Running Python script continously 24/7 on the cloud

Question

Is there any solution for my needs? Basically, I'm running the script that runs a certain function with APScheduler. So the script will run a function every 5 minutes.

PythonAnywhere can't do that because they don't support the APScheduler.. And it's very bad practice if we use an infinite loop on PythonAnywhere.

Answer 1

You can try Heroku and its Worker Dynos.

I found it much simple to set up than other services like AWS or Google Cloud Platform. You can have a basic account for free and play around.

They have as add-on Heroku Scheduler, which would allow you to avoid the infinite while.

Heroku Scheduler

Run scheduled tasks every 10 minutes, every hour, or every day. Starting at $0/mo.

Run Jobs with Ease

Scheduler is an add-on for running jobs on your app at scheduled time intervals, much like cron in a traditional server environment.