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+import 'dotenv/config';
+import { Worker } from 'bullmq';
+import { proxyWorker } from './workers/proxy.js';
+import { thumbnailWorker } from './workers/thumbnail.js';
+import { conformWorker } from './workers/conform.js';
+
+const parseRedisUrl = (url) => {
+  const parsed = new URL(url);
+  return {
+    host: parsed.hostname,
+    port: parseInt(parsed.port, 10),
+    password: parsed.password || undefined,
+  };
+};
+
+const redisOptions = parseRedisUrl(process.env.REDIS_URL || 'redis://localhost:6379');
+
+const createWorker = (queueName, handler) => {
+  const worker = new Worker(queueName, handler, { connection: redisOptions });
+
+  worker.on('completed', (job) => {
+    console.log(`[${queueName}] Job ${job.id} completed`);
+  });
+
+  worker.on('failed', (job, err) => {
+    console.error(`[${queueName}] Job ${job.id} failed:`, err.message);
+  });
+
+  worker.on('progress', (job) => {
+    console.log(`[${queueName}] Job ${job.id} progress:`, job.progress());
+  });
+
+  return worker;
+};
+
+const workers = [
+  createWorker('proxy', proxyWorker),
+  createWorker('thumbnail', thumbnailWorker),
+  createWorker('conform', conformWorker),
+];
+
+console.log('Wild Dragon Worker Service started');
+console.log(`Redis: ${redisOptions.host}:${redisOptions.port}`);
+console.log('Active queues: proxy, thumbnail, conform');
+
+process.on('SIGTERM', async () => {
+  console.log('SIGTERM received, shutting down...');
+  await Promise.all(workers.map(w => w.close()));
+  process.exit(0);
+});