diff --git a/bookwyrm/forms.py b/bookwyrm/forms.py
index 7ae4e446f..00e6d5d8c 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/forms.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/forms.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from django.forms import ModelForm, PasswordInput, widgets, ChoiceField
 from django.forms.widgets import Textarea
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
+from django_celery_beat.models import IntervalSchedule
 
 from bookwyrm import models
 from bookwyrm.models.fields import ClearableFileInputWithWarning
@@ -556,3 +557,9 @@ class AutoModRuleForm(CustomForm):
     class Meta:
         model = models.AutoMod
         fields = ["string_match", "flag_users", "flag_statuses", "created_by"]
+
+
+class IntervalScheduleForm(CustomForm):
+    class Meta:
+        model = IntervalSchedule
+        fields = ["every", "period"]
diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/antispam.py b/bookwyrm/models/antispam.py
index f506b6f19..bce02780d 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/antispam.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/antispam.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class AutoMod(models.Model):
 @app.task(queue="low_priority")
 def automod_task():
     """Create reports"""
+    print("TASK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!")
     if not AutoMod.objects.exists():
         return
     reporter = AutoMod.objects.first().created_by
diff --git a/bookwyrm/settings.py b/bookwyrm/settings.py
index 5d4eb7812..16e5ccb30 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/settings.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/settings.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     "sass_processor",
     "bookwyrm",
     "celery",
-    'django_celery_beat',
+    "django_celery_beat",
     "imagekit",
     "storages",
 ]
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/settings/automod/rules.html b/bookwyrm/templates/settings/automod/rules.html
index 8205b3d71..2a28cb641 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/settings/automod/rules.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/settings/automod/rules.html
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {% extends 'settings/layout.html' %}
 {% load i18n %}
+{% load humanize %}
 {% load utilities %}
 
 {% block title %}
@@ -16,12 +17,46 @@
     <p>
         {% trans "Auto-moderation rules will create reports for any local user or status with fields matching the provided string." %}
         {% trans "Users or statuses that have already been reported (regardless of whether the report was resolved) will not be flagged." %}
-        {% trans "At this time, reports are <em>not</em> being generated automatically, and you must manually trigger a scan." %}
     </p>
-    <form name="run-scan" method="POST" action="{% url 'settings-automod-run' %}">
+    {% if task %}
+    <dl>
+        <dt class="is-pulled-left mr-5 has-text-weight-bold">
+            {% trans "Schedule:" %}
+        </dt>
+        <dd>
+            {{ task.schedule }}
+        </dd>
+
+        <dt class="is-pulled-left mr-5 has-text-weight-bold">
+            {% trans "Last run:" %}
+        </dt>
+        <dd>
+            {{ task.last_run_at|naturaltime }}
+        </dd>
+
+        <dt class="is-pulled-left mr-5 has-text-weight-bold">
+            {% trans "Total run count:" %}
+        </dt>
+        <dd>
+            {{ task.total_run_count }}
+        </dd>
+
+        <dt class="is-pulled-left mr-5 has-text-weight-bold">
+            {% trans "Enabled:" %}
+        </dt>
+        <dd>
+            <span class="tag {% if task.enabled %}is-success{% else %}is-danger{% endif %}">
+                {{ task.enabled|yesno }}
+            </span>
+        </dd>
+    </dl>
+    {% else %}
+    <form name="schedule-scan" method="POST" action="{% url 'settings-automod-schedule' %}">
         {% csrf_token %}
-        <button class="button is-warning">{% trans "Run scan" %}</button>
+        {{ task_form.as_p }}
+        <button class="button is-warning">{% trans "Schedule scan" %}</button>
     </form>
+    {% endif %}
 </div>
 
 {% if success %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/urls.py b/bookwyrm/urls.py
index d2caa76ea..5abe7ac2e 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/urls.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/urls.py
@@ -217,11 +217,18 @@ urlpatterns = [
     # auto-moderation rules
     re_path(r"^settings/automod/?$", views.AutoMod.as_view(), name="settings-automod"),
     re_path(
-        r"^settings/automod/(?P<rule_id>\d+)/delete?$",
+        r"^settings/automod/(?P<rule_id>\d+)/delete/?$",
         views.automod_delete,
         name="settings-automod-delete",
     ),
-    re_path(r"^settings/automod/run?$", views.run_automod, name="settings-automod-run"),
+    re_path(
+        r"^settings/automod/schedule/?$",
+        views.schedule_automod_task,
+        name="settings-automod-schedule",
+    ),
+    re_path(
+        r"^settings/automod/run/?$", views.run_automod, name="settings-automod-run"
+    ),
     # moderation
     re_path(
         r"^settings/reports/?$", views.ReportsAdmin.as_view(), name="settings-reports"
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py b/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
index 76e9ff024..aa4d72999 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # site admin
 from .admin.announcements import Announcements, Announcement
 from .admin.announcements import EditAnnouncement, delete_announcement
-from .admin.automod import AutoMod, automod_delete, run_automod
+from .admin.automod import AutoMod, automod_delete, run_automod, schedule_automod_task
 from .admin.dashboard import Dashboard
 from .admin.federation import Federation, FederatedServer
 from .admin.federation import AddFederatedServer, ImportServerBlocklist
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/admin/automod.py b/bookwyrm/views/admin/automod.py
index d9901d01c..fbe6408c6 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/admin/automod.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/admin/automod.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 """ moderation via flagged posts and users """
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required, permission_required
+from django.db import transaction
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, redirect
 from django.template.response import TemplateResponse
 from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
 from django.views import View
 from django.views.decorators.http import require_POST
+from django_celery_beat.models import PeriodicTask
 
 from bookwyrm import forms, models
 
@@ -24,8 +26,9 @@ class AutoMod(View):
 
     def get(self, request):
         """view rules"""
-        data = {"rules": models.AutoMod.objects.all(), "form": forms.AutoModRuleForm()}
-        return TemplateResponse(request, "settings/automod/rules.html", data)
+        return TemplateResponse(
+            request, "settings/automod/rules.html", automod_view_data()
+        )
 
     def post(self, request):
         """add rule"""
@@ -35,14 +38,32 @@ class AutoMod(View):
             form.save()
             form = forms.AutoModRuleForm()
 
-        data = {
-            "rules": models.AutoMod.objects.all(),
-            "form": form,
-            "success": success,
-        }
+        data = automod_view_data()
+        data["form"] = form
         return TemplateResponse(request, "settings/automod/rules.html", data)
 
 
+@require_POST
+@permission_required("bookwyrm.moderate_user", raise_exception=True)
+@permission_required("bookwyrm.moderate_post", raise_exception=True)
+def schedule_automod_task(request):
+    """scheduler"""
+    form = forms.IntervalScheduleForm(request.POST)
+    if not form.is_valid():
+        data = automod_view_data()
+        data["task_form"] = form
+        return TemplateResponse(request, "settings/automod/rules.html", data)
+
+    with transaction.atomic():
+        schedule = form.save()
+        PeriodicTask.objects.get_or_create(
+            interval=schedule,
+            name="automod-task",
+            task="bookwyrm.models.antispam.automod_task",
+        )
+    return redirect("settings-automod")
+
+
 @require_POST
 @permission_required("bookwyrm.moderate_user", raise_exception=True)
 @permission_required("bookwyrm.moderate_post", raise_exception=True)
@@ -62,3 +83,18 @@ def run_automod(request):
     """run scan"""
     models.automod_task.delay()
     return redirect("settings-automod")
+
+
+def automod_view_data():
+    """helper to get data used in the template"""
+    try:
+        task = PeriodicTask.objects.get(name="automod-task")
+    except PeriodicTask.DoesNotExist:
+        task = None
+
+    return {
+        "task": task,
+        "task_form": forms.IntervalScheduleForm(),
+        "rules": models.AutoMod.objects.all(),
+        "form": forms.AutoModRuleForm(),
+    }
diff --git a/celerywyrm/settings.py b/celerywyrm/settings.py
index bd7805e51..35eb3933f 100644
--- a/celerywyrm/settings.py
+++ b/celerywyrm/settings.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # pylint: disable=unused-wildcard-import
 from bookwyrm.settings import *
 
+# pylint: disable=line-too-long
 REDIS_BROKER_PASSWORD = requests.utils.quote(env("REDIS_BROKER_PASSWORD", None))
 REDIS_BROKER_HOST = env("REDIS_BROKER_HOST", "redis_broker")
 REDIS_BROKER_PORT = env("REDIS_BROKER_PORT", 6379)
@@ -16,6 +17,10 @@ CELERY_DEFAULT_QUEUE = "low_priority"
 CELERY_ACCEPT_CONTENT = ["json"]
 CELERY_TASK_SERIALIZER = "json"
 CELERY_RESULT_SERIALIZER = "json"
+
+CELERY_BEAT_SCHEDULER = "django_celery_beat.schedulers:DatabaseScheduler"
+CELERY_TIMEZONE = env("TIME_ZONE", "UTC")
+
 FLOWER_PORT = env("FLOWER_PORT")
 
 INSTALLED_APPS = INSTALLED_APPS + [