diff --git a/config/config.exs b/config/config.exs
index a859fb3..60b1bca 100644
--- a/config/config.exs
+++ b/config/config.exs
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ config :pinchflat, PinchflatWeb.Endpoint,
   pubsub_server: Pinchflat.PubSub,
   live_view: [signing_salt: "/t5878kO"]
 
+config :pinchflat, Oban,
+  repo: Pinchflat.Repo,
+  plugins: [Oban.Plugins.Pruner],
+  queues: [default: 10]
+
 # Configures the mailer
 #
 # By default it uses the "Local" adapter which stores the emails
diff --git a/config/test.exs b/config/test.exs
index 1ca2159..6195d33 100644
--- a/config/test.exs
+++ b/config/test.exs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ config :pinchflat,
   yt_dlp_executable: Path.join([File.cwd!(), "/test/support/scripts/yt-dlp-mocks/repeater.sh"]),
   media_directory: Path.join([System.tmp_dir!(), "yt-dlp"])
 
+config :pinchflat, Oban, testing: :inline
+
 # Configure your database
 #
 # The MIX_TEST_PARTITION environment variable can be used
diff --git a/lib/pinchflat/application.ex b/lib/pinchflat/application.ex
index 774cc5d..6842111 100644
--- a/lib/pinchflat/application.ex
+++ b/lib/pinchflat/application.ex
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.Application do
     children = [
       PinchflatWeb.Telemetry,
       Pinchflat.Repo,
+      {Oban, Application.fetch_env!(:pinchflat, Oban)},
       {DNSCluster, query: Application.get_env(:pinchflat, :dns_cluster_query) || :ignore},
       {Phoenix.PubSub, name: Pinchflat.PubSub},
       # Start the Finch HTTP client for sending emails
diff --git a/lib/pinchflat/media/media_item.ex b/lib/pinchflat/media/media_item.ex
index 8e9d5bf..b0072ac 100644
--- a/lib/pinchflat/media/media_item.ex
+++ b/lib/pinchflat/media/media_item.ex
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.Media.MediaItem do
   @allowed_fields ~w(title media_id video_filepath channel_id)a
 
   # TODO: consider making an attached `metadata` model to store the JSON response from whatever backend is used
+  # TODO: make a tasks model to track the jobs spawned
 
   schema "media_items" do
     field :title, :string
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index d0d9065..d89ada4 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -51,9 +51,10 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.MixProject do
       {:jason, "~> 1.2"},
       {:dns_cluster, "~> 0.1.1"},
       {:plug_cowboy, "~> 2.5"},
+      {:oban, "~> 2.16"},
+      {:nimble_parsec, "~> 1.4"},
       {:mox, "~> 1.0", only: :test},
       {:credo, "~> 1.7", only: [:dev, :test], runtime: false},
-      {:nimble_parsec, "~> 1.4"},
       {:faker, "~> 0.17", only: :test}
     ]
   end
diff --git a/mix.lock b/mix.lock
index 4824481..157a94f 100644
--- a/mix.lock
+++ b/mix.lock
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
   "nimble_options": {:hex, :nimble_options, "1.1.0", "3b31a57ede9cb1502071fade751ab0c7b8dbe75a9a4c2b5bbb0943a690b63172", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "8bbbb3941af3ca9acc7835f5655ea062111c9c27bcac53e004460dfd19008a99"},
   "nimble_parsec": {:hex, :nimble_parsec, "1.4.0", "51f9b613ea62cfa97b25ccc2c1b4216e81df970acd8e16e8d1bdc58fef21370d", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "9c565862810fb383e9838c1dd2d7d2c437b3d13b267414ba6af33e50d2d1cf28"},
   "nimble_pool": {:hex, :nimble_pool, "1.0.0", "5eb82705d138f4dd4423f69ceb19ac667b3b492ae570c9f5c900bb3d2f50a847", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "80be3b882d2d351882256087078e1b1952a28bf98d0a287be87e4a24a710b67a"},
+  "oban": {:hex, :oban, "2.17.3", "ddfd5710aadcd550d2e174c8d73ce5f1865601418cf54a91775f20443fb832b7", [:mix], [{:ecto_sql, "~> 3.6", [hex: :ecto_sql, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:ecto_sqlite3, "~> 0.9", [hex: :ecto_sqlite3, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:jason, "~> 1.1", [hex: :jason, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:postgrex, "~> 0.16", [hex: :postgrex, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:telemetry, "~> 0.4 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :telemetry, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "452eada8bfe0d0fefd0740ab5fa8cf3ef6c375df0b4a3c3805d179022a04738a"},
   "phoenix": {:hex, :phoenix, "1.7.10", "02189140a61b2ce85bb633a9b6fd02dff705a5f1596869547aeb2b2b95edd729", [:mix], [{:castore, ">= 0.0.0", [hex: :castore, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:jason, "~> 1.0", [hex: :jason, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:phoenix_pubsub, "~> 2.1", [hex: :phoenix_pubsub, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:phoenix_template, "~> 1.0", [hex: :phoenix_template, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:phoenix_view, "~> 2.0", [hex: :phoenix_view, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:plug, "~> 1.14", [hex: :plug, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:plug_cowboy, "~> 2.6", [hex: :plug_cowboy, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:plug_crypto, "~> 1.2 or ~> 2.0", [hex: :plug_crypto, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:telemetry, "~> 0.4 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :telemetry, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:websock_adapter, "~> 0.5.3", [hex: :websock_adapter, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "cf784932e010fd736d656d7fead6a584a4498efefe5b8227e9f383bf15bb79d0"},
   "phoenix_ecto": {:hex, :phoenix_ecto, "4.4.3", "86e9878f833829c3f66da03d75254c155d91d72a201eb56ae83482328dc7ca93", [:mix], [{:ecto, "~> 3.5", [hex: :ecto, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:phoenix_html, "~> 2.14.2 or ~> 3.0 or ~> 4.0", [hex: :phoenix_html, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:plug, "~> 1.9", [hex: :plug, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "d36c401206f3011fefd63d04e8ef626ec8791975d9d107f9a0817d426f61ac07"},
   "phoenix_html": {:hex, :phoenix_html, "3.3.3", "380b8fb45912b5638d2f1d925a3771b4516b9a78587249cabe394e0a5d579dc9", [:mix], [{:plug, "~> 1.5", [hex: :plug, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}], "hexpm", "923ebe6fec6e2e3b3e569dfbdc6560de932cd54b000ada0208b5f45024bdd76c"},
diff --git a/priv/repo/migrations/20240125043813_add_oban_jobs_table.exs b/priv/repo/migrations/20240125043813_add_oban_jobs_table.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8044fc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/priv/repo/migrations/20240125043813_add_oban_jobs_table.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+defmodule Pinchflat.Repo.Migrations.AddObanJobsTable do
+  use Ecto.Migration
+
+  def up do
+    Oban.Migration.up(version: 11)
+  end
+
+  # We specify `version: 1` in `down`, ensuring that we'll roll all the way back down if
+  # necessary, regardless of which version we've migrated `up` to.
+  def down do
+    Oban.Migration.down(version: 1)
+  end
+end