0eR1oqWnHhp0FljGLZCWBE9aix0Uye9W8LTQPwMTYVGWQWIw9RdQiDg4+epXQODwIYJtSJaow==
+
 p-limit@^2.2.0:
   version "2.3.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/p-limit/-/p-limit-2.3.0.tgz#3dd33c647a214fdfffd835933eb086da0dc21db1"
@@ -4094,6 +4214,13 @@ p-map@^2.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/p-map/-/p-map-2.1.0.tgz#310928feef9c9ecc65b68b17693018a665cea175"
   integrity sha512-y3b8Kpd8OAN444hxfBbFfj1FY/RjtTd8tzYwhUqNYXx0fXx2iX4maP4Qr6qhIKbQXI02wTLAda4fYUbDagTUFw==
 
+p-timeout@^3.2.0:
+  version "3.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/p-timeout/-/p-timeout-3.2.0.tgz#c7e17abc971d2a7962ef83626b35d635acf23dfe"
+  integrity sha512-rhIwUycgwwKcP9yTOOFK/AKsAopjjCakVqLHePO3CC6Mir1Z99xT+R63jZxAT5lFZLa2inS5h+ZS2GvR99/FBg==
+  dependencies:
+    p-finally "^1.0.0"
+
 p-try@^2.0.0:
   version "2.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/p-try/-/p-try-2.2.0.tgz#cb2868540e313d61de58fafbe35ce9004d5540e6"
@@ -5360,7 +5487,7 @@ uuid@8.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/uuid/-/uuid-8.1.0.tgz#6f1536eb43249f473abc6bd58ff983da1ca30d8d"
   integrity sha512-CI18flHDznR0lq54xBycOVmphdCYnQLKn8abKn7PXUiKUGdEd+/l9LWNJmugXel4hXq7S+RMNl34ecyC9TntWg==
 
-uuid@8.3.2, uuid@^8.3.2:
+uuid@8.3.2, uuid@^8.3.0, uuid@^8.3.2:
   version "8.3.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/uuid/-/uuid-8.3.2.tgz#80d5b5ced271bb9af6c445f21a1a04c606cefbe2"
   integrity sha512-+NYs2QeMWy+GWFOEm9xnn6HCDp0l7QBD7ml8zLUmJ+93Q5NF0NocErnwkTkXVFNiX3/fpC6afS8Dhb/gz7R7eg==
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/bullboard.js b/packages/server/src/automations/bullboard.js
index 3aac6c4fed..b0ccf14634 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/bullboard.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/bullboard.js
@@ -1,37 +1,15 @@
 const { createBullBoard } = require("@bull-board/api")
 const { BullAdapter } = require("@bull-board/api/bullAdapter")
 const { KoaAdapter } = require("@bull-board/koa")
-const env = require("../environment")
-const Queue = env.isTest()
-  ? require("../utilities/queue/inMemoryQueue")
-  : require("bull")
-const { JobQueues } = require("../constants")
-const { utils } = require("@budibase/backend-core/redis")
-const { opts, redisProtocolUrl } = utils.getRedisOptions()
+const { queue } = require("@budibase/backend-core")
 const listeners = require("./listeners")
 
-const CLEANUP_PERIOD_MS = 60 * 1000
-const queueConfig = redisProtocolUrl || { redis: opts }
-let cleanupInternal = null
-
-let automationQueue = new Queue(JobQueues.AUTOMATIONS, queueConfig)
+let automationQueue = queue.createQueue(queue.JobQueues.AUTOMATIONS)
 listeners.addListeners(automationQueue)
 
-async function cleanup() {
-  await automationQueue.clean(CLEANUP_PERIOD_MS, "completed")
-}
-
 const PATH_PREFIX = "/bulladmin"
 
 exports.init = () => {
-  // cleanup the events every 5 minutes
-  if (!cleanupInternal) {
-    cleanupInternal = setInterval(cleanup, CLEANUP_PERIOD_MS)
-    // fire off an initial cleanup
-    cleanup().catch(err => {
-      console.error(`Unable to cleanup automation queue initially - ${err}`)
-    })
-  }
   // Set up queues for bull board admin
   const queues = [automationQueue]
   const adapters = []
@@ -48,12 +26,7 @@ exports.init = () => {
 }
 
 exports.shutdown = async () => {
-  if (automationQueue) {
-    clearInterval(cleanupInternal)
-    await automationQueue.close()
-    automationQueue = null
-  }
-  console.log("Bull shutdown")
+  await queue.shutdown()
 }
 
 exports.queue = automationQueue
diff --git a/packages/server/src/constants/index.js b/packages/server/src/constants/index.js
index b9362cecf6..73bffeabd6 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/constants/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/constants/index.js
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ const { BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS } = require("@budibase/backend-core/roles")
 const { UserStatus } = require("@budibase/backend-core/constants")
 const { objectStore } = require("@budibase/backend-core")
 
-exports.JobQueues = {
-  AUTOMATIONS: "automationQueue",
-}
-
 const FilterTypes = {
   STRING: "string",
   FUZZY: "fuzzy",