10 months ago
I don't find any clear info/tutorial/example on how to set up CRON jobs.
I see the CRON schedule in my project with an input where I can add the schedule, but what how do I set up the endpoint(s) it should trigger?
I can't believe Railway doesn't have a 2min tutorial or a proper example in their documentation, this part is really not intuitive in their dashboard.
6 Replies
10 months ago
It says "run the service according to the specified cron schedule" - it will run the service, not a specific endpoint. If you want to do that, you can just set up a function with a cron schedule that fetches a specific endpoint.
10 months ago
^ This exactly. Think of Railway's cron like the entire service turning off, then turning back on with its start command on that cron schedule
10 months ago
You might be looking for Railway functions running on a cron schedule, to hit that service's endpoint
10 months ago
!s
Status changed to Solved adam • 10 months ago
10 months ago
I still have no idea how to create a cron job with Railway.
There is literally not 1 single example, walkthrough or tutorial on this on the internet and it's not intuitive at all.
Railway needs to step it up.
I understand that I have to create a cron job through a function.
Ok, but what next?
Do I create the function in my existing project or does it have to be a project of itself?
If it's in the same project, does this function has access to my main project and can call a function from there?
Do I need to create a cron.ts or something?
Should I just be calling API endpoints I already created, since I was using Vercel before, and that's how it worked.
Please, anybody take 5min to share a loom video or clear info on this.
Thanks in advance
Status changed to Awaiting Railway Response Railway • 10 months ago
10 months ago
Railway has a whole docs for cron jobs in case you need it: https://docs.railway.com/reference/cron-jobs but it differs from Vercel as it runs an application instead of calling an endpoint.
For using Railway functions to call your endpoint, use the attached video as a reference.
Attachments
Status changed to Solved sarahkb125 • 10 months ago