Lightweight Job Scheduling with Wasp and PgBoss: A Surprisingly Elegant Solution
2025-05-30
This article explores lightweight job scheduling in React and Node.js applications using Wasp and PgBoss. PgBoss leverages PostgreSQL's reliability and scalability to manage background jobs efficiently, while Wasp simplifies job definition and configuration. The article uses a tennis score tracking app to demonstrate creating both one-time scheduled jobs (e.g., sending a daily match summary email) and recurring jobs (e.g., daily digest emails). This setup is perfect for small projects or early-stage startups, eliminating the need for complex external services. However, for high-load or computationally intensive tasks, a dedicated job processing system is recommended.
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