diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index ceb6e78..31e7b59 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -9,12 +9,16 @@ ruby '2.7.3'
 gem 'bcrypt', '~> 3.1', '>= 3.1.16'
 # Boot large ruby/rails apps faster
 gem 'bootsnap', '~> 1.8', '>= 1.8.1', require: false
+# Chewy provides functionality for Elasticsearch index handling
+gem 'chewy', '~> 7.2', '>= 7.2.2'
 # Flexible authentication solution for Rails with Warden
 gem 'devise', github: 'lunaisnotaboy/devise'
 # High-level wrapper for processing images for the web with ImageMagick or libvips
 gem 'image_processing', '~> 1.12', '>= 1.12.1'
 # Bundle and transpile JavaScript in Rails with esbuild, rollup.js, or Webpack
 gem 'jsbundling-rails', '~> 0.1.4'
+# Simple mime type detection using magic numbers, filenames, and extensions
+gem 'marcel', '~> 1.0', '>= 1.0.1'
 # PG is the Ruby interface to the PostgreSQL RDBMS
 gem 'pg', '~> 1.2', '>= 1.2.3'
 # Puma is a simple, fast, threaded, and highly concurrent HTTP 1.1 server for Ruby
@@ -27,6 +31,8 @@ gem 'redis', '~> 4.4'
 gem 'sassc-rails', '~> 2.1', '>= 2.1.2'
 # Shrine is a toolkit for file attachments in Ruby applications
 gem 'shrine', '~> 3.4'
+# Simple, efficient background processing for Ruby
+gem 'sidekiq', '~> 6.2', '>= 6.2.2'
 # A modest JavaScript framework for the HTML you already have
 gem 'stimulus-rails', '~> 0.5.1'
 # Terser minifies JavaScript files by wrapping TerserJS to be accessible in Ruby
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index e91d412..5e9b99c 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -118,14 +118,47 @@ GEM
       rack-test (>= 0.6.3)
       regexp_parser (>= 1.5, < 3.0)
       xpath (~> 3.2)
+    chewy (7.2.2)
+      activesupport (>= 5.2)
+      elasticsearch (>= 7.12.0)
+      elasticsearch-dsl
     childprocess (3.0.0)
     concurrent-ruby (1.1.9)
+    connection_pool (2.2.5)
     content_disposition (1.0.0)
     crass (1.0.6)
     down (5.2.3)
       addressable (~> 2.8)
+    elasticsearch (7.14.1)
+      elasticsearch-api (= 7.14.1)
+      elasticsearch-transport (= 7.14.1)
+    elasticsearch-api (7.14.1)
+      multi_json
+    elasticsearch-dsl (0.1.10)
+    elasticsearch-transport (7.14.1)
+      faraday (~> 1)
+      multi_json
     erubi (1.10.0)
     execjs (2.8.1)
+    faraday (1.7.2)
+      faraday-em_http (~> 1.0)
+      faraday-em_synchrony (~> 1.0)
+      faraday-excon (~> 1.1)
+      faraday-httpclient (~> 1.0.1)
+      faraday-net_http (~> 1.0)
+      faraday-net_http_persistent (~> 1.1)
+      faraday-patron (~> 1.0)
+      faraday-rack (~> 1.0)
+      multipart-post (>= 1.2, < 3)
+      ruby2_keywords (>= 0.0.4)
+    faraday-em_http (1.0.0)
+    faraday-em_synchrony (1.0.0)
+    faraday-excon (1.1.0)
+    faraday-httpclient (1.0.1)
+    faraday-net_http (1.0.1)
+    faraday-net_http_persistent (1.2.0)
+    faraday-patron (1.0.0)
+    faraday-rack (1.0.0)
     ffi (1.15.4)
     globalid (0.5.2)
       activesupport (>= 5.0)
@@ -147,6 +180,8 @@ GEM
     mini_mime (1.1.1)
     minitest (5.14.4)
     msgpack (1.4.2)
+    multi_json (1.15.0)
+    multipart-post (2.1.1)
     nio4r (2.5.8)
     nokogiri (1.12.4-x86_64-linux)
       racc (~> 1.4)
@@ -193,6 +228,7 @@ GEM
     ruby-progressbar (1.11.0)
     ruby-vips (2.1.3)
       ffi (~> 1.12)
+    ruby2_keywords (0.0.5)
     rubyzip (2.3.2)
     sassc (2.4.0)
       ffi (~> 1.9)
@@ -208,6 +244,10 @@ GEM
     shrine (3.4.0)
       content_disposition (~> 1.0)
       down (~> 5.1)
+    sidekiq (6.2.2)
+      connection_pool (>= 2.2.2)
+      rack (~> 2.0)
+      redis (>= 4.2.0)
     spring (3.0.0)
     sprockets (4.0.2)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
@@ -257,9 +297,11 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   bootsnap (~> 1.8, >= 1.8.1)
   byebug (~> 11.1, >= 11.1.3)
   capybara (~> 3.35, >= 3.35.3)
+  chewy (~> 7.2, >= 7.2.2)
   devise!
   image_processing (~> 1.12, >= 1.12.1)
   jsbundling-rails (~> 0.1.4)
+  marcel (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.1)
   pg (~> 1.2, >= 1.2.3)
   puma (~> 5.4)
   rails!
@@ -269,6 +311,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   sassc-rails (~> 2.1, >= 2.1.2)
   selenium-webdriver (~> 3.142, >= 3.142.7)
   shrine (~> 3.4)
+  sidekiq (~> 6.2, >= 6.2.2)
   spring (~> 3.0)
   stimulus-rails (~> 0.5.1)
   terser (~> 1.1, >= 1.1.5)