Running Scheduled Tasks with APScheduler and Celery // NodeFlux Docs

Execute periodic cron jobs, background cleanup scripts, and scheduled events in Python apps. ## Steps 1. For lightweight in-process scheduling, install apscheduler in requirements.txt. 2. Initialize AsyncIOScheduler when NodeFlux documentation for free Minecraft, Node.js and application hosting.

Execute periodic cron jobs, background cleanup scripts, and scheduled events in Python apps. ## Steps 1. For lightweight in-process scheduling, install apscheduler in requirements.txt. 2. Initialize AsyncIOScheduler when

Execute periodic cron jobs, background cleanup scripts, and scheduled events in Python apps. ## Steps 1. For lightweight in-process scheduling, install apscheduler in requirements.txt. 2. Initialize AsyncIOScheduler when running within asyncio applications (like Discord bots or FastAPI). 3. Define cron or interval jobs: scheduler.add_job(my_task, "interval", minutes=30). 4. Start scheduler prior to starting app main event loop: scheduler.start(). 5. Handle task exceptions gracefully to prevent scheduled errors from breaking the scheduler loop. 6. Deploy updated script to your NodeFlux Python service. ## Notes - APScheduler runs inside your existing Python process without requiring external Redis or RabbitMQ message brokers. - For heavy background task queues across multiple workers, consider Redis-backed Celery workers.