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Does Convex support scheduled and background jobs, or do I need to run cron somewhere else?

Measured in 1 answer, last on Nov 12, 2026. Only the passages that name a brand are shown.

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Answer 1 · Nov 12, 2026 · 3 sources cited
ConvexRecommendedpositive
“Yes! Convex has built-in support for scheduled jobs, cron jobs, and background tasks.”
+ built-in scheduling support

“Convex has built-in support for scheduled jobs, cron jobs, and background tasks.”

+ no separate cron server or worker needed

“You generally do not need to run a separate cron server or background worker.”

+ durable scheduled jobs

“scheduled functions are persisted in Convex's database. They survive server restarts and unexpected downtime.”

+ job visibility and execution logs

“Job visibility and execution logs in the Convex dashboard.”

+ no external infrastructure needed

“No separate Redis instance.”

− scheduled actions not automatically retried

“scheduled actions are not automatically retried if they encounter transient errors.”

Redis
“No separate Redis instance.”

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