[GH-ISSUE #1548] Bug: Archivebox-Scheduler running full-bore when no tasks scheduled #2429

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opened 2026-03-01 17:58:59 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

kerem commented

2026-03-01 17:58:59 +03:00

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Originally created by @JPeroutek on GitHub (Oct 18, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues/1548

Describe the bug

While running archivebox via docker-compose, after a few hours archivebox_scheduler fully saturates multiple cores on my system, even though it shows now tasks scheduled.

Steps to reproduce

Run ArchiveBox via the docker-compose file provided on the homepage.

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ArchiveBox version

0.7.2
ArchiveBox v0.7.2 COMMIT_HASH=315c9f3 BUILD_TIME=2024-04-24 22:47:02 1713998822
IN_DOCKER=True IN_QEMU=False ARCH=x86_64 OS=Linux PLATFORM=Linux-5.15.153.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2-x86_64-with-glibc2.36 PYTHON=Cpython
FS_ATOMIC=True FS_REMOTE=True FS_USER=911:911 FS_PERMS=644
DEBUG=False IS_TTY=True TZ=UTC SEARCH_BACKEND=sonic LDAP=False

[i] Dependency versions:
 √  PYTHON_BINARY         v3.11.9         valid     /usr/local/bin/python3.11

 √  SQLITE_BINARY         v2.6.0          valid     /usr/local/lib/python3.11/sqlite3/dbapi2.py

 √  DJANGO_BINARY         v3.1.14         valid     /usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/django/__init__.py

 √  ARCHIVEBOX_BINARY     v0.7.2          valid     /usr/local/bin/archivebox


 √  CURL_BINARY           v8.5.0          valid     /usr/bin/curl

 √  WGET_BINARY           v1.21.3         valid     /usr/bin/wget

 √  NODE_BINARY           v20.12.2        valid     /usr/bin/node

 √  SINGLEFILE_BINARY     v1.1.46         valid     /app/node_modules/single-file-cli/single-file

 √  READABILITY_BINARY    v0.0.11         valid     /app/node_modules/readability-extractor/readability-extractor

 √  MERCURY_BINARY        v1.0.0          valid     /app/node_modules/@postlight/parser/cli.js

 √  GIT_BINARY            v2.39.2         valid     /usr/bin/git

 √  YOUTUBEDL_BINARY      v2023.12.30     valid     /usr/local/bin/yt-dlp

 √  CHROME_BINARY         v124.0.6367.29  valid     /usr/bin/chromium-browser

 √  RIPGREP_BINARY        v13.0.0         valid     /usr/bin/rg


[i] Source-code locations:
 √  PACKAGE_DIR           23 files        valid     /app/archivebox

 √  TEMPLATES_DIR         3 files         valid     /app/archivebox/templates

 -  CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_DIR  -               disabled  None


[i] Secrets locations:
 -  CHROME_USER_DATA_DIR  -               disabled  None

 -  COOKIES_FILE          -               disabled  None


[i] Data locations:
 √  OUTPUT_DIR            6 files @       valid     /data

 √  SOURCES_DIR           116 files       valid     ./sources

 √  LOGS_DIR              2 files         valid     ./logs

 √  ARCHIVE_DIR           969 files       valid     ./archive

 √  CONFIG_FILE           81.0 Bytes      valid     ./ArchiveBox.conf

 √  SQL_INDEX             10.8 MB         valid     ./index.sqlite3

Originally created by @JPeroutek on GitHub (Oct 18, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues/1548  #### Describe the bug  While running archivebox via docker-compose, after a few hours `archivebox_scheduler` fully saturates multiple cores on my system, even though it shows now tasks scheduled. #### Steps to reproduce  Run ArchiveBox via the docker-compose file provided on the homepage. #### Screenshots or log output  ![Docker status of the archivebox_scheduler container](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/549800af-5baf-4b1a-881e-096353997a60) ![results of `archivebox schedule --show`](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0c4a2a90-bd91-472b-aa03-f26dd6d809e4) #### ArchiveBox version  ```logs 0.7.2 ArchiveBox v0.7.2 COMMIT_HASH=315c9f3 BUILD_TIME=2024-04-24 22:47:02 1713998822 IN_DOCKER=True IN_QEMU=False ARCH=x86_64 OS=Linux PLATFORM=Linux-5.15.153.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2-x86_64-with-glibc2.36 PYTHON=Cpython FS_ATOMIC=True FS_REMOTE=True FS_USER=911:911 FS_PERMS=644 DEBUG=False IS_TTY=True TZ=UTC SEARCH_BACKEND=sonic LDAP=False [i] Dependency versions: √ PYTHON_BINARY v3.11.9 valid /usr/local/bin/python3.11 √ SQLITE_BINARY v2.6.0 valid /usr/local/lib/python3.11/sqlite3/dbapi2.py √ DJANGO_BINARY v3.1.14 valid /usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/django/__init__.py √ ARCHIVEBOX_BINARY v0.7.2 valid /usr/local/bin/archivebox √ CURL_BINARY v8.5.0 valid /usr/bin/curl √ WGET_BINARY v1.21.3 valid /usr/bin/wget √ NODE_BINARY v20.12.2 valid /usr/bin/node √ SINGLEFILE_BINARY v1.1.46 valid /app/node_modules/single-file-cli/single-file √ READABILITY_BINARY v0.0.11 valid /app/node_modules/readability-extractor/readability-extractor √ MERCURY_BINARY v1.0.0 valid /app/node_modules/@postlight/parser/cli.js √ GIT_BINARY v2.39.2 valid /usr/bin/git √ YOUTUBEDL_BINARY v2023.12.30 valid /usr/local/bin/yt-dlp √ CHROME_BINARY v124.0.6367.29 valid /usr/bin/chromium-browser √ RIPGREP_BINARY v13.0.0 valid /usr/bin/rg [i] Source-code locations: √ PACKAGE_DIR 23 files valid /app/archivebox √ TEMPLATES_DIR 3 files valid /app/archivebox/templates - CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_DIR - disabled None [i] Secrets locations: - CHROME_USER_DATA_DIR - disabled None - COOKIES_FILE - disabled None [i] Data locations: √ OUTPUT_DIR 6 files @ valid /data √ SOURCES_DIR 116 files valid ./sources √ LOGS_DIR 2 files valid ./logs √ ARCHIVE_DIR 969 files valid ./archive √ CONFIG_FILE 81.0 Bytes valid ./ArchiveBox.conf √ SQL_INDEX 10.8 MB valid ./index.sqlite3 ```

kerem commented

2026-03-01 17:59:00 +03:00

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@pirate commented on GitHub (Oct 21, 2024):

Older chrome versions would sometimes fail to end their child processes after a snapshot, eventually leading to high CPU/memory usage from all the zombie processes.

If you're willing to try a BETA this should be improved in the latest releases.

Back your archive first and give archivebox/archivebox:dev a shot.

Otherwise as a workaround you can set up a cronjob to restarting the scheduler container every 24hr, then you can remove it when you upgrade to the next stable release (v0.9.x).

@pirate commented on GitHub (Oct 21, 2024): Older chrome versions would sometimes fail to end their child processes after a snapshot, eventually leading to high CPU/memory usage from all the zombie processes. If you're willing to try a BETA this should be improved in the latest releases. Back your archive first and give `archivebox/archivebox:dev` a shot. Otherwise as a workaround you can set up a cronjob to restarting the scheduler container every 24hr, then you can remove it when you upgrade to the next stable release (v0.9.x).

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