# Increase the number of Sidekiq processes temporarily
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/increase-the-number-of-sidekiq-processes-temporarily/29844
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [10 ביוני, 2015, 1:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/increase-the-number-of-sidekiq-processes-temporarily/29844 "2015-06-10T13:34:49Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@cyborg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cyborg)
#### Post date: [10 ביוני, 2015, 1:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/increase-the-number-of-sidekiq-processes-temporarily/29844/1 "2015-06-10T13:34:49Z")
Hello,
How could I increase the number of sidekiq processes in order to clearup a queue faster? I have plenty memory not used and CPU for this purpose.
Would adding `UNICORN_SIDEKIQS=5` to the app.yml work?
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### Author:  [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [10 ביוני, 2015, 2:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/increase-the-number-of-sidekiq-processes-temporarily/29844/2 "2015-06-10T14:11:27Z")
Why don’t you try it and see how it goes? 😉
It’ll work.
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [10 ביוני, 2015, 3:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/increase-the-number-of-sidekiq-processes-temporarily/29844/3 "2015-06-10T15:21:19Z")
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### Author:  [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)
#### Post date: [12 ביוני, 2015, 5:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/increase-the-number-of-sidekiq-processes-temporarily/29844/4 "2015-06-12T05:43:49Z")
And this is an `env` setting, so it will only require a `./launcher restart app`, instead of a full rebuild, correct? And you can change it back when the queue is done.
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [12 ביוני, 2015, 9:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/increase-the-number-of-sidekiq-processes-temporarily/29844/5 "2015-06-12T09:18:12Z")
Yes, both points are correct