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#NuxtHub doesn’t support CRON tasks yet, but you can still schedule them in your #Nuxt project using an external CRON service like Crontap.com. Here’s how to set it up securely. 🧵

Robin Simonklein

@robinsimonklein.dev

17 Nov 2024

1/6 - Define a Nitro task For example, a task that sends weekly emails:

Robin Simonklein

@robinsimonklein.dev

2/6 - Secure your CRON calls Add a token as an environment variable (e.g. NUXT_CRON_TOKEN) and in your Runtime Config. Then create a small utility function to ensure only authorized requests can trigger tasks:

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Robin Simonklein

@robinsimonklein.dev

17 Nov 2024

3/6 - Create a POST route Set up an api route that validates the token and triggers the task:

Robin Simonklein

@robinsimonklein.dev

17 Nov 2024

4/6 - Trigger your route with CRON You can now create a CRON task in your external service, pointing to your api route with the appropriate Authorization header :

Robin Simonklein

@robinsimonklein.dev

17 Nov 2024

5/6 - Limitations This approach doesn’t leverage the extended limits of Cloudflare Workers when triggered natively via CRON. But it’s a solid, temporary workaround to automate while waiting for full CRON support. 🚀

Robin Simonklein

@robinsimonklein.dev

17 Nov 2024

6/6 - Future-proof When #NuxtHub adds CRON support for Nitro tasks (likely soon), updating should be as easy as: - Remove the api route. - Add a schedule to the task directly. Your tasks will be ready to go without rewriting the logic!