Scheduling

Book a screening for a date and time and Cinefin starts it when it is due.

How it starts

The web app checks for due screenings every 15 seconds, claims one when its time comes, and plays it. This runs inside the web app, so there is nothing separate to start. It works whether or not a browser is open.

Because the screening state lives in the web app process, run the web app as a single process - never add workers. Docker's image already does; see Installation for the manual command.

Book a screening

Open Schedules and add a screening with a programme and a start time. The dashboard shows the next one due. You can change or cancel it up until it starts.

Is it running?

The dashboard shows a heartbeat for the scheduler. If it is not beating, booked screenings will not start, and the page tells you so.