Cron Job

A cron job runs on a schedule using standard cron expressions.

import { cronjob } from "vyft";

export const backup = cronjob("backup", {
  schedule: "0 2 * * *", // daily at 2am
  image: "node:22",
  command: ["node", "backup.js"],
});

Configuration

Field	Type	Default	Description
schedule	string	required	Cron expression
image	string	—	Docker image
path	string	—	Path to build from source
cwd	string	—	Working directory
command	string[]	—	Command to run
env	Record<string, string>	—	Environment variables
mounts	Array<{ source, target }>	—	Volume mounts
health	object	—	Health check configuration
restart	string	—	Restart policy