marvin
marvin2w ago

Cron Job Frequency question

I'm looking to repeatedly run a function that queries my gps api to get coordinate data and use that data to update convex records to create a realtime gps tracking application. I read that the convex cron job frequency is only 1 minute. Would it be viable to create a recursive schedule that will keep running a new job every 5-10 seconds for this to continuously update the records? Or is there a better way to do this? I'm new to working with scheduled tasks/cron jobs, apologies if this is a super basic question.
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I read that the convex cron job frequency is only 1 minute.
Not sure where you read that, but there are numerous options for Convex cron job scheduling.
Cron Jobs | Convex Developer Hub
Schedule recurring functions in Convex
marvin
marvinOP2w ago
awesome thanks, i think i misread something somewhere. i thought i could only run a cron job every minute not every 5 seconds. this is perfect

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