diff --git a/db/10-cron.sql b/db/10-cron.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3493563
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/10-cron.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+CREATE TABLE cron (
+    jobName varchar UNIQUE NOT NULL, -- Application-recognizable name for the job
+    runinterval interval NOT NULL, -- Duration between runs
+		-- Last successful run - only gets updated if run is successful
+    lastSuccess timestamptz DEFAULT to_timestamp(0), -- Defaults to beginning of time
+		PRIMARY KEY(jobName)
+);
+
+INSERT INTO cron (jobName,runInterval) VALUES
+('processBans','30 minutes'),
+('processEmptyMetadata','1 day');
diff --git a/src/app.ts b/src/app.ts
index e67ab26..dc50ec8 100644
--- a/src/app.ts
+++ b/src/app.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ import * as config from "./config";
 import * as requests from "./requests";
 import * as twitch from "./twitch";
 import * as queries from "./queries";
-import { log, LogLevel } from "./logging"
 import { URLSearchParams } from "url";
 import express from "express";
 import session from "express-session";
 import pg from "pg";
 import pgSessionStore from "connect-pg-simple";
 import fetch, { Response as FetchResponse } from "node-fetch";
+import cron from "./cron";
 import db from "./db";
 import errorHandler from "./errors";
 import * as version from "./version";
@@ -332,61 +332,12 @@ app.get("/", async (request, response) => {
 //});
 
 // Logout
-app.get("/logout", async (request, response) => request.session!.destroy(() => response.redirect(307, '/')));
-
-async function processBannedUsers() {
-	log(LogLevel.INFO,"processBannedUsers run at " + new Date().toISOString());
-	var streamer = await db.query(queries.getStreamerIdToken).then((result: pg.QueryResult) => result.rows[0]);
-	if (typeof streamer == 'undefined') return;
-	var response = await twitch.streamerApiRequest("/moderation/banned?broadcaster_id=" + streamer['userid']);
-	var dbconn = await db.connect();
-	try {
-		await dbconn.query('BEGIN');
-		dbconn.query("DELETE FROM bans");
-		log(LogLevel.DEBUG,"Ban list:")
-		log(LogLevel.DEBUG,JSON.stringify(response.data,null,2));
-		var insertBanQuery = "INSERT INTO bans (userid) VALUES ";
-		var banRow = 0;
-		var bansArray: number[] = [];
-		for (var ban of response.data) {
-			if (ban.expires_at == '') {
-				banRow++;
-				insertBanQuery += `($${banRow}), `;
-				bansArray.push(ban.user_id as number);
-			}
-		}
-		var banQueryConfig = {
-			text: insertBanQuery.slice(0,-2), // Cut last `, ` off of the end
-			values: bansArray
-		};
-		log(LogLevel.DEBUG,"banQueryConfig object:")
-		log(LogLevel.DEBUG,JSON.stringify(banQueryConfig,null,2))
-		dbconn.query(banQueryConfig);
-		dbconn.query("CALL update_scores()");
-		await dbconn.query('COMMIT');
-	} catch (e) {
-		await dbconn.query('ROLLBACK');
-	} finally {
-		dbconn.release();
-	}
-	setTimeout(processBannedUsers,3600000+Math.floor(Math.random()*900000)) // Run every 1-1.25 hours to balance load
-}
-
-setTimeout(processBannedUsers,600000+Math.floor(Math.random()*600000))
-
-async function processEmptyMetadata() {
-	log(LogLevel.INFO,"processEmptyMetadata run at " + new Date().toISOString());
-	var result = await db.query(queries.getRequestsWithEmptyMetadata);
-	for (var row of result.rows) {
-		log(LogLevel.DEBUG,"Processing empty metadata for request: " + row['url']);
-		requests.updateRequestMetadata(row['url']);
-	}
-	setTimeout(processEmptyMetadata,3600000+Math.floor(Math.random()*900000)) // Run every 1-1.25 hours to balance load
-}
-
-processEmptyMetadata();
+app.get("/logout", async (request, response) =>
+  request.session!.destroy(() => response.redirect(307, '/')));
 
 // Check version then listen
 version.checkVersion().then(_ => app.listen(config.port, () => {
+	cron.run();
+	setInterval(cron.run,config.cronInterval);
   console.log(`Listening on port ${config.port}`);
 }));
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index ce3e768..3d9c47e 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ if (typeof process.env.YOUTUBE_SECRET == 'undefined') {
 }
 export const youtubeSecret: string = process.env.YOUTUBE_SECRET!;
 
-export const logLevel = (process.env.LOG_LEVEL ? LogLevel[process.env.LOG_LEVEL as keyof typeof LogLevel] : LogLevel.ERROR );
+export const logLevel = (process.env.LOG_LEVEL
+	? LogLevel[process.env.LOG_LEVEL as keyof typeof LogLevel]
+	: LogLevel.ERROR );
+	
+export const cronInterval: number = (process.env.CRON_INTERVAL
+	? parseInt(process.env.CRON_INTERVAL as string, 10)
+	: 60000);
+
 
 console.log("Running with logLevel = " + logLevel)
diff --git a/src/cron.ts b/src/cron.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..256835e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cron.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import cronjobs from "./cronjobs"
+import * as queries from "./queries";
+import * as twitch from "./twitch";
+import { log, LogLevel } from "./logging"
+import db from "./db";
+import pg from "pg";
+
+interface CronJob {
+	(streamer: twitch.StreamerUserIdTokenPair): Promise<void>
+}
+
+async function run() {
+	// If instance is not yet set up, end processing at this point
+	var streamer = await db.query(queries.getStreamerIdToken).then(
+		(result: pg.QueryResult) => result.rows[0]);
+	if (typeof streamer == 'undefined') {
+		log(LogLevel.INFO,"Cron run skipped due to instance not being set up")
+		return;
+	}
+	log(LogLevel.INFO,"Begin cron run")
+	for (var job in cronjobs) {
+		log(LogLevel.INFO,"cron: Checking job " + job);
+		var dbconn = await db.connect();
+		await dbconn.query("BEGIN");
+		try {
+			var needsRun = (await dbconn.query(
+				Object.assign(queries.getAndLockCronJob,{values: [job]})
+			)).rowCount;
+			if (needsRun) {
+				log(LogLevel.INFO,`cron: Database says job ${job} needs run; executing`);
+				await (cronjobs as { [key: string]: CronJob })[job](streamer)
+				log(LogLevel.INFO,`cron: Job ${job} returned without exception; updating lastSuccess`);
+				await dbconn.query(Object.assign(queries.updateCronJobLastSuccess,{values: [job]}))
+				await dbconn.query("COMMIT");
+			} else {
+				log(LogLevel.INFO,`cron: Database says job ${job} does not need run; skipping`);
+				await dbconn.query("ROLLBACK");
+			}
+		} catch(e) {
+			log(LogLevel.ERROR,`cron: Job ${job} threw exception; rolling back`);
+			await dbconn.query("ROLLBACK");
+			log(LogLevel.ERROR,`cron: Job ${job} exception message: ${e}`)
+		} finally {
+			log(LogLevel.DEBUG,`cron: Job ${job} hit finally; releasing dbconn`);
+			await dbconn.release();
+		}
+		log(LogLevel.INFO,"cron: Finished job " + job);
+	}
+	log(LogLevel.INFO,"End cron run")
+}
+
+export = {run}
diff --git a/src/cronjobs/index.ts b/src/cronjobs/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c856fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cronjobs/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { processBans } from './processBans';
+import { processEmptyMetadata } from './processEmptyMetadata';
+
+export = {
+	processBans,
+	processEmptyMetadata
+}
diff --git a/src/cronjobs/processBans.ts b/src/cronjobs/processBans.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fe84ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cronjobs/processBans.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import * as twitch from "../twitch";
+import { log, LogLevel } from "../logging"
+import db from "../db";
+
+export async function processBans(streamer: twitch.StreamerUserIdTokenPair) {
+	var response = await twitch.streamerApiRequest(streamer,
+		"/moderation/banned?broadcaster_id=" + streamer.userid);
+	var dbconn = await db.connect();
+	try {
+		await dbconn.query('BEGIN');
+		await dbconn.query("DELETE FROM bans");
+		log(LogLevel.DEBUG,"Ban list:")
+		log(LogLevel.DEBUG,JSON.stringify(response.data,null,2));
+		var insertBanQuery = "INSERT INTO bans (userid) VALUES ";
+		var banRow = 0;
+		var bansArray: number[] = [];
+		for (var ban of response.data) {
+			if (ban.expires_at == '') {
+				banRow++;
+				insertBanQuery += `($${banRow}), `;
+				bansArray.push(ban.user_id as number);
+			}
+		}
+		var banQueryConfig = {
+			text: insertBanQuery.slice(0,-2), // Cut last `, ` off of the end
+			values: bansArray
+		};
+		log(LogLevel.DEBUG,"banQueryConfig object:")
+		log(LogLevel.DEBUG,JSON.stringify(banQueryConfig,null,2))
+		await dbconn.query(banQueryConfig);
+		await dbconn.query("CALL update_scores()");
+		await dbconn.query('COMMIT');
+	} catch (e) {
+		log(LogLevel.ERROR,"cronjobs.processBans: Exception thrown; rolling back");
+		await dbconn.query('ROLLBACK');
+		throw(e);
+	} finally {
+		await dbconn.release();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/cronjobs/processEmptyMetadata.ts b/src/cronjobs/processEmptyMetadata.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b911bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cronjobs/processEmptyMetadata.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import * as requests from "../requests";
+import * as queries from "../queries";
+import { log, LogLevel } from "../logging"
+import db from "../db";
+
+export async function processEmptyMetadata(_: any) { // TODO: Consume streamer userid for WHERE clause
+	var result = await db.query(queries.getRequestsWithEmptyMetadata);
+	for (var row of result.rows) {
+		log(LogLevel.DEBUG,"Processing empty metadata for request: " + row['url']);
+		requests.updateRequestMetadata(row['url']);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/queries.ts b/src/queries.ts
index 4f1d3a5..7b6725e 100644
--- a/src/queries.ts
+++ b/src/queries.ts
@@ -111,3 +111,16 @@ export const getDbVersion = {
 	name: "getDbVersion",
 	text: "SELECT get_version()"
 }
+
+export const getAndLockCronJob = {
+	name: "getCronJob",
+	text: `SELECT * FROM cron
+           WHERE (lastSuccess + runInterval) < now()
+           AND jobName = $1
+           FOR UPDATE SKIP LOCKED;`
+}
+
+export const updateCronJobLastSuccess = {
+	name: "updateCronJobLastSuccess",
+	text: "UPDATE cron SET lastSuccess = now() WHERE jobName = $1"
+}
diff --git a/src/twitch.ts b/src/twitch.ts
index e44b303..814ba1f 100644
--- a/src/twitch.ts
+++ b/src/twitch.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ export interface TokenPair {
 	refresh_token: string;
 }
 
+export interface StreamerUserIdTokenPair {
+	userid: number
+	tokenpair: TokenPair
+}
+
 // Refresh the API token. Returns true on success and false on failure.
 async function refreshApiToken(tokens: TokenPair): Promise<boolean> {
 	log(LogLevel.DEBUG,`Call: twitch.refreshApiToken(${JSON.stringify(tokens,null,2)})`);
@@ -85,15 +90,15 @@ export async function apiRequest(tokens: TokenPair, endpoint: string): Promise <
 		})
 }
 
-export async function streamerApiRequest(endpoint: string) {
+export async function streamerApiRequest(streamer: StreamerUserIdTokenPair, endpoint: string) {
 	log(LogLevel.DEBUG,`Call: twitch.streamerApiRequest(${endpoint})`);
-	var streamer = await db.query(queries.getStreamerIdToken).then((result: pg.QueryResult) => result.rows[0]);
-	var tokenpair = streamer.tokenpair;
-	var originaltoken = tokenpair.access_token;
-	log(LogLevel.DEBUG,"Original token: " + tokenpair.access_token);
-	var response = await apiRequest(tokenpair,endpoint);
-	log(LogLevel.DEBUG,"New token: " + tokenpair.access_token);
-	if (tokenpair.access_token != originaltoken) await db.query(Object.assign(queries.updateStreamer,{ values: [streamer.userid,tokenpair] }))
+	var originaltoken = streamer.tokenpair.access_token;
+	log(LogLevel.DEBUG,"Original token: " + originaltoken);
+	var response = await apiRequest(streamer.tokenpair,endpoint);
+	log(LogLevel.DEBUG,"New token: " + streamer.tokenpair.access_token);
+	if (streamer.tokenpair.access_token != originaltoken)
+		await db.query(Object.assign(queries.updateStreamer,
+			{ values: [streamer.userid,streamer.tokenpair] }))
 	return response;
 }