How to run Cron Job in Node.js application that uses cluster module?

Question

I\'m using node-cron module for scheduling tasks in Node.js application. I also want run the application in several processes using core cluster module.

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Answer 1

If are using PM2, You can use an environment variable provided by PM2 itself called NODE_APP_INSTANCE which requires PM2 2.5 or greater.

NODE_APP_INSTANCE environment variable can be used to determine difference between process, for example you may want to run a cronjob only on one process, you can just do this

if(process.env.NODE_APP_INSTANCE == 0) { //schedule your cron job here since this part will be executed for only one cluster } ,

Since two processes can never have the same number.

More Info on PM2 official doc here.