diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index b2aa0c7..9929571 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 NODE_ENV=development
+# Shared by apps/bot (gateway connection) and apps/webui (narrow REST calls +
+# BullMQ job enqueueing for guild backups, giveaways and the scheduler).
 BOT_TOKEN=
 BOT_CLIENT_ID=
 BOT_CLIENT_SECRET=
diff --git a/apps/bot/src/jobs.ts b/apps/bot/src/jobs.ts
index 6c8804d..220baf3 100644
--- a/apps/bot/src/jobs.ts
+++ b/apps/bot/src/jobs.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { completeVerification } from './modules/verification/handlers.js';
 import { closePoll } from './modules/utility/poll.js';
 import { sendReminder } from './modules/utility/reminders.js';
 import { expireSelfRole } from './modules/selfroles/service.js';
-import { endGiveaway } from './modules/giveaways/index.js';
+import { endGiveaway, runGiveawayCreateJob } from './modules/giveaways/index.js';
 import { closeInactiveTickets } from './modules/tickets/index.js';
 import { expireBirthdayRole, runBirthdayCheck } from './modules/birthdays/index.js';
 import { ensureStatsRecurringJobs, startStatsWorker } from './modules/stats/index.js';
@@ -76,6 +76,19 @@ type GiveawayEndJob = {
   giveawayId: string;
 };
 
+type GiveawayCreateJob = {
+  guildId: string;
+  channelId: string;
+  hostId: string;
+  prize: string;
+  winnerCount: number;
+  durationMs: number;
+  requiredRoleId?: string | null;
+  requiredLevel?: number | null;
+  requiredMemberDays?: number | null;
+};
+
+
 type BirthdayRoleExpireJob = {
   guildId: string;
   userId: string;
@@ -187,13 +200,16 @@ export function startWorkers(context: BotContext): Worker[] {
     logger.error({ jobId: job?.id, error }, 'Ticket queue job failed');
   });
 
-  const giveawayWorker = new Worker<GiveawayEndJob>(
+  const giveawayWorker = new Worker<GiveawayEndJob | GiveawayCreateJob>(
     giveawayQueueName,
     async (job) => {
-      if (job.name !== 'giveawayEnd') {
+      if (job.name === 'giveawayEnd') {
+        await endGiveaway(context, (job.data as GiveawayEndJob).giveawayId);
         return;
       }
-      await endGiveaway(context, job.data.giveawayId);
+      if (job.name === 'giveawayCreate') {
+        return runGiveawayCreateJob(context, job.data as GiveawayCreateJob);
+      }
     },
     { connection: redis }
   );
diff --git a/apps/bot/src/modules/giveaways/index.ts b/apps/bot/src/modules/giveaways/index.ts
index b92a05e..a27c919 100644
--- a/apps/bot/src/modules/giveaways/index.ts
+++ b/apps/bot/src/modules/giveaways/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export { giveawayCommands } from './commands.js';
 export { isGiveawayButton, handleGiveawayButton } from './buttons.js';
-export { endGiveaway, scheduleGiveawayEnd } from './service.js';
+export { endGiveaway, scheduleGiveawayEnd, runGiveawayCreateJob } from './service.js';
diff --git a/apps/bot/src/modules/giveaways/service.ts b/apps/bot/src/modules/giveaways/service.ts
index 012dc3e..161a395 100644
--- a/apps/bot/src/modules/giveaways/service.ts
+++ b/apps/bot/src/modules/giveaways/service.ts
@@ -408,6 +408,31 @@ export async function deleteGiveaway(context: BotContext, giveawayId: string): P
   await context.prisma.giveaway.delete({ where: { id: giveawayId } });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Entry point for the `giveawayCreate` BullMQ job, enqueued by the WebUI
+ * dashboard (which has no discord.js Client to post the giveaway message
+ * itself). Resolves the guild's locale and delegates to {@link startGiveaway}
+ * so dashboard-created giveaways behave identically to `/giveaway start`.
+ */
+export async function runGiveawayCreateJob(
+  context: BotContext,
+  params: {
+    guildId: string;
+    channelId: string;
+    hostId: string;
+    prize: string;
+    winnerCount: number;
+    durationMs: number;
+    requiredRoleId?: string | null;
+    requiredLevel?: number | null;
+    requiredMemberDays?: number | null;
+  }
+): Promise<{ id: string }> {
+  const locale = await getGuildLocale(context.prisma, params.guildId);
+  const giveaway = await startGiveaway(context, params, locale);
+  return { id: giveaway.id };
+}
+
 export async function listActiveGiveaways(
   context: BotContext,
   guildId: string
diff --git a/apps/webui/package.json b/apps/webui/package.json
index 8c80735..d2486ad 100644
--- a/apps/webui/package.json
+++ b/apps/webui/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     "@radix-ui/react-separator": "^1.1.12",
     "@radix-ui/react-slot": "^1.3.0",
     "@radix-ui/react-switch": "^1.3.4",
+    "bullmq": "^5.34.0",
     "class-variance-authority": "^0.7.1",
     "clsx": "^2.1.1",
     "dotenv": "^16.4.7",
diff --git a/apps/webui/src/lib/env.ts b/apps/webui/src/lib/env.ts
index 41ade88..fbbe3e0 100644
--- a/apps/webui/src/lib/env.ts
+++ b/apps/webui/src/lib/env.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ const EnvSchema = z.object({
   REDIS_URL: z.string().url(),
   BOT_CLIENT_ID: z.string().min(1),
   BOT_CLIENT_SECRET: z.string().min(1),
+  /**
+   * Discord bot token. The WebUI does not run a discord.js Client/gateway
+   * connection, but uses this token for narrow, on-demand Discord REST calls
+   * (e.g. building a guild backup snapshot) and to enqueue BullMQ jobs that
+   * the bot process picks up for actions that require a live Client
+   * (posting messages, restoring a backup).
+   */
+  BOT_TOKEN: z.string().min(1),
   WEBUI_URL: z.string().url().default('http://localhost:3000'),
   SESSION_SECRET: z.string().min(32, 'SESSION_SECRET must be at least 32 characters long'),
   SENTRY_DSN: z.string().optional(),
diff --git a/apps/webui/src/lib/queues.ts b/apps/webui/src/lib/queues.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ded4e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/webui/src/lib/queues.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import { Queue, QueueEvents } from 'bullmq';
+import { redis } from './redis';
+
+/**
+ * BullMQ queue/job names mirrored 1:1 from `apps/bot/src/queues.ts` and
+ * `apps/bot/src/jobs.ts`. The WebUI has no discord.js Client, so any
+ * dashboard action that needs to touch Discord (posting a giveaway message,
+ * drawing winners, restoring a guild backup) is enqueued here and picked up
+ * by the bot's existing workers - the WebUI never talks to Discord directly
+ * for these actions.
+ */
+export const giveawayQueueName = 'giveaways';
+export const scheduleQueueName = 'schedules';
+export const guildBackupQueueName = 'guild-backups';
+
+const globalForQueues = globalThis as unknown as {
+  __nexumiGiveawayQueue?: Queue;
+  __nexumiScheduleQueue?: Queue;
+  __nexumiGuildBackupQueue?: Queue;
+  __nexumiGiveawayQueueEvents?: QueueEvents;
+  __nexumiGuildBackupQueueEvents?: QueueEvents;
+};
+
+export const giveawayQueue: Queue =
+  globalForQueues.__nexumiGiveawayQueue ?? new Queue(giveawayQueueName, { connection: redis });
+
+export const scheduleQueue: Queue =
+  globalForQueues.__nexumiScheduleQueue ?? new Queue(scheduleQueueName, { connection: redis });
+
+export const guildBackupQueue: Queue =
+  globalForQueues.__nexumiGuildBackupQueue ?? new Queue(guildBackupQueueName, { connection: redis });
+
+/**
+ * QueueEvents instances are only needed for jobs where the dashboard needs
+ * to wait for the bot to finish (e.g. ending a giveaway so the winners list
+ * is immediately visible). They open their own Redis connection, so they are
+ * cached on the global object the same way as the queues themselves.
+ */
+export const giveawayQueueEvents: QueueEvents =
+  globalForQueues.__nexumiGiveawayQueueEvents ??
+  new QueueEvents(giveawayQueueName, { connection: redis.duplicate() });
+
+export const guildBackupQueueEvents: QueueEvents =
+  globalForQueues.__nexumiGuildBackupQueueEvents ??
+  new QueueEvents(guildBackupQueueName, { connection: redis.duplicate() });
+
+globalForQueues.__nexumiGiveawayQueue = giveawayQueue;
+globalForQueues.__nexumiScheduleQueue = scheduleQueue;
+globalForQueues.__nexumiGuildBackupQueue = guildBackupQueue;
+globalForQueues.__nexumiGiveawayQueueEvents = giveawayQueueEvents;
+globalForQueues.__nexumiGuildBackupQueueEvents = guildBackupQueueEvents;
+
+const DEFAULT_WAIT_TIMEOUT_MS = 15_000;
+
+/**
+ * Adds a job and waits (bounded) for the bot worker to finish it, so the
+ * dashboard can immediately reflect the result instead of polling. Falls
+ * back to "not confirmed" (does not throw) on timeout - the DB row created
+ * by the worker is still the source of truth and will show up on next load.
+ */
+export async function addJobAndAwait<T = unknown>(
+  queue: Queue,
+  queueEvents: QueueEvents,
+  jobName: string,
+  data: unknown,
+  options: Parameters<Queue['add']>[2] = {},
+  timeoutMs = DEFAULT_WAIT_TIMEOUT_MS
+): Promise<{ confirmed: boolean; result: T | null }> {
+  const job = await queue.add(jobName, data, options);
+  try {
+    const result = (await job.waitUntilFinished(queueEvents, timeoutMs)) as T;
+    return { confirmed: true, result };
+  } catch {
+    return { confirmed: false, result: null };
+  }
+}