Retail peaks
Prewarm before lunch-hour and evening traffic.
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Feature
Warm Schedule Windows
Run warming when it helps most—and pause when it should not.
Not every hour needs the same warming intensity. Schedule windows let you concentrate crawls before peak traffic, overnight catalog refreshes, or quieter hosting periods—without babysitting cron.
Highlights
- Define when warmers are allowed to run
- Align crawls with traffic peaks and off-peak capacity
- Reduce noise during maintenance windows
- Works with auto-start intervals on supported plans
Match warming to business rhythm
E-commerce may want aggressive warming before flash sales. Publishers may prefer pre-morning refreshes. Schedules encode that policy in the product.
Protect fragile windows
Pause or narrow activity during database migrations, flash origin incidents, or known low-capacity periods.
How it works
- 1
Choose intervals
Set auto-start or enqueue cadence within plan limits.
- 2
Apply windows
Restrict runs to preferred hours or days where supported.
- 3
Monitor outcomes
Confirm health stays green when traffic arrives.
Where it shines
Newsrooms
Refresh overnight so morning readers hit warm pages.
SaaS marketing
Warm campaign pages ahead of webinar start times.
Frequently asked questions
- Are schedules available on free plans?
- Advanced schedule windows are plan-gated. Basic intervals may still apply depending on entitlements.
- Can I still trigger manual runs?
- Yes. Manual starts and deploy triggers can complement scheduled warming.
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