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How to run regularly scheduled manage.py tasks on AppPlatform?
- Posted on May 21, 2023
- DigitalOcean App PlatformDjango
Asked by 08771310d62e4241a13cbbd834d912
Basically the title - have a Django app running on the app platform and I’d like to run some basic tasks on a regular schedule. Diving into celery just for that feels like overkill so hoping there is something I can set up cronjobs for within the app platform.
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To accomplish scheduled tasks with your Django App running on the App Platform, Cron Jobs are not natively supported as of now.
You can check our tutorial on How To Setup a Job Scheduler on DigitalOcean App Platform
https://docs.digitalocean.com/developer-center/how-to-setup-a-job-scheduler-on-digitalocean-app-platform/
A job scheduler allows you to schedule tasks at specific times, intervals, or dates, freeing you to focus on more important work. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to set up a job scheduler in App Platform using a Docker container that runs cron as an App Platform Worker.
Use a custom worker: By defining a custom worker component in your app specification, you can run scheduled tasks using Python libraries like
scheduleorAPScheduler. It may have a different entrypoint for the scheduled tasks separate from your main app.External cron services: You can use a third-party cron service to make requests to your app on scheduled intervals, triggering the tasks you want to run.
Here’s some more information on DigitalOcean App Platform. Remember to check our documentation for any updates on cron job support in the future.
Hope that this helps!