diff --git a/bookwyrm/forms/admin.py b/bookwyrm/forms/admin.py
index 6b2984b3b..4141327d3 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/forms/admin.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/forms/admin.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from django import forms
 from django.forms import widgets
 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 .custom_form import CustomForm
@@ -127,3 +128,14 @@ 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"]
+
+        widgets = {
+            "every": forms.NumberInput(attrs={"aria-describedby": "desc_every"}),
+            "period": forms.Select(attrs={"aria-describedby": "desc_period"}),
+        }
diff --git a/bookwyrm/settings.py b/bookwyrm/settings.py
index 5ab3c7a13..ec30bd678 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/settings.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/settings.py
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     "sass_processor",
     "bookwyrm",
     "celery",
+    "django_celery_beat",
     "imagekit",
     "storages",
 ]
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/settings/automod/rules.html b/bookwyrm/templates/settings/automod/rules.html
index 8205b3d71..ef0a49beb 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 +17,81 @@
     <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' %}">
+</div>
+<div class="box block">
+    {% if task %}
+    <dl class="block">
+        <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>
+
+    <div class="is-flex is-justify-content-space-between block">
+        <form name="unschedule-scan" method="POST" action="{% url 'settings-automod-unschedule' task.id %}">
+            {% csrf_token %}
+            <button class="button is-danger">{% trans "Delete schedule" %}</button>
+        </form>
+        <form name="run-scan" method="POST" action="{% url 'settings-automod-run' %}">
+            {% csrf_token %}
+            <button class="button">{% trans "Run now" %}</button>
+            <p class="help">{% trans "Last run date will not be updated" %}</p>
+        </form>
+    </div>
+
+    {% else %}
+    <h2 class="title is-4">{% trans "Schedule scan" %}</h2>
+    <form name="schedule-scan" method="POST" action="{% url 'settings-automod-schedule' %}">
         {% csrf_token %}
-        <button class="button is-warning">{% trans "Run scan" %}</button>
+        <div class="field">
+            <label class="label" for="id_every">
+                {{ task_form.every.label }}
+            </label>
+            {{ task_form.every }}
+            <p class="help" id="desc_every">
+                {{ task_form.every.help_text }}
+            </p>
+        </div>
+        <div class="field">
+            <label class="label" for="id_period">
+            {{ task_form.period.label }}
+            </label>
+            <div class="select">
+                {{ task_form.period }}
+            </div>
+            <p class="help" id="desc_period">
+                {{ task_form.period.help_text }}
+            </p>
+        </div>
+        <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 4d7f503f3..82039394d 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/urls.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/urls.py
@@ -233,11 +233,23 @@ 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/?$",
+        views.schedule_automod_task,
+        name="settings-automod-schedule",
+    ),
+    re_path(
+        r"^settings/automod/unschedule/(?P<task_id>\d+)/?$",
+        views.unschedule_automod_task,
+        name="settings-automod-unschedule",
+    ),
+    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 d257d327e..032b2371f 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 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 schedule_automod_task, unschedule_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..f8c3e8e67 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"""
@@ -35,22 +38,49 @@ 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)
+# pylint: disable=unused-argument
+def unschedule_automod_task(request, task_id):
+    """unscheduler"""
+    get_object_or_404(PeriodicTask, id=task_id).delete()
+    return redirect("settings-automod")
+
+
 @require_POST
 @permission_required("bookwyrm.moderate_user", raise_exception=True)
 @permission_required("bookwyrm.moderate_post", raise_exception=True)
 # pylint: disable=unused-argument
 def automod_delete(request, rule_id):
     """Remove a rule"""
-    rule = get_object_or_404(models.AutoMod, id=rule_id)
-    rule.delete()
+    get_object_or_404(models.AutoMod, id=rule_id).delete()
     return redirect("settings-automod")
 
 
@@ -62,3 +92,18 @@ 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/bw-dev b/bw-dev
index b4b8cc0d3..9751219a7 100755
--- a/bw-dev
+++ b/bw-dev
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ case "$CMD" in
         ;;
     setup)
         migrate
+        migrate django_celery_beat
         initdb
         runweb python manage.py collectstatic --no-input
         admin_code
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 + [
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 0994aa00f..e45cae0d1 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,19 @@ services:
       - db
       - redis_broker
     restart: on-failure
+  celery_beat:
+    env_file: .env
+    build: .
+    networks:
+      - main
+    command: celery -A celerywyrm beat -l INFO --scheduler django_celery_beat.schedulers:DatabaseScheduler
+    volumes:
+      - .:/app
+      - static_volume:/app/static
+      - media_volume:/app/images
+    depends_on:
+      - celery_worker
+    restart: on-failure
   flower:
     build: .
     command: celery -A celerywyrm flower --basic_auth=${FLOWER_USER}:${FLOWER_PASSWORD}
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 26582e00d..8eb44d958 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 celery==5.2.2
 colorthief==0.2.1
 Django==3.2.12
+django-celery-beat==2.2.1
 django-compressor==2.4.1
 django-imagekit==4.1.0
 django-model-utils==4.0.0