What is the best way to run cron jobs/ scheduled task on TanStack Start?

[zwlcoding]

Problem Description

I want to run scheduled tasks (such as clearing the cache every morning, syncing data every hour, etc.) in the TanStack Start application, but I couldn't find any relevant guidelines in the documentation.

Methods I've Tried

1. I checked the official documentation, but couldn't find any section on scheduled tasks.
2. I searched existing issues, but found no relevant discussions.

[morinokami]

I think running cron jobs is the responsibility of the infrastructure, not the framework. That’s likely why TanStack Start’s documentation doesn’t mention them. In general, you can implement any task you want to run periodically as a Server Route, and then configure your deployment infrastructure to call it on a schedule.

For example, if you implement a Server Route at /api/hello and deploy it to Vercel, you can schedule it by adding the following vercel.json:

{
  "$schema": "https://openapi.vercel.sh/vercel.json",
  "crons": [
    {
      "path": "/api/hello",
      "schedule": "0 5 * * *"
    }
  ]
}

Other platforms, such as Cloudflare, provide similar mechanisms. For details, please refer to the documentation of the infrastructure you’re deploying to.

• https://vercel.com/docs/cron-jobs/quickstart
• https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/configuration/cron-triggers/
• https://docs.netlify.com/build/functions/scheduled-functions/