The node-cron module is tiny task scheduler in pure JavaScript for node.js based on GNU crontab. This module allows you to schedule task in node.js using full crontab syntax.
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Difference between node-cron and setInterval()
I need to repeat a backend task every hour. I've read that node-cron is good for that. But why not just setInterval(). What is the difference?
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Sync node-cron with system time
I want to know if I can change system time on computer for node-cron to re-run?, if not how can I test a function that runs every month without waiting for a month
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How to stop duplicate execution of scheduler jobs in cluster
We have a node application which uses scheduled jobs, My scheduled job is working 6 times in a day.
Now we are going to upgrade the node application into cluster based, I mean master and worker nodes.
By doing that i see that jobs are duplicated and…
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node-cron timing system for hours after 12 am
Quick question:
I know that this:
cron.schedule(`0 8 * * *`)
Sets the schedule for 8am.
What would it need to be for 8pm?
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Node JS cron function triggering multiple times
I like to run some set of async codes (eg. push notifications) for every one hour. But it's firing my function 2 times, 3 times randomly. But I need to fire that function only for one time for an hour.
My code given below
var Job = new…
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How to clear up cron jobs that do nothing in nodejs
I am a new developer trying to build a todo app in nodejs with graphql and mongodb. I want to schedule some tasks which would come under routine things that the user would want added to their daily list of tasks. I decided to use node-cron for this…
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Stopping node-cron cron.schedule if a condition is met inside it
var cron = require('node-cron');
cron.schedule('*/10 * * * *', () => {
for(var i = 0; i < datas.length; i++) {
if (datas[i].price > 10 && datas[i].price < 300) {
const transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
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Launch the exact same node.js script multiple times in node-cron
I was trying to launch the exact same node.js script in my code via node-cron.
const cron = require("node-cron");
const Bot = require("./bot");
// Scheduled to run at 10:00 AM
cron.schedule("0 10 * * *", () => {
for(int I=0; I<5; I++){
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Booking reminder Nodemailer node-cron MongoDB
I am having problem sending a booking reminder email. I use nodemailer and node-cron. It works good. I would like to read date from database and e.g. send email one week before reservation. I have no idea how to do it. My model:
start_time: {
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node-cron tasks terminated after restart the server
The project in which I am working completely dependent on cronjobs functionality like firebase push notification 1 day before the subscription expires. the problem is when I restart the server all cron jobs are terminated. how can I solve this
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How do I get my discord bot to play music from YouTube (without link)?
I'm very new to this.
I've made a bot for discord and now i want it to play music from YouTube, without having to put in a link.
I'm using Heroku and am getting several errors, that I really need help with.
I have tried pushing it several times, but…
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Node cron running for every 7 days after a particular date
Here is the code which runs a task every 7 days.
cron.schedule('0 0 */7 * *',()=>{
console.log('Task running every 7 days')
});
Now I want to run this only after a particular date, say tomorrow. How can I implement it? Can someone help?
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node-cron: I got the error: listen EADDRINUSE: address already in use
I use node-cron to run the program at regular basis. I run the following code, but I got the error below that says the port is already in use.
I run node.js programs from command prompt in windows 10. Once I got this error, I closed the command…
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Is there a way to start a job immediately in cron and then stop it after the execution is completed?
I just started using cron, but I can not find a way to schedule a one time job.
What I have is working for me, but I want to know if there is a better way to achieve it.
The code below creates a job and prints in console that it was created. I set…
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nodejs schedule with timezone and saving light
I'm trying to schedule some job on nodejs using node-sched (I've also tried node-cron-tz which supports timezones), on my current dev machine it works correctly and works fine.. on customer test/prod env it executes it 2 hours later.
I need to…
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