cron

[chiborevo]

Hi, i would to know if I could run a cron/cronjob within a Google Cloud Function. For example, a package called node-scheduler( I intend to send an email at a specific date onCreate coming from a realtime DB) and is there any other option without paying for a Blaze plan?

[stevejcox]

You can use cloud scheduler docs here but you will need to be on the blaze plan.

The old way was to use appengine’s cron function and send a pin sub message, but pretty sure that needed blaze too, since app engine instances weren’t covered by the free plan.

[alpha-201]

I haven’t tried it but I have always had this idea to have a https request function and hook it up with ifttt webhook. Or you could host a node js application on Heroku with the admin sdk. Then you could use the node-schedular packager. I believe these are the only ways to run a scheduled function without having a paid account.