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diff --git a/packages/bull/bullboard-hono-adapter.ts b/packages/bull/bullboard-hono-adapter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4b4fa3ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bull/bullboard-hono-adapter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+/* eslint-disable import/no-extraneous-dependencies, no-param-reassign, functional/prefer-readonly-type, functional/immutable-data */
+import ejs from 'ejs'
+import { Hono } from 'hono'
+import { serveStatic } from 'hono/bun'
+
+import type {
+  AppControllerRoute, AppViewRoute, BullBoardQueues, ControllerHandlerReturnType, IServerAdapter, UIConfig,
+} from '@bull-board/api/dist/typings/app'
+import type { Context, Env } from 'hono'
+
+export default class HonoAdapter<HonoEnv extends Env> implements IServerAdapter {
+  protected app: Hono<HonoEnv>
+
+  protected basePath: string
+
+  protected bullBoardQueues: BullBoardQueues | undefined
+
+  protected errorHandler: ((error: Error) => ControllerHandlerReturnType) | undefined
+
+  protected uiConfig?: UIConfig
+
+  protected statics: { route?: string, path?: string } = {}
+
+  protected entryRoute?: AppViewRoute
+
+  protected viewPath?: string
+
+  protected apiRoutes?: Hono<HonoEnv>
+
+  protected nodeModulesRootPath: string = '.'
+
+  constructor(app: Hono<HonoEnv>) {
+    this.app = app
+    this.basePath = ''
+    this.uiConfig = {}
+  }
+
+  setBasePath(path: string): HonoAdapter<HonoEnv> {
+    this.basePath = path
+    this.app.basePath(path)
+    return this
+  }
+
+  setNodeModulesRootPath(path: string): HonoAdapter<HonoEnv> {
+    this.nodeModulesRootPath = path
+    return this
+  }
+
+  setStaticPath(staticsRoute: string, staticsPath: string): HonoAdapter<HonoEnv> {
+    staticsPath = staticsPath.replaceAll(/\/.*\/node_modules/gm, '/node_modules')
+    this.statics = { route: staticsRoute, path: staticsPath }
+    return this
+  }
+
+  setViewsPath(viewPath: string): HonoAdapter<HonoEnv> {
+    this.viewPath = viewPath
+    return this
+  }
+
+  setErrorHandler(handler: (error: Error) => ControllerHandlerReturnType): this {
+    this.errorHandler = handler
+    return this
+  }
+
+  setApiRoutes(routes: readonly AppControllerRoute[]): HonoAdapter<HonoEnv> {
+    if (!this.errorHandler) {
+      throw new Error(`Please call 'setErrorHandler' before using 'registerPlugin'`)
+    } else if (!this.bullBoardQueues) {
+      throw new Error(`Please call 'setQueues' before using 'registerPlugin'`)
+    }
+
+    const router = new Hono<HonoEnv>()
+    routes.forEach((route) => {
+      // @ts-expect-error hey
+      router[route.method.toString().toLowerCase()](route.route.toString(), async (c: Context) => {
+        try {
+          const response = await route.handler({
+            queues: this.bullBoardQueues as BullBoardQueues,
+            params: c.req.param(),
+            query: c.req.query(),
+          })
+          return c.json(response.body, response.status || 200)
+        } catch (e) {
+          if (!this.errorHandler || !(e instanceof Error)) {
+            throw e
+          }
+
+          const response = this.errorHandler(e)
+          if (typeof response.body === 'string') {
+            return c.text(response.body, response.status)
+          }
+          return c.json(response.body, response.status)
+        }
+      })
+    })
+
+    this.apiRoutes = router
+    return this
+  }
+
+  setEntryRoute(routeDef: AppViewRoute): HonoAdapter<HonoEnv> {
+    this.entryRoute = routeDef
+    return this
+  }
+
+  setQueues(bullBoardQueues: BullBoardQueues): HonoAdapter<HonoEnv> {
+    this.bullBoardQueues = bullBoardQueues
+    return this
+  }
+
+  setUIConfig(config?: UIConfig): HonoAdapter<HonoEnv> {
+    this.uiConfig = config as UIConfig
+    return this
+  }
+
+  getRouter() {
+    return this.app // Return the Hono application instance
+  }
+
+  registerPlugin() {
+    if (!this.statics.path || !this.statics.route) {
+      throw new Error(`Please call 'setStaticPath' before using 'registerPlugin'`)
+    } else if (!this.entryRoute) {
+      throw new Error(`Please call 'setEntryRoute' before using 'registerPlugin'`)
+    } else if (!this.viewPath) {
+      throw new Error(`Please call 'setViewsPath' before using 'registerPlugin'`)
+    } else if (!this.apiRoutes) {
+      throw new Error(`Please call 'setApiRoutes' before using 'registerPlugin'`)
+    } else if (!this.bullBoardQueues) {
+      throw new Error(`Please call 'setQueues' before using 'registerPlugin'`)
+    } else if (!this.errorHandler) {
+      throw new Error(`Please call 'setErrorHandler' before using 'registerPlugin'`)
+    }
+
+    this.app.basePath(this.basePath).get(
+      `${this.statics.route}/*`,
+      serveStatic({
+        root: this.nodeModulesRootPath, // needs to be adjusted for monorepos with node_modules at another level
+        rewriteRequestPath: (path) => {
+          const newPath = path.replace([this.basePath, this.statics.route].join(''), this.statics.path as string)
+          return newPath
+        },
+      }),
+    )
+
+    this.app.basePath(this.basePath).route('/', this.apiRoutes)
+
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/unbound-method
+    const { method, handler } = this.entryRoute
+    const routes = this.entryRoute.route as readonly string[]
+    routes.forEach((route) => {
+      this.app.basePath(this.basePath)[method](route, async (c: Context) => {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/await-thenable
+        const { name: fileName, params } = await handler({ basePath: this.basePath, uiConfig: this.uiConfig || {} })
+        const template = await ejs.renderFile(`${this.viewPath}/${fileName}`, params)
+        return c.html(template)
+      })
+    })
+
+    return this
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/bull/clients/redis.ts b/packages/bull/clients/redis.ts
index d68f860e..92ff17aa 100644
--- a/packages/bull/clients/redis.ts
+++ b/packages/bull/clients/redis.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export const createClient = (redisUrl: string, options?: RedisOptions): Redis =>
     // throw new Error('Redis client is not available in test environment');
   }
 
-  console.info(`Connecting to Redis at ${redisUrl}`)
+  console.info(`[@zemble/bull] Connecting to Redis at ${redisUrl}`)
 
   const redis = new Redis(redisUrl, {
     maxRetriesPerRequest: null,
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export const createClient = (redisUrl: string, options?: RedisOptions): Redis =>
   })
 
   redis.on('connect', () => {
-    console.info('Connected to Redis')
+    console.info('[@zemble/bull] Connected to Redis')
   })
 
   return redis
diff --git a/packages/bull/docker-compose.yml b/packages/bull/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5684195c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bull/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+version: "3"
+services:
+  redis:
+    image: redis:7
+    ports:
+      - "6379:6379"
diff --git a/packages/bull/package.json b/packages/bull/package.json
index 5dae121c..cd5af0a5 100644
--- a/packages/bull/package.json
+++ b/packages/bull/package.json
@@ -34,14 +34,10 @@
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
     "@bull-board/api": "^5.10.2",
-    "@bull-board/express": "^5.10.2",
-    "@bull-board/fastify": "^5.10.2",
-    "@bull-board/hapi": "^5.10.2",
-    "@bull-board/koa": "^5.10.2",
-    "@bull-board/nestjs": "^5.10.2",
     "@zemble/core": "workspace:*",
     "@zemble/graphql": "workspace:*",
     "bullmq": "^5.0.0",
+    "ejs": "^3.1.9",
     "graphql": "^16.8.1",
     "graphql-scalars": "^1.22.4",
     "hono": "^3.11.10",
@@ -50,6 +46,7 @@
     "zemble-plugin-auth": "workspace:*"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/ejs": "^3.1.5",
     "@types/bun": "latest"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/bull/plugin.ts b/packages/bull/plugin.ts
index 15bab729..4c0875a0 100644
--- a/packages/bull/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/bull/plugin.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
+import { createBullBoard } from '@bull-board/api'
+import { BullMQAdapter } from '@bull-board/api/bullMQAdapter'
 import { PluginWithMiddleware } from '@zemble/core'
 import GraphQL from '@zemble/graphql'
 
+import HonoAdapter from './bullboard-hono-adapter'
 import setupQueues from './utils/setupQueues'
 import ZembleQueue from './ZembleQueue'
 
 import type { ZembleQueueConfig } from './ZembleQueue'
+import type { UIConfig } from '@bull-board/api/dist/typings/app'
 import type {
   RedisOptions,
 } from 'bullmq'
@@ -29,6 +33,15 @@ export interface BullPluginConfig extends Zemble.GlobalConfig {
   * Redis config to use for pubsub
   */
   readonly redisOptions?: RedisOptions
+
+  readonly bullboard?: {
+    readonly ui?: Partial<UIConfig>
+    /**
+     * needs to be adjusted for monorepos with node_modules at another level than cwd
+     * */
+    readonly nodeModulesRootPath?: string
+    readonly basePath?: string
+  } | false
 }
 
 const defaults = {
@@ -44,16 +57,47 @@ export type { ZembleQueueConfig }
 export { ZembleQueue }
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line unicorn/consistent-function-scoping
-export default new PluginWithMiddleware<BullPluginConfig>(import.meta.dir, ({ plugins, context: { pubsub }, config }) => {
-  plugins.forEach(({ pluginPath, config }) => {
-    if (!config.middleware?.['zemble-plugin-bull']?.disable) {
-      setupQueues(pluginPath, pubsub, config)
-    }
-  })
+export default new PluginWithMiddleware<BullPluginConfig>(import.meta.dir, async ({
+  plugins, context: { pubsub }, config, app,
+}) => {
   const appPath = process.cwd()
-  setupQueues(appPath, pubsub, config)
+
+  const allQueues = [
+    ...(await Promise.all(plugins.map(async ({ pluginPath, config }) => {
+      if (!config.middleware?.['zemble-plugin-bull']?.disable) {
+        return setupQueues(pluginPath, pubsub, config)
+      }
+      return []
+    }))).flat(),
+    ...await setupQueues(appPath, pubsub, config),
+  ]
+
+  if (config.bullboard !== false && process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'test') {
+    const serverAdapter = new HonoAdapter(app.hono)
+    createBullBoard({
+      queues: allQueues.map((q) => new BullMQAdapter(q)),
+      serverAdapter,
+      options: {
+        uiConfig: {
+          boardTitle: 'Zemble Queues',
+          ...config.bullboard?.ui,
+        },
+      },
+    })
+
+    serverAdapter.setBasePath(config.bullboard?.basePath ?? '/queues')
+    if (config.bullboard?.nodeModulesRootPath) {
+      serverAdapter.setNodeModulesRootPath(config.bullboard?.nodeModulesRootPath)
+    }
+    serverAdapter.registerPlugin()
+  }
 }, {
   defaultConfig: defaults,
+  devConfig: {
+    bullboard: {
+      nodeModulesRootPath: '../..',
+    },
+  },
   dependencies: [
     {
       plugin: GraphQL.configure({
diff --git a/packages/bull/utils/setupQueues.ts b/packages/bull/utils/setupQueues.ts
index f1a93c6c..41b0b63b 100644
--- a/packages/bull/utils/setupQueues.ts
+++ b/packages/bull/utils/setupQueues.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ import type {
 // eslint-disable-next-line functional/prefer-readonly-type
 const queues: Queue[] = []
 
-const setupQueues = (pluginPath: string, pubSub: Zemble.PubSubType, config: BullPluginConfig | undefined) => {
+const setupQueues = async (
+  pluginPath: string,
+  pubSub: Zemble.PubSubType,
+  config: BullPluginConfig | undefined,
+): Promise<readonly Queue[]> => {
   const queuePath = path.join(pluginPath, '/queues')
 
   const hasQueues = fs.existsSync(queuePath)
@@ -53,7 +57,7 @@ const setupQueues = (pluginPath: string, pubSub: Zemble.PubSubType, config: Bull
     if (redisUrl || process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test') {
       const filenames = readDir(queuePath)
 
-      filenames.forEach(async (filename) => {
+      await Promise.all(filenames.map(async (filename) => {
         const fileNameWithoutExtension = filename.substring(0, filename.length - 3)
         const queueConfig = (await import(path.join(queuePath, filename))).default
 
@@ -88,11 +92,12 @@ const setupQueues = (pluginPath: string, pubSub: Zemble.PubSubType, config: Bull
         } else {
           throw new Error(`Failed to load queue ${filename}, make sure it exports a ZembleQueue`)
         }
-      })
+      }))
     } else {
       console.error('[bull-plugin] Failed to initialize. No redisUrl provided for bull plugin, you can specify it directly or with REDIS_URL')
     }
   }
+  return queues
 }
 
 export const getQueues = () => queues
diff --git a/packages/core/PluginInternal.ts b/packages/core/PluginInternal.ts
index b89c4203..1066b66c 100644
--- a/packages/core/PluginInternal.ts
+++ b/packages/core/PluginInternal.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ export class Plugin<
     const resolvedDeps = filteredDeps
       .map(({ plugin, config }) => plugin.configure(config))
 
+    if (this.#isPluginDevMode) {
+      this.configure(this.devConfig)
+    }
+
     this.dependencies = resolvedDeps
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/graphql/clients/redis.ts b/packages/graphql/clients/redis.ts
index f52c6431..f69d24b2 100644
--- a/packages/graphql/clients/redis.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/clients/redis.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export const createClient = (redisUrl: string, options?: RedisOptions): Redis =>
     // throw new Error('Redis client is not available in test environment');
   }
 
-  console.info(`Connecting to Redis at ${redisUrl}`)
+  console.info(`[@zemble/graphql] Connecting to Redis at ${redisUrl}`)
 
   const redis = new Redis(redisUrl, {
     maxRetriesPerRequest: null,
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export const createClient = (redisUrl: string, options?: RedisOptions): Redis =>
   })
 
   redis.on('connect', () => {
-    console.info('Connected to Redis')
+    console.info('[@zemble/graphql] Connected to Redis')
   })
 
   return redis
diff --git a/packages/kv/clients/redis.ts b/packages/kv/clients/redis.ts
index d68f860e..2ce3b26b 100644
--- a/packages/kv/clients/redis.ts
+++ b/packages/kv/clients/redis.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export const createClient = (redisUrl: string, options?: RedisOptions): Redis =>
     // throw new Error('Redis client is not available in test environment');
   }
 
-  console.info(`Connecting to Redis at ${redisUrl}`)
+  console.info(`[@zemble/kv] Connecting to Redis at ${redisUrl}`)
 
   const redis = new Redis(redisUrl, {
     maxRetriesPerRequest: null,
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export const createClient = (redisUrl: string, options?: RedisOptions): Redis =>
   })
 
   redis.on('connect', () => {
-    console.info('Connected to Redis')
+    console.info('[@zemble/kv] Connected to Redis')
   })
 
   return redis