---
title: "Create a Job Pool"
url: https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/tutorials/newsapp/nodejs/create-job-pool/
description: "Build a web news application that automatically fetches news from a third-party service periodically using the Catalyst Job Scheduling Cron component, and a Job Function and Advanced I/O function coded in Node.js."
last_updated: 2026-08-17T12:16:04Z
service: All Services
type: tutorial
related_links:
  - name: "Job Scheduling"
    url: /en/job-scheduling/getting-started/introduction/
---

# Create a Job Pool

Let's now [create a job pool](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/job-scheduling/help/implementation/create-jobpool/) using the [Catalyst Job Scheduling service](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/job-scheduling/getting-started/introduction/). This component is responsible for executing jobs and triggering the [job function](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/serverless/help/functions/job-functions/) that we will configure in [Step 5](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/tutorials/newsapp/nodejs/configure-job-function).

We will configure a [predefined cron](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/job-scheduling/help/implementation/submit-job-predefined-cron/) schedule to automatically submit jobs to the job pool at regular intervals (say once in every hour). You can learn more about the job execution in a job pool from [this help page](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/job-scheduling/help/jobpool/introduction/#architecture-of-job-execution-in-a-job-pool). 

To create a job pool, please ensure to follow the below-listed steps:

1. Navigate to the **Job Scheduling** service in the Catalyst console. 
![job-scheduling](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/tutorials/cron/job-scheduling.webp) 

2. Navigate to **Job Pool** under the **Job Source** section and click **Create Job Pool**. 
![job-pool](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/tutorials/cron/job-pool.webp)
In the pop-up window, provide the Job Pool name as **"News"** and select the Job Pool Type as **Function** (this is typically the job function we will be configuring in [Step 5](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/tutorials/newsapp/nodejs/configure-job-function)). You can select the required compute memory for the function. In our case, as an upper limit you can select up to 2GB and click **Create**.
![create-job-pool](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/tutorials/cron/news-app-job-pool-creation-pop-up.webp) 

The job pool is now created. 

![job-pool-id](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/tutorials/cron/job-pool-creation-success.webp)