Scheduled execution

Any pipeline defined in the bitbucket-pipelines.yml file can be set on a schedule to run on a regular cadence. Let’s see how to make the configurations.

How to do it…

Scheduling a pipeline is done on the Bitbucket UI, as seen in the following instructions:

1. In the Bitbucket repository, select the Pipelines option in the repository sidebar.

Figure 6.13 – Select the Pipelines view

2. In the Pipelines view, click the Schedules button.

Figure 6.14 – Click the Schedules button

3. To create a new schedule, click the New schedule button in the window that appears.

Figure 6.15 – The New schedule button

4. In the Create a schedule window, select a branch, select a pipeline, and select the frequency to run the pipeline. Frequency can be hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly. All times are referred to local time but will be...