When splitting API and microservices workers, do they communicate with each other?

[prime compass]

I've attempted to split the API and microservices services using the split workers technique found in the Jobs and Workers section on the docs. Immich is now showing that there are no jobs waiting or to be completed, and it occurs to me that the containers don't really have any way to communicate: They can talk to over the internal Docker Compose network, but they don't know the other's IP address or hostname. Are they able to communicate at all?

[lean bear]

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@prime compass uploaded

[cloud imp]

They communicate via redis & postgres

[prime compass]

Ah, I see

It doesn't seem to be working, which is why I asked.

I tried to upload my logs but it's restricted to 4000 characters and the logs are around 30k

[cloud imp]

What part isn't working?

[prime compass]

There are no jobs waiting, but there were hundreds before I upgraded.

I thought it might be to do with my external library, so I tried deleting it (I want to start again with it anyway) but nothing happened after it asked me "Are you sure?" and I said "Yes"

I found a similar issue on GitHub, but it still feels like it could be a me problem.

[cloud imp]

If you restart/recreate redis then the jobs will get wiped, that's normal

You can just click missing to start them up again