diff --git a/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md b/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
index 63516723a0..3c045329c2 100644
--- a/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
+++ b/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ server
 ├── policies          - Authorization logic based on cancan
 ├── presenters        - JSON presenters for database models, the interface between backend -> frontend
 ├── queues            - Async queue definitions
-│   └── processors    - Processors perform async jobs, usually working on events from the event bus
+│   └── processors    - Processors perform jobs on events from the event bus
+│   └── tasks         - Tasks are arbitrary async jobs not from the event bus
 ├── services          - Services start distinct portions of the application eg api, worker
 ├── static            - Static assets
 ├── test              - Test helpers and fixtures, tests themselves are colocated
diff --git a/server/commands/accountProvisioner.test.ts b/server/commands/accountProvisioner.test.ts
index b3a591ba10..c1070c7405 100644
--- a/server/commands/accountProvisioner.test.ts
+++ b/server/commands/accountProvisioner.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import mailer from "@server/mailer";
 import Collection from "@server/models/Collection";
 import UserAuthentication from "@server/models/UserAuthentication";
+import EmailTask from "@server/queues/tasks/EmailTask";
 import { buildUser, buildTeam } from "@server/test/factories";
 import { flushdb } from "@server/test/support";
 import accountProvisioner from "./accountProvisioner";
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ describe("accountProvisioner", () => {
   const ip = "127.0.0.1";
 
   it("should create a new user and team", async () => {
-    const spy = jest.spyOn(mailer, "sendTemplate");
+    const spy = jest.spyOn(EmailTask, "schedule");
     const { user, team, isNewTeam, isNewUser } = await accountProvisioner({
       ip,
       user: {
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe("accountProvisioner", () => {
   });
 
   it("should update exising user and authentication", async () => {
-    const spy = jest.spyOn(mailer, "sendTemplate");
+    const spy = jest.spyOn(EmailTask, "schedule");
     const existingTeam = await buildTeam();
     const providers = await existingTeam.$get("authenticationProviders");
     const authenticationProvider = providers[0];
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ describe("accountProvisioner", () => {
   });
 
   it("should create a new user in an existing team", async () => {
-    const spy = jest.spyOn(mailer, "sendTemplate");
+    const spy = jest.spyOn(EmailTask, "schedule");
     const team = await buildTeam();
     const authenticationProviders = await team.$get("authenticationProviders");
     const authenticationProvider = authenticationProviders[0];
diff --git a/server/commands/accountProvisioner.ts b/server/commands/accountProvisioner.ts
index edb5301952..7d4b3b952e 100644
--- a/server/commands/accountProvisioner.ts
+++ b/server/commands/accountProvisioner.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import {
   AuthenticationProviderDisabledError,
 } from "@server/errors";
 import { APM } from "@server/logging/tracing";
-import mailer from "@server/mailer";
 import { Collection, Team, User } from "@server/models";
+import EmailTask from "@server/queues/tasks/EmailTask";
 import teamCreator from "./teamCreator";
 import userCreator from "./userCreator";
 
@@ -89,9 +89,12 @@ async function accountProvisioner({
     const { isNewUser, user } = result;
 
     if (isNewUser) {
-      await mailer.sendTemplate("welcome", {
-        to: user.email,
-        teamUrl: team.url,
+      await EmailTask.schedule({
+        type: "welcome",
+        options: {
+          to: user.email,
+          teamUrl: team.url,
+        },
       });
     }
 
diff --git a/server/commands/documentUpdater.ts b/server/commands/documentUpdater.ts
index 3bcc552bd8..de4f41bc13 100644
--- a/server/commands/documentUpdater.ts
+++ b/server/commands/documentUpdater.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export default async function documentUpdater({
     return;
   }
 
-  await Event.add({
+  await Event.schedule({
     name: "documents.update",
     documentId: document.id,
     collectionId: document.collectionId,
diff --git a/server/commands/userInviter.ts b/server/commands/userInviter.ts
index 4b2a7ea001..e1c6a83df9 100644
--- a/server/commands/userInviter.ts
+++ b/server/commands/userInviter.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import invariant from "invariant";
 import { uniqBy } from "lodash";
 import { Role } from "@shared/types";
 import Logger from "@server/logging/logger";
-import mailer from "@server/mailer";
 import { User, Event, Team } from "@server/models";
+import EmailTask from "@server/queues/tasks/EmailTask";
 
 type Invite = {
   name: string;
@@ -74,13 +74,17 @@ export default async function userInviter({
       },
       ip,
     });
-    await mailer.sendTemplate("invite", {
-      to: invite.email,
-      name: invite.name,
-      actorName: user.name,
-      actorEmail: user.email,
-      teamName: team.name,
-      teamUrl: team.url,
+
+    await EmailTask.schedule({
+      type: "invite",
+      options: {
+        to: invite.email,
+        name: invite.name,
+        actorName: user.name,
+        actorEmail: user.email,
+        teamName: team.name,
+        teamUrl: team.url,
+      },
     });
 
     if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "development") {
diff --git a/server/emails/CollectionNotificationEmail.tsx b/server/emails/CollectionNotificationEmail.tsx
index bfbbb291ec..a79a1f664a 100644
--- a/server/emails/CollectionNotificationEmail.tsx
+++ b/server/emails/CollectionNotificationEmail.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from "react";
-import { User, Collection } from "@server/models";
+import { Collection } from "@server/models";
 import Body from "./components/Body";
 import Button from "./components/Button";
 import EmailTemplate from "./components/EmailLayout";
@@ -9,26 +9,23 @@ import Header from "./components/Header";
 import Heading from "./components/Heading";
 
 export type Props = {
-  actor: User;
   collection: Collection;
   eventName: string;
   unsubscribeUrl: string;
 };
 
 export const collectionNotificationEmailText = ({
-  actor,
   collection,
   eventName = "created",
 }: Props) => `
 ${collection.name}
 
-${actor.name} ${eventName} the collection "${collection.name}"
+${collection.user.name} ${eventName} the collection "${collection.name}"
 
 Open Collection: ${process.env.URL}${collection.url}
 `;
 
 export const CollectionNotificationEmail = ({
-  actor,
   collection,
   eventName = "created",
   unsubscribeUrl,
@@ -40,7 +37,7 @@ export const CollectionNotificationEmail = ({
       <Body>
         <Heading>{collection.name}</Heading>
         <p>
-          {actor.name} {eventName} the collection "{collection.name}".
+          {collection.user.name} {eventName} the collection "{collection.name}".
         </p>
         <EmptySpace height={10} />
         <p>
diff --git a/server/emails/DocumentNotificationEmail.tsx b/server/emails/DocumentNotificationEmail.tsx
index 4fc12b8f4b..9622ef1aab 100644
--- a/server/emails/DocumentNotificationEmail.tsx
+++ b/server/emails/DocumentNotificationEmail.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from "react";
-import { Document, User, Team, Collection } from "@server/models";
+import { Document } from "@server/models";
 import Body from "./components/Body";
 import Button from "./components/Button";
 import EmailTemplate from "./components/EmailLayout";
@@ -9,34 +9,34 @@ import Header from "./components/Header";
 import Heading from "./components/Heading";
 
 export type Props = {
-  actor: User;
-  team: Team;
   document: Document;
-  collection: Collection;
+  actorName: string;
+  collectionName: string;
   eventName: string;
+  teamUrl: string;
   unsubscribeUrl: string;
 };
 
 export const documentNotificationEmailText = ({
-  actor,
-  team,
+  actorName,
+  teamUrl,
   document,
-  collection,
+  collectionName,
   eventName = "published",
 }: Props) => `
 "${document.title}" ${eventName}
 
-${actor.name} ${eventName} the document "${document.title}", in the ${collection.name} collection.
+${actorName} ${eventName} the document "${document.title}", in the ${collectionName} collection.
 
-Open Document: ${team.url}${document.url}
+Open Document: ${teamUrl}${document.url}
 `;
 
 export const DocumentNotificationEmail = ({
-  actor,
-  team,
   document,
-  collection,
+  actorName,
+  collectionName,
   eventName = "published",
+  teamUrl,
   unsubscribeUrl,
 }: Props) => {
   return (
@@ -48,15 +48,15 @@ export const DocumentNotificationEmail = ({
           "{document.title}" {eventName}
         </Heading>
         <p>
-          {actor.name} {eventName} the document "{document.title}", in the{" "}
-          {collection.name} collection.
+          {actorName} {eventName} the document "{document.title}", in the{" "}
+          {collectionName} collection.
         </p>
         <hr />
         <EmptySpace height={10} />
         <p>{document.getSummary()}</p>
         <EmptySpace height={10} />
         <p>
-          <Button href={`${team.url}${document.url}`}>Open Document</Button>
+          <Button href={`${teamUrl}${document.url}`}>Open Document</Button>
         </p>
       </Body>
 
diff --git a/server/logging/logger.ts b/server/logging/logger.ts
index 2e59411721..630c3c200b 100644
--- a/server/logging/logger.ts
+++ b/server/logging/logger.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ type LogCategory =
   | "http"
   | "commands"
   | "processor"
+  | "task"
   | "email"
   | "queue"
   | "database"
diff --git a/server/mailer.tsx b/server/mailer.tsx
index 058e43f6d3..dc106beed7 100644
--- a/server/mailer.tsx
+++ b/server/mailer.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
+import invariant from "invariant";
 import nodemailer from "nodemailer";
 import Oy from "oy-vey";
 import * as React from "react";
+import { Collection, Document } from "@server/models";
 import {
-  Props as CollectionNotificationEmailT,
   CollectionNotificationEmail,
   collectionNotificationEmailText,
 } from "./emails/CollectionNotificationEmail";
 import {
-  Props as DocumentNotificationEmailT,
   DocumentNotificationEmail,
   documentNotificationEmailText,
 } from "./emails/DocumentNotificationEmail";
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import { SigninEmail, signinEmailText } from "./emails/SigninEmail";
 import { WelcomeEmail, welcomeEmailText } from "./emails/WelcomeEmail";
 import { baseStyles } from "./emails/components/EmailLayout";
 import Logger from "./logging/logger";
-import { emailsQueue } from "./queues";
 
 const useTestEmailService =
   process.env.NODE_ENV === "development" && !process.env.SMTP_USERNAME;
@@ -223,49 +222,44 @@ export class Mailer {
     });
   };
 
-  documentNotification = async (
-    opts: {
-      to: string;
-    } & DocumentNotificationEmailT
-  ) => {
+  documentNotification = async (opts: {
+    to: string;
+    eventName: string;
+    actorName: string;
+    documentId: string;
+    teamUrl: string;
+    collectionName: string;
+    unsubscribeUrl: string;
+  }) => {
+    const document = await Document.unscoped().findByPk(opts.documentId);
+    invariant(document, "Document not found");
+
     this.sendMail({
       to: opts.to,
-      title: `“${opts.document.title}” ${opts.eventName}`,
-      previewText: `${opts.actor.name} ${opts.eventName} a new document`,
-      html: <DocumentNotificationEmail {...opts} />,
-      text: documentNotificationEmailText(opts),
+      title: `“${document.title}” ${opts.eventName}`,
+      previewText: `${opts.actorName} ${opts.eventName} a new document`,
+      html: <DocumentNotificationEmail document={document} {...opts} />,
+      text: documentNotificationEmailText({ ...opts, document }),
     });
   };
 
-  collectionNotification = async (
-    opts: {
-      to: string;
-    } & CollectionNotificationEmailT
-  ) => {
+  collectionNotification = async (opts: {
+    to: string;
+    eventName: string;
+    collectionId: string;
+    unsubscribeUrl: string;
+  }) => {
+    const collection = await Collection.findByPk(opts.collectionId);
+    invariant(collection, "Collection not found");
+
     this.sendMail({
       to: opts.to,
-      title: `“${opts.collection.name}” ${opts.eventName}`,
-      previewText: `${opts.actor.name} ${opts.eventName} a collection`,
-      html: <CollectionNotificationEmail {...opts} />,
-      text: collectionNotificationEmailText(opts),
+      title: `“${collection.name}” ${opts.eventName}`,
+      previewText: `${collection.user.name} ${opts.eventName} a collection`,
+      html: <CollectionNotificationEmail collection={collection} {...opts} />,
+      text: collectionNotificationEmailText({ ...opts, collection }),
     });
   };
-
-  sendTemplate = (type: EmailTypes, opts: Record<string, any> = {}) => {
-    return emailsQueue.add(
-      {
-        type,
-        opts,
-      },
-      {
-        attempts: 5,
-        backoff: {
-          type: "exponential",
-          delay: 60 * 1000,
-        },
-      }
-    );
-  };
 }
 
 const mailer = new Mailer();
diff --git a/server/models/Event.ts b/server/models/Event.ts
index 1180b731b9..1cef5359cf 100644
--- a/server/models/Event.ts
+++ b/server/models/Event.ts
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ class Event extends BaseModel {
   @Column(DataType.UUID)
   teamId: string;
 
-  // add can be used to send events into the event system without recording them
-  // in the database or audit trail
-  static add(event: Partial<Event>) {
+  // Schedule can be used to send events into the event system without recording
+  // them in the database or audit trail – consider using a task instead.
+  static schedule(event: Partial<Event>) {
     const now = new Date();
     globalEventQueue.add(
       this.build({
diff --git a/server/queues/index.ts b/server/queues/index.ts
index 1c08c3e864..2ec47e83b8 100644
--- a/server/queues/index.ts
+++ b/server/queues/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ export const globalEventQueue = createQueue("globalEvents");
 
 export const processorEventQueue = createQueue("processorEvents");
 
-export const websocketsQueue = createQueue("websockets");
+export const websocketQueue = createQueue("websockets");
 
-export const emailsQueue = createQueue("emails");
+export const taskQueue = createQueue("tasks");
diff --git a/server/queues/processors/backlinks.test.ts b/server/queues/processors/BacklinksProcessor.test.ts
similarity index 76%
rename from server/queues/processors/backlinks.test.ts
rename to server/queues/processors/BacklinksProcessor.test.ts
index 270299bbc9..20f1462f21 100644
--- a/server/queues/processors/backlinks.test.ts
+++ b/server/queues/processors/BacklinksProcessor.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { Backlink } from "@server/models";
 import { buildDocument } from "@server/test/factories";
 import { flushdb } from "@server/test/support";
-import BacklinksService from "./backlinks";
+import BacklinksProcessor from "./BacklinksProcessor";
+
+const ip = "127.0.0.1";
 
-const Backlinks = new BacklinksService();
 beforeEach(() => flushdb());
 beforeEach(jest.resetAllMocks);
 
@@ -13,13 +14,16 @@ describe("documents.publish", () => {
     const document = await buildDocument({
       text: `[this is a link](${otherDocument.url})`,
     });
-    // @ts-expect-error ts-migrate(2345) FIXME: Argument of type '{ name: "documents.publish"; doc... Remove this comment to see the full error message
-    await Backlinks.on({
+
+    const processor = new BacklinksProcessor();
+    await processor.perform({
       name: "documents.publish",
       documentId: document.id,
       collectionId: document.collectionId,
       teamId: document.teamId,
       actorId: document.createdById,
+      data: { title: document.title },
+      ip,
     });
     const backlinks = await Backlink.findAll({
       where: {
@@ -38,13 +42,16 @@ describe("documents.publish", () => {
     });
     document.text = `[this is a link](${otherDocument.url})`;
     await document.save();
-    // @ts-expect-error ts-migrate(2345) FIXME: Argument of type '{ name: "documents.publish"; doc... Remove this comment to see the full error message
-    await Backlinks.on({
+
+    const processor = new BacklinksProcessor();
+    await processor.perform({
       name: "documents.publish",
       documentId: document.id,
       collectionId: document.collectionId,
       teamId: document.teamId,
       actorId: document.createdById,
+      data: { title: document.title },
+      ip,
     });
     const backlinks = await Backlink.findAll({
       where: {
@@ -61,13 +68,17 @@ describe("documents.update", () => {
     const document = await buildDocument({
       text: `[this is a link](${otherDocument.url})`,
     });
-    // @ts-expect-error ts-migrate(2345) FIXME: Argument of type '{ name: "documents.update"; docu... Remove this comment to see the full error message
-    await Backlinks.on({
+
+    const processor = new BacklinksProcessor();
+    await processor.perform({
       name: "documents.update",
       documentId: document.id,
       collectionId: document.collectionId,
       teamId: document.teamId,
       actorId: document.createdById,
+      createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+      data: { title: document.title, autosave: false, done: true },
+      ip,
     });
     const backlinks = await Backlink.findAll({
       where: {
@@ -85,13 +96,17 @@ describe("documents.update", () => {
     });
     document.text = `[this is a link](${otherDocument.url})`;
     await document.save();
-    // @ts-expect-error ts-migrate(2345) FIXME: Argument of type '{ name: "documents.update"; docu... Remove this comment to see the full error message
-    await Backlinks.on({
+
+    const processor = new BacklinksProcessor();
+    await processor.perform({
       name: "documents.update",
       documentId: document.id,
       collectionId: document.collectionId,
       teamId: document.teamId,
       actorId: document.createdById,
+      createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+      data: { title: document.title, autosave: false, done: true },
+      ip,
     });
     const backlinks = await Backlink.findAll({
       where: {
@@ -106,13 +121,17 @@ describe("documents.update", () => {
     const document = await buildDocument();
     document.text = `[this is a link](${otherDocument.url})`;
     await document.save();
-    // @ts-expect-error ts-migrate(2345) FIXME: Argument of type '{ name: "documents.update"; docu... Remove this comment to see the full error message
-    await Backlinks.on({
+
+    const processor = new BacklinksProcessor();
+    await processor.perform({
       name: "documents.update",
       documentId: document.id,
       collectionId: document.collectionId,
       teamId: document.teamId,
       actorId: document.createdById,
+      createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+      data: { title: document.title, autosave: false, done: true },
+      ip,
     });
     const backlinks = await Backlink.findAll({
       where: {
@@ -130,25 +149,31 @@ describe("documents.update", () => {
 
 [this is a another link](${yetAnotherDocument.url})`,
     });
-    // @ts-expect-error ts-migrate(2345) FIXME: Argument of type '{ name: "documents.publish"; doc... Remove this comment to see the full error message
-    await Backlinks.on({
+
+    const processor = new BacklinksProcessor();
+    await processor.perform({
       name: "documents.publish",
       documentId: document.id,
       collectionId: document.collectionId,
       teamId: document.teamId,
       actorId: document.createdById,
+      data: { title: document.title },
+      ip,
     });
     document.text = `First link is gone
     
 [this is a another link](${yetAnotherDocument.url})`;
     await document.save();
-    // @ts-expect-error ts-migrate(2345) FIXME: Argument of type '{ name: "documents.update"; docu... Remove this comment to see the full error message
-    await Backlinks.on({
+
+    await processor.perform({
       name: "documents.update",
       documentId: document.id,
       collectionId: document.collectionId,
       teamId: document.teamId,
       actorId: document.createdById,
+      createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+      data: { title: document.title, autosave: false, done: true },
+      ip,
     });
     const backlinks = await Backlink.findAll({
       where: {
@@ -166,21 +191,27 @@ describe("documents.delete", () => {
     const document = await buildDocument();
     document.text = `[this is a link](${otherDocument.url})`;
     await document.save();
-    // @ts-expect-error ts-migrate(2345) FIXME: Argument of type '{ name: "documents.update"; docu... Remove this comment to see the full error message
-    await Backlinks.on({
+
+    const processor = new BacklinksProcessor();
+    await processor.perform({
       name: "documents.update",
       documentId: document.id,
       collectionId: document.collectionId,
       teamId: document.teamId,
       actorId: document.createdById,
+      createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+      data: { title: document.title, autosave: false, done: true },
+      ip,
     });
-    // @ts-expect-error ts-migrate(2345) FIXME: Argument of type '{ name: "documents.delete"; docu... Remove this comment to see the full error message
-    await Backlinks.on({
+
+    await processor.perform({
       name: "documents.delete",
       documentId: document.id,
       collectionId: document.collectionId,
       teamId: document.teamId,
       actorId: document.createdById,
+      data: { title: document.title },
+      ip,
     });
     const backlinks = await Backlink.findAll({
       where: {
@@ -201,29 +232,33 @@ describe("documents.title_change", () => {
     document.text = `[${otherDocument.title}](${otherDocument.url})`;
     await document.save();
     // ensure the backlinks are created
-    // @ts-expect-error ts-migrate(2345) FIXME: Argument of type '{ name: "documents.update"; docu... Remove this comment to see the full error message
-    await Backlinks.on({
+    const processor = new BacklinksProcessor();
+    await processor.perform({
       name: "documents.update",
       documentId: document.id,
       collectionId: document.collectionId,
       teamId: document.teamId,
       actorId: document.createdById,
+      createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+      data: { title: document.title, autosave: false, done: true },
+      ip,
     });
     // change the title of the linked doc
     otherDocument.title = newTitle;
     await otherDocument.save();
     // does the text get updated with the new title
-    // @ts-expect-error ts-migrate(2345) FIXME: Argument of type '{ name: "documents.title_change"... Remove this comment to see the full error message
-    await Backlinks.on({
+    await processor.perform({
       name: "documents.title_change",
       documentId: otherDocument.id,
       collectionId: otherDocument.collectionId,
       teamId: otherDocument.teamId,
       actorId: otherDocument.createdById,
+      createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
       data: {
         previousTitle,
         title: newTitle,
       },
+      ip,
     });
     await document.reload();
     expect(document.text).toBe(`[${newTitle}](${otherDocument.url})`);
diff --git a/server/queues/processors/backlinks.ts b/server/queues/processors/BacklinksProcessor.ts
similarity index 90%
rename from server/queues/processors/backlinks.ts
rename to server/queues/processors/BacklinksProcessor.ts
index 8c34d48c87..2626f65d80 100644
--- a/server/queues/processors/backlinks.ts
+++ b/server/queues/processors/BacklinksProcessor.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
 import { Op } from "sequelize";
+import { APM } from "@server/logging/tracing";
 import { Document, Backlink, Team } from "@server/models";
+import { Event, DocumentEvent, RevisionEvent } from "@server/types";
 import parseDocumentIds from "@server/utils/parseDocumentIds";
 import slugify from "@server/utils/slugify";
-import { DocumentEvent, RevisionEvent } from "../../types";
+import BaseProcessor from "./BaseProcessor";
 
-export default class BacklinksProcessor {
-  async on(event: DocumentEvent | RevisionEvent) {
+@APM.trace()
+export default class BacklinksProcessor extends BaseProcessor {
+  static applicableEvents: Event["name"][] = [
+    "documents.publish",
+    "documents.update",
+    "documents.title_change",
+    "documents.delete",
+  ];
+
+  async perform(event: DocumentEvent | RevisionEvent) {
     switch (event.name) {
       case "documents.publish": {
         const document = await Document.findByPk(event.documentId);
diff --git a/server/queues/processors/BaseProcessor.ts b/server/queues/processors/BaseProcessor.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b077068243
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/queues/processors/BaseProcessor.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { Event } from "@server/types";
+
+export default abstract class BaseProcessor {
+  static applicableEvents: Event["name"][] = [];
+
+  public abstract perform(event: Event): Promise<void>;
+}
diff --git a/server/queues/processors/debouncer.ts b/server/queues/processors/DebounceProcessor.ts
similarity index 72%
rename from server/queues/processors/debouncer.ts
rename to server/queues/processors/DebounceProcessor.ts
index 466614c8bb..3f6d9d42e4 100644
--- a/server/queues/processors/debouncer.ts
+++ b/server/queues/processors/DebounceProcessor.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
+import { APM } from "@server/logging/tracing";
 import Document from "@server/models/Document";
-import { globalEventQueue } from "../../queues";
-import { Event } from "../../types";
+import { Event } from "@server/types";
+import { globalEventQueue } from "..";
+import BaseProcessor from "./BaseProcessor";
 
-export default class DebounceProcessor {
-  async on(event: Event) {
+@APM.trace()
+export default class DebounceProcessor extends BaseProcessor {
+  static applicableEvents: Event["name"][] = [
+    "documents.update",
+    "documents.update.delayed",
+  ];
+
+  async perform(event: Event) {
     switch (event.name) {
       case "documents.update": {
         globalEventQueue.add(
diff --git a/server/queues/processors/exports.ts b/server/queues/processors/ExportsProcessor.ts
similarity index 81%
rename from server/queues/processors/exports.ts
rename to server/queues/processors/ExportsProcessor.ts
index 1d239ff729..a74b71b6e0 100644
--- a/server/queues/processors/exports.ts
+++ b/server/queues/processors/ExportsProcessor.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 import fs from "fs";
 import invariant from "invariant";
 import Logger from "@server/logging/logger";
-import mailer from "@server/mailer";
 import { FileOperation, Collection, Event, Team, User } from "@server/models";
+import EmailTask from "@server/queues/tasks/EmailTask";
 import { Event as TEvent } from "@server/types";
 import { uploadToS3FromBuffer } from "@server/utils/s3";
 import { archiveCollections } from "@server/utils/zip";
+import BaseProcessor from "./BaseProcessor";
 
-export default class ExportsProcessor {
-  async on(event: TEvent) {
+export default class ExportsProcessor extends BaseProcessor {
+  static applicableEvents: TEvent["name"][] = [
+    "collections.export",
+    "collections.export_all",
+  ];
+
+  async perform(event: TEvent) {
     switch (event.name) {
       case "collections.export":
       case "collections.export_all": {
@@ -82,15 +88,21 @@ export default class ExportsProcessor {
           });
 
           if (state === "error") {
-            mailer.sendTemplate("exportFailure", {
-              to: user.email,
-              teamUrl: team.url,
+            await EmailTask.schedule({
+              type: "exportFailure",
+              options: {
+                to: user.email,
+                teamUrl: team.url,
+              },
             });
           } else {
-            mailer.sendTemplate("exportSuccess", {
-              to: user.email,
-              id: fileOperation.id,
-              teamUrl: team.url,
+            await EmailTask.schedule({
+              type: "exportSuccess",
+              options: {
+                to: user.email,
+                id: fileOperation.id,
+                teamUrl: team.url,
+              },
             });
           }
         }
@@ -108,7 +120,7 @@ export default class ExportsProcessor {
     data: Partial<FileOperation>
   ) {
     await fileOperation.update(data);
-    await Event.add({
+    await Event.schedule({
       name: "fileOperations.update",
       teamId,
       actorId,
diff --git a/server/queues/processors/imports.ts b/server/queues/processors/ImportsProcessor.ts
similarity index 85%
rename from server/queues/processors/imports.ts
rename to server/queues/processors/ImportsProcessor.ts
index 2dd35da2b2..813af09c19 100644
--- a/server/queues/processors/imports.ts
+++ b/server/queues/processors/ImportsProcessor.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@ import File from "formidable/lib/file";
 import invariant from "invariant";
 import collectionImporter from "@server/commands/collectionImporter";
 import { Event, FileOperation, Attachment, User } from "@server/models";
-import { Event as TEvent } from "../../types";
+import { Event as TEvent } from "@server/types";
+import BaseProcessor from "./BaseProcessor";
 
-export default class ImportsProcessor {
-  async on(event: TEvent) {
+export default class ImportsProcessor extends BaseProcessor {
+  static applicableEvents: TEvent["name"][] = ["collections.import"];
+
+  async perform(event: TEvent) {
     switch (event.name) {
       case "collections.import": {
         let state, error;
@@ -27,7 +30,7 @@ export default class ImportsProcessor {
           teamId: user.teamId,
         });
 
-        await Event.add({
+        await Event.schedule({
           name: "fileOperations.create",
           modelId: fileOperation.id,
           teamId: user.teamId,
@@ -59,7 +62,7 @@ export default class ImportsProcessor {
           error = err.message;
         } finally {
           await fileOperation.update({ state, error });
-          await Event.add({
+          await Event.schedule({
             name: "fileOperations.update",
             modelId: fileOperation.id,
             teamId: user.teamId,
diff --git a/server/queues/processors/notifications.test.ts b/server/queues/processors/NotificationsProcessor.test.ts
similarity index 79%
rename from server/queues/processors/notifications.test.ts
rename to server/queues/processors/NotificationsProcessor.test.ts
index f6fe0a3730..90870fdd2c 100644
--- a/server/queues/processors/notifications.test.ts
+++ b/server/queues/processors/NotificationsProcessor.test.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-import mailer from "@server/mailer";
 import { View, NotificationSetting } from "@server/models";
+import EmailTask from "@server/queues/tasks/EmailTask";
 import {
   buildDocument,
   buildCollection,
   buildUser,
 } from "@server/test/factories";
 import { flushdb } from "@server/test/support";
-import NotificationsService from "./notifications";
+import NotificationsProcessor from "./NotificationsProcessor";
 
-jest.mock("@server/mailer");
+jest.mock("@server/queues/tasks/EmailTask");
+const ip = "127.0.0.1";
 
-const Notifications = new NotificationsService();
 beforeEach(() => flushdb());
 beforeEach(jest.resetAllMocks);
 
@@ -26,18 +26,20 @@ describe("documents.publish", () => {
       teamId: user.teamId,
       event: "documents.publish",
     });
-    await Notifications.on({
+
+    const processor = new NotificationsProcessor();
+    await processor.perform({
       name: "documents.publish",
       documentId: document.id,
       collectionId: document.collectionId,
       teamId: document.teamId,
       actorId: document.createdById,
-      ip: "127.0.0.1",
       data: {
         title: document.title,
       },
+      ip,
     });
-    expect(mailer.documentNotification).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(EmailTask.schedule).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   test("should send a notification to other users in team", async () => {
@@ -51,18 +53,19 @@ describe("documents.publish", () => {
       event: "documents.publish",
     });
 
-    await Notifications.on({
+    const processor = new NotificationsProcessor();
+    await processor.perform({
       name: "documents.publish",
       documentId: document.id,
       collectionId: document.collectionId,
       teamId: document.teamId,
       actorId: document.createdById,
-      ip: "127.0.0.1",
       data: {
         title: document.title,
       },
+      ip,
     });
-    expect(mailer.documentNotification).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(EmailTask.schedule).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   test("should not send a notification to users without collection access", async () => {
@@ -80,18 +83,19 @@ describe("documents.publish", () => {
       teamId: user.teamId,
       event: "documents.publish",
     });
-    await Notifications.on({
+    const processor = new NotificationsProcessor();
+    await processor.perform({
       name: "documents.publish",
       documentId: document.id,
       collectionId: document.collectionId,
       teamId: document.teamId,
       actorId: document.createdById,
-      ip: "127.0.0.1",
       data: {
         title: document.title,
       },
+      ip,
     });
-    expect(mailer.documentNotification).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(EmailTask.schedule).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 });
 
@@ -108,13 +112,14 @@ describe("revisions.create", () => {
       teamId: collaborator.teamId,
       event: "documents.update",
     });
-    await Notifications.on({
+    const processor = new NotificationsProcessor();
+    await processor.perform({
       name: "revisions.create",
       documentId: document.id,
       collectionId: document.collectionId,
       teamId: document.teamId,
     });
-    expect(mailer.documentNotification).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(EmailTask.schedule).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   test("should not send a notification if viewed since update", async () => {
@@ -130,13 +135,15 @@ describe("revisions.create", () => {
       event: "documents.update",
     });
     await View.touch(document.id, collaborator.id, true);
-    await Notifications.on({
+
+    const processor = new NotificationsProcessor();
+    await processor.perform({
       name: "revisions.create",
       documentId: document.id,
       collectionId: document.collectionId,
       teamId: document.teamId,
     });
-    expect(mailer.documentNotification).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(EmailTask.schedule).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   test("should not send a notification to last editor", async () => {
@@ -150,12 +157,13 @@ describe("revisions.create", () => {
       teamId: user.teamId,
       event: "documents.update",
     });
-    await Notifications.on({
+    const processor = new NotificationsProcessor();
+    await processor.perform({
       name: "revisions.create",
       documentId: document.id,
       collectionId: document.collectionId,
       teamId: document.teamId,
     });
-    expect(mailer.documentNotification).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(EmailTask.schedule).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 });
diff --git a/server/queues/processors/notifications.ts b/server/queues/processors/NotificationsProcessor.ts
similarity index 80%
rename from server/queues/processors/notifications.ts
rename to server/queues/processors/NotificationsProcessor.ts
index a5e9fbd12e..54682c4372 100644
--- a/server/queues/processors/notifications.ts
+++ b/server/queues/processors/NotificationsProcessor.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Op } from "sequelize";
 import Logger from "@server/logging/logger";
-import mailer from "@server/mailer";
+import { APM } from "@server/logging/tracing";
 import {
   View,
   Document,
@@ -15,9 +15,18 @@ import {
   RevisionEvent,
   Event,
 } from "@server/types";
+import EmailTask from "../tasks/EmailTask";
+import BaseProcessor from "./BaseProcessor";
 
-export default class NotificationsProcessor {
-  async on(event: Event) {
+@APM.trace()
+export default class NotificationsProcessor extends BaseProcessor {
+  static applicableEvents: Event["name"][] = [
+    "documents.publish",
+    "revisions.create",
+    "collections.create",
+  ];
+
+  async perform(event: Event) {
     switch (event.name) {
       case "documents.publish":
       case "revisions.create":
@@ -114,14 +123,17 @@ export default class NotificationsProcessor {
         continue;
       }
 
-      mailer.documentNotification({
-        to: setting.user.email,
-        eventName,
-        document,
-        team,
-        collection,
-        actor: document.updatedBy,
-        unsubscribeUrl: setting.unsubscribeUrl,
+      await EmailTask.schedule({
+        type: "documentNotification",
+        options: {
+          to: setting.user.email,
+          eventName,
+          documentId: document.id,
+          teamUrl: team.url,
+          actorName: document.updatedBy.name,
+          collectionName: collection.name,
+          unsubscribeUrl: setting.unsubscribeUrl,
+        },
       });
     }
   }
@@ -165,12 +177,14 @@ export default class NotificationsProcessor {
         continue;
       }
 
-      mailer.collectionNotification({
-        to: setting.user.email,
-        eventName: "created",
-        collection,
-        actor: collection.user,
-        unsubscribeUrl: setting.unsubscribeUrl,
+      await EmailTask.schedule({
+        type: "collectionNotification",
+        options: {
+          to: setting.user.email,
+          eventName: "created",
+          collectionId: collection.id,
+          unsubscribeUrl: setting.unsubscribeUrl,
+        },
       });
     }
   }
diff --git a/server/queues/processors/revisions.test.ts b/server/queues/processors/RevisionsProcessor.test.ts
similarity index 71%
rename from server/queues/processors/revisions.test.ts
rename to server/queues/processors/RevisionsProcessor.test.ts
index 514594b368..0c813d73f2 100644
--- a/server/queues/processors/revisions.test.ts
+++ b/server/queues/processors/RevisionsProcessor.test.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,27 @@
 import { Revision } from "@server/models";
 import { buildDocument } from "@server/test/factories";
 import { flushdb } from "@server/test/support";
-import RevisionsService from "./revisions";
+import RevisionsProcessor from "./RevisionsProcessor";
+
+const ip = "127.0.0.1";
 
-const Revisions = new RevisionsService();
 beforeEach(() => flushdb());
 beforeEach(jest.resetAllMocks);
 
 describe("documents.update.debounced", () => {
   test("should create a revision", async () => {
     const document = await buildDocument();
-    // @ts-expect-error ts-migrate(2345) FIXME: Argument of type '{ name: "documents.update.deboun... Remove this comment to see the full error message
-    await Revisions.on({
+
+    const processor = new RevisionsProcessor();
+    await processor.perform({
       name: "documents.update.debounced",
       documentId: document.id,
       collectionId: document.collectionId,
       teamId: document.teamId,
       actorId: document.createdById,
+      createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+      data: { title: document.title, autosave: false, done: true },
+      ip,
     });
     const amount = await Revision.count({
       where: {
@@ -29,13 +34,17 @@ describe("documents.update.debounced", () => {
   test("should not create a revision if identical to previous", async () => {
     const document = await buildDocument();
     await Revision.createFromDocument(document);
-    // @ts-expect-error ts-migrate(2345) FIXME: Argument of type '{ name: "documents.update.deboun... Remove this comment to see the full error message
-    await Revisions.on({
+
+    const processor = new RevisionsProcessor();
+    await processor.perform({
       name: "documents.update.debounced",
       documentId: document.id,
       collectionId: document.collectionId,
       teamId: document.teamId,
       actorId: document.createdById,
+      createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+      data: { title: document.title, autosave: false, done: true },
+      ip,
     });
     const amount = await Revision.count({
       where: {
diff --git a/server/queues/processors/revisions.ts b/server/queues/processors/RevisionsProcessor.ts
similarity index 72%
rename from server/queues/processors/revisions.ts
rename to server/queues/processors/RevisionsProcessor.ts
index 9c0389aa44..856383b8d7 100644
--- a/server/queues/processors/revisions.ts
+++ b/server/queues/processors/RevisionsProcessor.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 import invariant from "invariant";
 import revisionCreator from "@server/commands/revisionCreator";
+import { APM } from "@server/logging/tracing";
 import { Revision, Document, User } from "@server/models";
-import { DocumentEvent, RevisionEvent } from "../../types";
+import { DocumentEvent, RevisionEvent, Event } from "@server/types";
+import BaseProcessor from "./BaseProcessor";
 
-export default class RevisionsProcessor {
-  async on(event: DocumentEvent | RevisionEvent) {
+@APM.trace()
+export default class RevisionsProcessor extends BaseProcessor {
+  static applicableEvents: Event["name"][] = ["documents.update.debounced"];
+
+  async perform(event: DocumentEvent | RevisionEvent) {
     switch (event.name) {
       case "documents.update.debounced": {
         const document = await Document.findByPk(event.documentId);
diff --git a/server/queues/processors/slack.ts b/server/queues/processors/SlackProcessor.ts
similarity index 89%
rename from server/queues/processors/slack.ts
rename to server/queues/processors/SlackProcessor.ts
index f793ee2776..a5d81f5407 100644
--- a/server/queues/processors/slack.ts
+++ b/server/queues/processors/SlackProcessor.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import fetch from "fetch-with-proxy";
 import { Op } from "sequelize";
+import { APM } from "@server/logging/tracing";
 import { Document, Integration, Collection, Team } from "@server/models";
 import { presentSlackAttachment } from "@server/presenters";
 import {
@@ -7,10 +8,18 @@ import {
   IntegrationEvent,
   RevisionEvent,
   Event,
-} from "../../types";
+} from "@server/types";
+import BaseProcessor from "./BaseProcessor";
 
-export default class SlackProcessor {
-  async on(event: Event) {
+@APM.trace()
+export default class SlackProcessor extends BaseProcessor {
+  static applicableEvents: Event["name"][] = [
+    "documents.publish",
+    "revisions.create",
+    "integrations.create",
+  ];
+
+  async perform(event: Event) {
     switch (event.name) {
       case "documents.publish":
       case "revisions.create":
diff --git a/server/queues/processors/websockets.ts b/server/queues/processors/WebsocketsProcessor.ts
similarity index 99%
rename from server/queues/processors/websockets.ts
rename to server/queues/processors/WebsocketsProcessor.ts
index 15bcf72e2e..16807e31de 100644
--- a/server/queues/processors/websockets.ts
+++ b/server/queues/processors/WebsocketsProcessor.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { subHours } from "date-fns";
 import { Op } from "sequelize";
+import { Server } from "socket.io";
+import { APM } from "@server/logging/tracing";
 import {
   Document,
   Collection,
@@ -17,8 +19,9 @@ import {
 } from "@server/presenters";
 import { Event } from "../../types";
 
+@APM.trace()
 export default class WebsocketsProcessor {
-  async on(event: Event, socketio: any) {
+  async perform(event: Event, socketio: Server) {
     switch (event.name) {
       case "documents.publish":
       case "documents.restore":
@@ -604,6 +607,7 @@ export default class WebsocketsProcessor {
       }
 
       default:
+        return;
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/server/queues/processors/emails.ts b/server/queues/processors/emails.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e2e9c7972..0000000000
--- a/server/queues/processors/emails.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-import mailer, { EmailSendOptions, EmailTypes } from "../../mailer";
-
-type EmailEvent = {
-  type: EmailTypes;
-  opts: EmailSendOptions;
-};
-
-export default class EmailsProcessor {
-  async on(event: EmailEvent) {
-    await mailer[event.type](event.opts);
-  }
-}
diff --git a/server/queues/processors/index.ts b/server/queues/processors/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb911c4783
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/queues/processors/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { requireDirectory } from "@server/utils/fs";
+
+const processors = {};
+
+requireDirectory(__dirname).forEach(([module, id]) => {
+  // @ts-expect-error ts-migrate(2339) FIXME: Property 'default' does not exist on type 'unknown'
+  const { default: Processor } = module;
+
+  if (id === "index") {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  processors[id] = Processor;
+});
+
+export default processors;
diff --git a/server/queues/tasks/BaseTask.ts b/server/queues/tasks/BaseTask.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d985121ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/queues/tasks/BaseTask.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { JobOptions } from "bull";
+import { taskQueue } from "../";
+
+export enum TaskPriority {
+  Background = 40,
+  Low = 30,
+  Normal = 20,
+  High = 10,
+}
+
+export default abstract class BaseTask<T> {
+  public static schedule<T>(props: T) {
+    // @ts-expect-error cannot create an instance of an abstract class, we wont
+    const task = new this();
+    return taskQueue.add(
+      {
+        name: this.name,
+        props,
+      },
+      task.options
+    );
+  }
+
+  public abstract perform(props: T): Promise<void>;
+
+  public get options(): JobOptions {
+    return {
+      priority: TaskPriority.Normal,
+      attempts: 5,
+      backoff: {
+        type: "exponential",
+        delay: 60 * 1000,
+      },
+    };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/queues/tasks/CleanupDeletedDocumentsTask.test.ts b/server/queues/tasks/CleanupDeletedDocumentsTask.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0c654d6cef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/queues/tasks/CleanupDeletedDocumentsTask.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import { subDays } from "date-fns";
+import { Document } from "@server/models";
+import { buildDocument } from "@server/test/factories";
+import { flushdb } from "@server/test/support";
+import CleanupDeletedDocumentsTask from "./CleanupDeletedDocumentsTask";
+
+beforeEach(() => flushdb());
+
+describe("CleanupDeletedDocumentsTask", () => {
+  it("should not destroy documents not deleted", async () => {
+    await buildDocument({
+      publishedAt: new Date(),
+    });
+
+    const task = new CleanupDeletedDocumentsTask();
+    await task.perform({ limit: 100 });
+
+    expect(
+      await Document.unscoped().count({
+        paranoid: false,
+      })
+    ).toEqual(1);
+  });
+
+  it("should not destroy documents deleted less than 30 days ago", async () => {
+    await buildDocument({
+      publishedAt: new Date(),
+      deletedAt: subDays(new Date(), 25),
+    });
+
+    const task = new CleanupDeletedDocumentsTask();
+    await task.perform({ limit: 100 });
+
+    expect(
+      await Document.unscoped().count({
+        paranoid: false,
+      })
+    ).toEqual(1);
+  });
+
+  it("should destroy documents deleted more than 30 days ago", async () => {
+    await buildDocument({
+      publishedAt: new Date(),
+      deletedAt: subDays(new Date(), 60),
+    });
+
+    const task = new CleanupDeletedDocumentsTask();
+    await task.perform({ limit: 100 });
+
+    expect(
+      await Document.unscoped().count({
+        paranoid: false,
+      })
+    ).toEqual(0);
+  });
+
+  it("should destroy draft documents deleted more than 30 days ago", async () => {
+    await buildDocument({
+      publishedAt: undefined,
+      deletedAt: subDays(new Date(), 60),
+    });
+
+    const task = new CleanupDeletedDocumentsTask();
+    await task.perform({ limit: 100 });
+
+    expect(
+      await Document.unscoped().count({
+        paranoid: false,
+      })
+    ).toEqual(0);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/server/queues/tasks/CleanupDeletedDocumentsTask.ts b/server/queues/tasks/CleanupDeletedDocumentsTask.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ed54e8f79e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/queues/tasks/CleanupDeletedDocumentsTask.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { subDays } from "date-fns";
+import { Op } from "sequelize";
+import documentPermanentDeleter from "@server/commands/documentPermanentDeleter";
+import Logger from "@server/logging/logger";
+import { APM } from "@server/logging/tracing";
+import { Document } from "@server/models";
+import BaseTask, { TaskPriority } from "./BaseTask";
+
+type Props = {
+  limit: number;
+};
+
+@APM.trace()
+export default class CleanupDeletedDocumentsTask extends BaseTask<Props> {
+  public async perform({ limit }: Props) {
+    Logger.info(
+      "task",
+      `Permanently destroying upto ${limit} documents older than 30 days…`
+    );
+    const documents = await Document.scope("withDrafts").findAll({
+      attributes: ["id", "teamId", "text", "deletedAt"],
+      where: {
+        deletedAt: {
+          [Op.lt]: subDays(new Date(), 30),
+        },
+      },
+      paranoid: false,
+      limit,
+    });
+    const countDeletedDocument = await documentPermanentDeleter(documents);
+    Logger.info("task", `Destroyed ${countDeletedDocument} documents`);
+  }
+
+  public get options() {
+    return {
+      attempts: 1,
+      priority: TaskPriority.Background,
+    };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/queues/tasks/CleanupDeletedTeamsTask.ts b/server/queues/tasks/CleanupDeletedTeamsTask.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d874a31bbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/queues/tasks/CleanupDeletedTeamsTask.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { subDays } from "date-fns";
+import { Op } from "sequelize";
+import teamPermanentDeleter from "@server/commands/teamPermanentDeleter";
+import Logger from "@server/logging/logger";
+import { APM } from "@server/logging/tracing";
+import { Team } from "@server/models";
+import BaseTask, { TaskPriority } from "./BaseTask";
+
+type Props = {
+  limit: number;
+};
+
+@APM.trace()
+export default class CleanupDeletedTeamsTask extends BaseTask<Props> {
+  public async perform({ limit }: Props) {
+    Logger.info(
+      "task",
+      `Permanently destroying upto ${limit} teams older than 30 days…`
+    );
+    const teams = await Team.findAll({
+      where: {
+        deletedAt: {
+          [Op.lt]: subDays(new Date(), 30),
+        },
+      },
+      paranoid: false,
+      limit,
+    });
+
+    for (const team of teams) {
+      await teamPermanentDeleter(team);
+    }
+    Logger.info("task", `Destroyed ${teams.length} teams`);
+  }
+
+  public get options() {
+    return {
+      attempts: 1,
+      priority: TaskPriority.Background,
+    };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/queues/tasks/CleanupExpiredFileOperationsTask.test.ts b/server/queues/tasks/CleanupExpiredFileOperationsTask.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e43ecdb47d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/queues/tasks/CleanupExpiredFileOperationsTask.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { subDays } from "date-fns";
+import { FileOperation } from "@server/models";
+import { buildFileOperation } from "@server/test/factories";
+import { flushdb } from "@server/test/support";
+import CleanupExpiredFileOperationsTask from "./CleanupExpiredFileOperationsTask";
+
+beforeEach(() => flushdb());
+
+describe("CleanupExpiredFileOperationsTask", () => {
+  it("should expire exports older than 30 days ago", async () => {
+    await buildFileOperation({
+      type: "export",
+      state: "complete",
+      createdAt: subDays(new Date(), 30),
+    });
+    await buildFileOperation({
+      type: "export",
+      state: "complete",
+    });
+
+    /* This is a test helper that creates a new task and runs it. */
+    const task = new CleanupExpiredFileOperationsTask();
+    await task.perform({ limit: 100 });
+
+    const data = await FileOperation.count({
+      where: {
+        type: "export",
+        state: "expired",
+      },
+    });
+    expect(data).toEqual(1);
+  });
+
+  it("should not expire exports made less than 30 days ago", async () => {
+    await buildFileOperation({
+      type: "export",
+      state: "complete",
+      createdAt: subDays(new Date(), 29),
+    });
+    await buildFileOperation({
+      type: "export",
+      state: "complete",
+    });
+
+    const task = new CleanupExpiredFileOperationsTask();
+    await task.perform({ limit: 100 });
+
+    const data = await FileOperation.count({
+      where: {
+        type: "export",
+        state: "expired",
+      },
+    });
+    expect(data).toEqual(0);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/server/queues/tasks/CleanupExpiredFileOperationsTask.ts b/server/queues/tasks/CleanupExpiredFileOperationsTask.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7544f22e88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/queues/tasks/CleanupExpiredFileOperationsTask.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { subDays } from "date-fns";
+import { Op } from "sequelize";
+import Logger from "@server/logging/logger";
+import { APM } from "@server/logging/tracing";
+import { FileOperation } from "@server/models";
+import BaseTask, { TaskPriority } from "./BaseTask";
+
+type Props = {
+  limit: number;
+};
+
+@APM.trace()
+export default class CleanupExpiredFileOperationsTask extends BaseTask<Props> {
+  public async perform({ limit }: Props) {
+    Logger.info("task", `Expiring export file operations older than 30 days…`);
+    const fileOperations = await FileOperation.unscoped().findAll({
+      where: {
+        type: "export",
+        createdAt: {
+          [Op.lt]: subDays(new Date(), 30),
+        },
+        state: {
+          [Op.ne]: "expired",
+        },
+      },
+      limit,
+    });
+    await Promise.all(
+      fileOperations.map((fileOperation) => fileOperation.expire())
+    );
+    Logger.info("task", `Expired ${fileOperations.length} file operations`);
+  }
+
+  public get options() {
+    return {
+      attempts: 1,
+      priority: TaskPriority.Background,
+    };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/queues/tasks/EmailTask.ts b/server/queues/tasks/EmailTask.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..362ca0ce03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/queues/tasks/EmailTask.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { APM } from "@server/logging/tracing";
+import mailer, { EmailSendOptions, EmailTypes } from "../../mailer";
+import BaseTask from "./BaseTask";
+
+type Props = {
+  type: EmailTypes;
+  options: EmailSendOptions;
+};
+
+@APM.trace()
+export default class EmailTask extends BaseTask<Props> {
+  public async perform(props: Props) {
+    await mailer[props.type](props.options);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/queues/tasks/index.ts b/server/queues/tasks/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96e8040ee9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/queues/tasks/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { requireDirectory } from "@server/utils/fs";
+
+const tasks = {};
+
+requireDirectory(__dirname).forEach(([module, id]) => {
+  // @ts-expect-error ts-migrate(2339) FIXME: Property 'default' does not exist on type 'unknown'
+  const { default: Task } = module;
+
+  if (id === "index") {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  tasks[id] = Task;
+});
+
+export default tasks;
diff --git a/server/routes/api/documents.ts b/server/routes/api/documents.ts
index e381cc5817..25d3e8b810 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/documents.ts
+++ b/server/routes/api/documents.ts
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ router.post("documents.update", auth(), async (ctx) => {
   }
 
   if (document.title !== previousTitle) {
-    Event.add({
+    Event.schedule({
       name: "documents.title_change",
       documentId: document.id,
       collectionId: document.collectionId,
diff --git a/server/routes/api/utils.test.ts b/server/routes/api/utils.test.ts
index 6b2b8c4692..7376e5a53b 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/utils.test.ts
+++ b/server/routes/api/utils.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-import { subDays } from "date-fns";
 import TestServer from "fetch-test-server";
-import { Document, FileOperation } from "@server/models";
 import webService from "@server/services/web";
-import { buildDocument, buildFileOperation } from "@server/test/factories";
 import { flushdb } from "@server/test/support";
 
 const app = webService();
@@ -12,127 +9,6 @@ beforeEach(() => flushdb());
 afterAll(() => server.close());
 
 describe("#utils.gc", () => {
-  it("should not destroy documents not deleted", async () => {
-    await buildDocument({
-      publishedAt: new Date(),
-    });
-    const res = await server.post("/api/utils.gc", {
-      body: {
-        token: process.env.UTILS_SECRET,
-      },
-    });
-    expect(res.status).toEqual(200);
-    expect(
-      await Document.unscoped().count({
-        paranoid: false,
-      })
-    ).toEqual(1);
-  });
-
-  it("should not destroy documents deleted less than 30 days ago", async () => {
-    await buildDocument({
-      publishedAt: new Date(),
-      deletedAt: subDays(new Date(), 25),
-    });
-    const res = await server.post("/api/utils.gc", {
-      body: {
-        token: process.env.UTILS_SECRET,
-      },
-    });
-    expect(res.status).toEqual(200);
-    expect(
-      await Document.unscoped().count({
-        paranoid: false,
-      })
-    ).toEqual(1);
-  });
-
-  it("should destroy documents deleted more than 30 days ago", async () => {
-    await buildDocument({
-      publishedAt: new Date(),
-      deletedAt: subDays(new Date(), 60),
-    });
-    const res = await server.post("/api/utils.gc", {
-      body: {
-        token: process.env.UTILS_SECRET,
-      },
-    });
-    expect(res.status).toEqual(200);
-    expect(
-      await Document.unscoped().count({
-        paranoid: false,
-      })
-    ).toEqual(0);
-  });
-
-  it("should destroy draft documents deleted more than 30 days ago", async () => {
-    await buildDocument({
-      publishedAt: undefined,
-      deletedAt: subDays(new Date(), 60),
-    });
-    const res = await server.post("/api/utils.gc", {
-      body: {
-        token: process.env.UTILS_SECRET,
-      },
-    });
-    expect(res.status).toEqual(200);
-    expect(
-      await Document.unscoped().count({
-        paranoid: false,
-      })
-    ).toEqual(0);
-  });
-
-  it("should expire exports older than 30 days ago", async () => {
-    await buildFileOperation({
-      type: "export",
-      state: "complete",
-      createdAt: subDays(new Date(), 30),
-    });
-    await buildFileOperation({
-      type: "export",
-      state: "complete",
-    });
-    const res = await server.post("/api/utils.gc", {
-      body: {
-        token: process.env.UTILS_SECRET,
-      },
-    });
-    const data = await FileOperation.count({
-      where: {
-        type: "export",
-        state: "expired",
-      },
-    });
-    expect(res.status).toEqual(200);
-    expect(data).toEqual(1);
-  });
-
-  it("should not expire exports made less than 30 days ago", async () => {
-    await buildFileOperation({
-      type: "export",
-      state: "complete",
-      createdAt: subDays(new Date(), 29),
-    });
-    await buildFileOperation({
-      type: "export",
-      state: "complete",
-    });
-    const res = await server.post("/api/utils.gc", {
-      body: {
-        token: process.env.UTILS_SECRET,
-      },
-    });
-    const data = await FileOperation.count({
-      where: {
-        type: "export",
-        state: "expired",
-      },
-    });
-    expect(res.status).toEqual(200);
-    expect(data).toEqual(0);
-  });
-
   it("should require authentication", async () => {
     const res = await server.post("/api/utils.gc");
     expect(res.status).toEqual(401);
diff --git a/server/routes/api/utils.ts b/server/routes/api/utils.ts
index ccb9a9c080..2ad06fffb9 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/utils.ts
+++ b/server/routes/api/utils.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-import { subDays } from "date-fns";
 import Router from "koa-router";
-import { Op } from "sequelize";
-import documentPermanentDeleter from "@server/commands/documentPermanentDeleter";
-import teamPermanentDeleter from "@server/commands/teamPermanentDeleter";
 import { AuthenticationError } from "@server/errors";
-import { Document, Team, FileOperation } from "@server/models";
-import Logger from "../../logging/logger";
+import CleanupDeletedDocumentsTask from "@server/queues/tasks/CleanupDeletedDocumentsTask";
+import CleanupDeletedTeamsTask from "@server/queues/tasks/CleanupDeletedTeamsTask";
+import CleanupExpiredFileOperationsTask from "@server/queues/tasks/CleanupExpiredFileOperationsTask";
 
 const router = new Router();
 
@@ -16,59 +13,11 @@ router.post("utils.gc", async (ctx) => {
     throw AuthenticationError("Invalid secret token");
   }
 
-  Logger.info(
-    "utils",
-    `Permanently destroying upto ${limit} documents older than 30 days…`
-  );
-  const documents = await Document.scope("withDrafts").findAll({
-    attributes: ["id", "teamId", "text", "deletedAt"],
-    where: {
-      deletedAt: {
-        [Op.lt]: subDays(new Date(), 30),
-      },
-    },
-    paranoid: false,
-    limit,
-  });
-  const countDeletedDocument = await documentPermanentDeleter(documents);
-  Logger.info("utils", `Destroyed ${countDeletedDocument} documents`);
-  Logger.info(
-    "utils",
-    `Expiring all the collection export older than 30 days…`
-  );
-  const exports = await FileOperation.unscoped().findAll({
-    where: {
-      type: "export",
-      createdAt: {
-        [Op.lt]: subDays(new Date(), 30),
-      },
-      state: {
-        [Op.ne]: "expired",
-      },
-    },
-  });
-  await Promise.all(
-    exports.map(async (e) => {
-      await e.expire();
-    })
-  );
-  Logger.info(
-    "utils",
-    `Permanently destroying upto ${limit} teams older than 30 days…`
-  );
-  const teams = await Team.findAll({
-    where: {
-      deletedAt: {
-        [Op.lt]: subDays(new Date(), 30),
-      },
-    },
-    paranoid: false,
-    limit,
-  });
+  await CleanupDeletedDocumentsTask.schedule({ limit });
 
-  for (const team of teams) {
-    await teamPermanentDeleter(team);
-  }
+  await CleanupExpiredFileOperationsTask.schedule({ limit });
+
+  await CleanupDeletedTeamsTask.schedule({ limit });
 
   ctx.body = {
     success: true,
diff --git a/server/routes/auth/providers/email.test.ts b/server/routes/auth/providers/email.test.ts
index 52cd77b9c4..5e151a5cd9 100644
--- a/server/routes/auth/providers/email.test.ts
+++ b/server/routes/auth/providers/email.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import TestServer from "fetch-test-server";
-import mailer from "@server/mailer";
+import EmailTask from "@server/queues/tasks/EmailTask";
 import webService from "@server/services/web";
 import { buildUser, buildGuestUser, buildTeam } from "@server/test/factories";
 import { flushdb } from "@server/test/support";
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ describe("email", () => {
   });
 
   it("should respond with redirect location when user is SSO enabled", async () => {
-    const spy = jest.spyOn(mailer, "sendTemplate");
+    const spy = jest.spyOn(EmailTask, "schedule");
     const user = await buildUser();
     const res = await server.post("/auth/email", {
       body: {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe("email", () => {
     process.env.URL = "http://localoutline.com";
     process.env.SUBDOMAINS_ENABLED = "true";
     const user = await buildUser();
-    const spy = jest.spyOn(mailer, "sendTemplate");
+    const spy = jest.spyOn(EmailTask, "schedule");
     await buildTeam({
       subdomain: "example",
     });
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ describe("email", () => {
   });
 
   it("should respond with success when user is not SSO enabled", async () => {
-    const spy = jest.spyOn(mailer, "sendTemplate");
+    const spy = jest.spyOn(EmailTask, "schedule");
     const user = await buildGuestUser();
     const res = await server.post("/auth/email", {
       body: {
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ describe("email", () => {
   });
 
   it("should respond with success regardless of whether successful to prevent crawling email logins", async () => {
-    const spy = jest.spyOn(mailer, "sendTemplate");
+    const spy = jest.spyOn(EmailTask, "schedule");
     const res = await server.post("/auth/email", {
       body: {
         email: "user@example.com",
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ describe("email", () => {
   });
   describe("with multiple users matching email", () => {
     it("should default to current subdomain with SSO", async () => {
-      const spy = jest.spyOn(mailer, "sendTemplate");
+      const spy = jest.spyOn(EmailTask, "schedule");
       process.env.URL = "http://localoutline.com";
       process.env.SUBDOMAINS_ENABLED = "true";
       const email = "sso-user@example.org";
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ describe("email", () => {
     });
 
     it("should default to current subdomain with guest email", async () => {
-      const spy = jest.spyOn(mailer, "sendTemplate");
+      const spy = jest.spyOn(EmailTask, "schedule");
       process.env.URL = "http://localoutline.com";
       process.env.SUBDOMAINS_ENABLED = "true";
       const email = "guest-user@example.org";
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ describe("email", () => {
     });
 
     it("should default to custom domain with SSO", async () => {
-      const spy = jest.spyOn(mailer, "sendTemplate");
+      const spy = jest.spyOn(EmailTask, "schedule");
       const email = "sso-user-2@example.org";
       const team = await buildTeam({
         domain: "docs.mycompany.com",
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ describe("email", () => {
     });
 
     it("should default to custom domain with guest email", async () => {
-      const spy = jest.spyOn(mailer, "sendTemplate");
+      const spy = jest.spyOn(EmailTask, "schedule");
       const email = "guest-user-2@example.org";
       const team = await buildTeam({
         domain: "docs.mycompany.com",
diff --git a/server/routes/auth/providers/email.ts b/server/routes/auth/providers/email.ts
index 5a5383cc9e..4ce575a872 100644
--- a/server/routes/auth/providers/email.ts
+++ b/server/routes/auth/providers/email.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ import Router from "koa-router";
 import { find } from "lodash";
 import { parseDomain, isCustomSubdomain } from "@shared/utils/domains";
 import { AuthorizationError } from "@server/errors";
-import mailer from "@server/mailer";
 import errorHandling from "@server/middlewares/errorHandling";
 import methodOverride from "@server/middlewares/methodOverride";
 import { User, Team } from "@server/models";
+import EmailTask from "@server/queues/tasks/EmailTask";
 import { signIn } from "@server/utils/authentication";
 import { isCustomDomain } from "@server/utils/domains";
 import { getUserForEmailSigninToken } from "@server/utils/jwt";
@@ -110,10 +110,13 @@ router.post("email", errorHandling(), async (ctx) => {
     }
 
     // send email to users registered address with a short-lived token
-    await mailer.sendTemplate("signin", {
-      to: user.email,
-      token: user.getEmailSigninToken(),
-      teamUrl: team.url,
+    await EmailTask.schedule({
+      type: "signin",
+      options: {
+        to: user.email,
+        token: user.getEmailSigninToken(),
+        teamUrl: team.url,
+      },
     });
     user.lastSigninEmailSentAt = new Date();
     await user.save();
@@ -147,9 +150,12 @@ router.get("email.callback", async (ctx) => {
   }
 
   if (user.isInvited) {
-    await mailer.sendTemplate("welcome", {
-      to: user.email,
-      teamUrl: user.team.url,
+    await EmailTask.schedule({
+      type: "welcome",
+      options: {
+        to: user.email,
+        teamUrl: user.team.url,
+      },
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/server/services/admin.ts b/server/services/admin.ts
index 189069781c..182d414613 100644
--- a/server/services/admin.ts
+++ b/server/services/admin.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ import { BullAdapter } from "@bull-board/api/bullAdapter";
 import { KoaAdapter } from "@bull-board/koa";
 import Koa from "koa";
 import {
-  emailsQueue,
   globalEventQueue,
   processorEventQueue,
-  websocketsQueue,
+  websocketQueue,
+  taskQueue,
 } from "../queues";
 
 export default function init(app: Koa) {
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ export default function init(app: Koa) {
     queues: [
       new BullAdapter(globalEventQueue),
       new BullAdapter(processorEventQueue),
-      new BullAdapter(emailsQueue),
-      new BullAdapter(websocketsQueue),
+      new BullAdapter(websocketQueue),
+      new BullAdapter(taskQueue),
     ],
     serverAdapter,
   });
diff --git a/server/services/websockets.ts b/server/services/websockets.ts
index b3069bc2df..52228de852 100644
--- a/server/services/websockets.ts
+++ b/server/services/websockets.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import Metrics from "@server/logging/metrics";
 import { Document, Collection, View } from "@server/models";
 import { can } from "@server/policies";
 import { getUserForJWT } from "@server/utils/jwt";
-import { websocketsQueue } from "../queues";
-import WebsocketsProcessor from "../queues/processors/websockets";
+import { websocketQueue } from "../queues";
+import WebsocketsProcessor from "../queues/processors/WebsocketsProcessor";
 import { client, subscriber } from "../redis";
 
 export default function init(app: Koa, server: http.Server) {
@@ -247,9 +247,9 @@ export default function init(app: Koa, server: http.Server) {
 
   // Handle events from event queue that should be sent to the clients down ws
   const websockets = new WebsocketsProcessor();
-  websocketsQueue.process(async function websocketEventsProcessor(job) {
+  websocketQueue.process(async function websocketEventsProcessor(job) {
     const event = job.data;
-    websockets.on(event, io).catch((error) => {
+    websockets.perform(event, io).catch((error) => {
       Logger.error("Error processing websocket event", error, {
         event,
       });
diff --git a/server/services/worker.ts b/server/services/worker.ts
index 7040f45034..3473bf0f94 100644
--- a/server/services/worker.ts
+++ b/server/services/worker.ts
@@ -2,68 +2,77 @@ import Logger from "@server/logging/logger";
 import {
   globalEventQueue,
   processorEventQueue,
-  websocketsQueue,
-  emailsQueue,
+  websocketQueue,
+  taskQueue,
 } from "../queues";
-import Backlinks from "../queues/processors/backlinks";
-import Debouncer from "../queues/processors/debouncer";
-import Emails from "../queues/processors/emails";
-import Exports from "../queues/processors/exports";
-import Imports from "../queues/processors/imports";
-import Notifications from "../queues/processors/notifications";
-import Revisions from "../queues/processors/revisions";
-import Slack from "../queues/processors/slack";
-
-const EmailsProcessor = new Emails();
-const eventProcessors = {
-  backlinks: new Backlinks(),
-  debouncer: new Debouncer(),
-  imports: new Imports(),
-  exports: new Exports(),
-  notifications: new Notifications(),
-  revisions: new Revisions(),
-  slack: new Slack(),
-};
+import processors from "../queues/processors";
+import tasks from "../queues/tasks";
 
 export default function init() {
-  // this queue processes global events and hands them off to services
+  // This queue processes the global event bus
   globalEventQueue.process(function (job) {
-    Object.keys(eventProcessors).forEach((name) => {
-      processorEventQueue.add({ ...job.data, service: name });
-    });
-    websocketsQueue.add(job.data);
-  });
-  processorEventQueue.process(function (job) {
     const event = job.data;
-    const processor = eventProcessors[event.service];
 
-    if (!processor) {
-      Logger.warn(`Received event for processor that isn't registered`, event);
-      return;
+    // For each registered processor we check to see if it wants to handle the
+    // event (applicableEvents), and if so add a new queued job specifically
+    // for that processor.
+    for (const name in processors) {
+      const ProcessorClass = processors[name];
+
+      if (name === "WebsocketsProcessor") {
+        // websockets are a special case on their own queue because they must
+        // only be consumed by the websockets service rather than workers.
+        websocketQueue.add(job.data);
+      } else if (
+        ProcessorClass.applicableEvents.length === 0 ||
+        ProcessorClass.applicableEvents.includes(event.name)
+      ) {
+        processorEventQueue.add({ event, name });
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
+  // Jobs for individual processors are processed here. Only applicable events
+  // as unapplicable events were filtered in the global event queue above.
+  processorEventQueue.process(function (job) {
+    const { event, name } = job.data;
+    const ProcessorClass = processors[name];
+
+    if (!ProcessorClass) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Received event "${event.name}" for processor (${name}) that isn't registered. Check the file name matches the class name.`
+      );
     }
 
-    if (processor.on) {
-      Logger.info("processor", `${event.service} processing ${event.name}`, {
+    const processor = new ProcessorClass();
+
+    if (processor.perform) {
+      Logger.info("processor", `${name} processing ${event.name}`, {
         name: event.name,
         modelId: event.modelId,
       });
-      processor.on(event).catch((error: Error) => {
-        Logger.error(
-          `Error processing ${event.name} in ${event.service}`,
-          error,
-          event
-        );
+      processor.perform(event).catch((error: Error) => {
+        Logger.error(`Error processing ${event.name} in ${name}`, error, event);
       });
     }
   });
-  emailsQueue.process(function (job) {
-    const event = job.data;
-    EmailsProcessor.on(event).catch((error) => {
-      Logger.error(
-        `Error processing ${event.name} in emails processor`,
-        error,
-        event
+
+  // Jobs for async tasks are processed here.
+  taskQueue.process(function (job) {
+    const { name, props } = job.data;
+    const TaskClass = tasks[name];
+
+    if (!TaskClass) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Task "${name}" is not registered. Check the file name matches the class name.`
       );
+    }
+
+    Logger.info("task", `${name} triggered`, props);
+
+    const task = new TaskClass();
+    task.perform(props).catch((error: Error) => {
+      Logger.error(`Error processing task  in ${name}`, error, props);
     });
   });
 }