diff --git a/lib/keys.nix b/lib/keys.nix
index 361d3e2..3532b90 100644
--- a/lib/keys.nix
+++ b/lib/keys.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Functions for working with NixOps keys.
-{ lib }:
+{ lib, ... }:
 
 with lib;
 
diff --git a/lib/shell.nix b/lib/shell.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98a85ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/shell.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Functions for generating and working with shell scripts:
+{ lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+
+with lib;
+
+let
+  funcs = rec {
+
+    # Generate a shell script that exports the given variables.
+    #
+    # Type:
+    #
+    #   string -> attrset -> derivation
+    #
+    # Arguments:
+    #
+    #   fileName: The name of the file in the nix store to create.
+    #   attrs:    The variables to include in the generated script.
+    #
+    attrsToShellExports = fileName: attrs:
+      let export = name: value: "export ${name}=${escapeShellArg value}";
+          lines  = mapAttrsToList export attrs;
+      in pkgs.writeText fileName (concatStringsSep "\n" lines);
+  };
+
+in funcs
diff --git a/modules/default.nix b/modules/default.nix
index e84f11c..0135b44 100644
--- a/modules/default.nix
+++ b/modules/default.nix
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ with lib;
 let
   libFiles = [
     ../lib/keys.nix
+    ../lib/shell.nix
   ];
 
-  loadLib = path: import path { inherit lib; };
+  loadLib = path: import path { inherit lib pkgs; };
   libs = foldr (a: b: recursiveUpdate (loadLib a) b) {} libFiles;
 
 in
diff --git a/modules/services/web/rails/default.nix b/modules/services/web/rails/default.nix
index bcfc871..17472ab 100644
--- a/modules/services/web/rails/default.nix
+++ b/modules/services/web/rails/default.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,17 @@ let
   scripts = import ./scripts.nix { inherit lib pkgs; };
   options = import ./options.nix { inherit config lib pkgs; };
 
+  ##############################################################################
+  # The main Rails service:
+  mainService = app: {
+    name = "main";
+    isMain = true;
+
+    script = ''
+      puma -e ${app.railsEnv} -p ${toString app.port}
+    '';
+  };
+
   ##############################################################################
   # Is PostgreSQL local?
   localpg = config.phoebe.services.postgresql.enable;
@@ -21,6 +32,18 @@ let
   # propagatedBuildInputs won't always be set.
   appPath = app: [ app.package.rubyEnv ] ++ app.package.propagatedBuildInputs;
 
+  ##############################################################################
+  # All of the environment variables that a Rails app needs:
+  appEnv = app: {
+    HOME = "${app.home}/home";
+    RAILS_ENV = app.railsEnv;
+    DATABASE_HOST = app.database.host;
+    DATABASE_PORT = toString app.database.port;
+    DATABASE_NAME = app.database.name;
+    DATABASE_USER = app.database.user;
+    DATABASE_PASSWORD_FILE = "${app.home}/state/database.password";
+  } // app.environment;
+
   ##############################################################################
   # Collect all apps into a single set using the given function:
   collectApps = f: foldr (a: b: recursiveUpdate b (f a)) {} (attrValues cfg.apps);
@@ -55,24 +78,15 @@ let
 
   ##############################################################################
   # Generate a systemd service for a Ruby on Rails application:
-  appService = app: {
-    "rails-${app.name}" = {
-      description = "${app.name} (Ruby on Rails)";
+  appService = app: service: {
+    "rails-${app.name}-${service.name}" = {
+      description = "${app.name} (Ruby on Rails) ${service.name}";
       path = appPath app;
-
-      environment = {
-        HOME = "${app.home}/home";
-        RAILS_ENV = app.railsEnv;
-        DATABASE_HOST = app.database.host;
-        DATABASE_PORT = toString app.database.port;
-        DATABASE_NAME = app.database.name;
-        DATABASE_USER = app.database.user;
-        DATABASE_PASSWORD_FILE = "${app.home}/state/database.password";
-      } // app.environment;
-
+      environment = appEnv app;
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
 
       wants =
+        optional (!service.isMain) "rails-${app.name}-main" ++
         plib.keyService app.database.passwordFile ++
         plib.keyService app.sourcedFile;
 
@@ -80,10 +94,11 @@ let
         [ "network.target" ] ++
         optional localpg  "postgresql.service" ++
         optional localpg  "pg-accounts.service" ++
+        optional (!service.isMain) "rails-${app.name}-main" ++
         plib.keyService app.database.passwordFile ++
         plib.keyService app.sourcedFile;
 
-      preStart = ''
+      preStart = optionalString service.isMain ''
         # Prepare the config directory:
         rm -rf ${app.home}/config
         mkdir -p ${app.home}/{config,log,tmp,db,state}
@@ -93,8 +108,12 @@ let
         cp ${./database.yml} ${app.home}/config/database.yml
         cp ${app.database.passwordFile} ${app.home}/state/database.password
 
+        # Additional set up for the home directory:
         mkdir -p ${app.home}/home
         ln -nfs ${app.package}/share/${app.name} ${app.home}/home/${app.name}
+        ln -nfs ${plib.attrsToShellExports "rails-${app.name}-env" (appEnv app)} ${app.home}/home/.env
+        cp ${./profile.sh} ${app.home}/home/.profile
+        chmod 0700 ${app.home}/home/.profile
 
         # Copy the sourcedFile if necessary:
         ${optionalString (app.sourcedFile != null) ''
@@ -106,9 +125,9 @@ let
         chmod go+rx $(dirname "${app.home}")
         chmod u+w ${app.home}/db/schema.rb
 
-      '' + optionalString app.database.migrate ''
-        # Migrate the database (use sudo so environment variables go through):
-        ${pkgs.sudo}/bin/sudo -u rails-${app.name} -EH \
+      '' + optionalString (service.isMain && app.database.migrate) ''
+        # Migrate the database:
+        ${pkgs.sudo}/bin/sudo --user=rails-${app.name} --login \
           ${scripts}/bin/db-migrate.sh \
             -r ${app.package}/share/${app.name} \
             -s ${app.home}/state
@@ -116,7 +135,7 @@ let
 
       script = ''
         ${optionalString (app.sourcedFile != null) ". ${app.home}/state/sourcedFile.sh"}
-        ${app.package.rubyEnv}/bin/puma -e ${app.railsEnv} -p ${toString app.port}
+        ${service.script}
       '';
 
       serviceConfig = {
@@ -132,6 +151,13 @@ let
     };
   };
 
+  ##############################################################################
+  # Collect all services for a given application and turn them into
+  # systemd services.
+  appServices = app:
+    foldr (service: set: recursiveUpdate set (appService app service)) {}
+          ( [(mainService app)] ++ attrValues app.services );
+
   ##############################################################################
   # Generate a user account for a Ruby on Rails application:
   appUser = app: {
@@ -173,7 +199,8 @@ in
     # Each application gets a user account:
     users = collectApps appUser;
 
-    # Each application gets a systemd service to keep it running.
-    systemd.services = collectApps appService;
+    # Each application gets one or more systemd services to keep it
+    # running.
+    systemd.services = collectApps appServices;
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/services/web/rails/options.nix b/modules/services/web/rails/options.nix
index cb0eb82..de83da6 100644
--- a/modules/services/web/rails/options.nix
+++ b/modules/services/web/rails/options.nix
@@ -52,6 +52,35 @@ let
     };
   };
 
+  ##############################################################################
+  # Service configuration:
+  service = { name, ... }: {
+    options = {
+      name = mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        example = "sidekiq";
+        description = "The name of the additional service to run.";
+      };
+
+      script = mkOption {
+        type = types.lines;
+        example = "sidekiq -c 5 -v -q default";
+        description = "Shell commands executed as the service's main process.";
+      };
+
+      isMain = mkOption {
+        internal = true;
+        type = types.bool;
+        default = false;
+        description = "Is this the main Rails process?";
+      };
+    };
+
+    config = {
+      name = mkDefault name;
+    };
+  };
+
   ##############################################################################
   # Application configuration:
   application = { name, ... }: {
@@ -88,6 +117,20 @@ let
         description = "Database configuration.";
       };
 
+      services = mkOption {
+        type = types.attrsOf (types.submodule service);
+        default = { };
+        description = ''
+          Additional services to run for this Rails application.  For
+          example, if you need to have background queue processing
+          scripts running this is where you'd want to do that.
+
+          All of the listed services are run via systemd and are
+          executed in the same environment as the main Rails
+          application itself.
+        '';
+      };
+
       railsEnv = mkOption {
         type = types.str;
         default = "production";
diff --git a/modules/services/web/rails/profile.sh b/modules/services/web/rails/profile.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58d412b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/services/web/rails/profile.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Rails user shell profile.
+
+if [ -e "$HOME/.env" ]; then
+  . "$HOME/.env"
+fi
+
+if [ -e "$HOME/../state/sourcedFile.sh" ]; then
+  . "$HOME/../state/sourcedFile.sh"
+fi