laravel:task-scheduling

Run scheduled tasks predictably across environments.

Commands

// app/Console/Kernel.php
protected function schedule(Schedule $schedule): void
{
    $schedule->command('reports:daily')
        ->dailyAt('01:00')
        ->withoutOverlapping()
        ->onOneServer()
        ->runInBackground()
        ->evenInMaintenanceMode();
}

# Run the scheduler from cron
* * * * * cd /var/www/app && php artisan schedule:run >> /dev/null 2>&1

Patterns

• Guard long-running commands with withoutOverlapping()

• Use onOneServer() when running on multiple nodes

• Emit logs/metrics for visibility; consider notifications on failure

• Feature-flag risky jobs via config/env