“Yes! Appwrite supports scheduled background jobs natively, so in most cases, you don't need to set up an external cron service.”
+ native scheduled background jobs
“Appwrite supports scheduled background jobs natively”
+ recurring cron scheduling
“You can configure this directly in the Appwrite Console:”
+ asynchronous execution
“Appwrite also supports asynchronous execution.”
+ delayed jobs
“You can schedule a function to execute once at a future time using scheduledAt.”
+ event triggers
“You can also trigger functions through database events, storage events, and other Appwrite events.”
+ execution logs
“Lets you inspect execution status and logs in Appwrite.”
− maximum function execution timeout
“Maximum function execution timeout: 15 minutes.”
− non-persistent workers
“Functions aren't persistent workers; they start, execute, and stop.”
− paid plan required for recurring cron on Cloud
“as of October 19, 2026, recurring cron schedules on Appwrite Cloud require a paid plan.”
− 60-minute minimum interval on Free/Education plans
“On Appwrite Cloud Free/Education plans, recurring intervals have a 60-minute minimum.”