diff --git a/migrations/2021-06-05-112912_create_fang_tasks/down.sql b/migrations/2021-06-05-112912_create_fang_tasks/down.sql
index e8becd4..3658a90 100644
--- a/migrations/2021-06-05-112912_create_fang_tasks/down.sql
+++ b/migrations/2021-06-05-112912_create_fang_tasks/down.sql
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 DROP TABLE fang_tasks;
 DROP TYPE fang_task_state;
+
+DROP TABLE fang_periodic_tasks;
diff --git a/migrations/2021-06-05-112912_create_fang_tasks/up.sql b/migrations/2021-06-05-112912_create_fang_tasks/up.sql
index 075415a..a60140d 100644
--- a/migrations/2021-06-05-112912_create_fang_tasks/up.sql
+++ b/migrations/2021-06-05-112912_create_fang_tasks/up.sql
@@ -15,3 +15,16 @@ CREATE TABLE fang_tasks (
 CREATE INDEX fang_tasks_state_index ON fang_tasks(state);
 CREATE INDEX fang_tasks_type_index ON fang_tasks(task_type);
 CREATE INDEX fang_tasks_created_at_index ON fang_tasks(created_at);
+CREATE INDEX fang_tasks_metadata_index ON fang_tasks(metadata);
+
+CREATE TABLE fang_periodic_tasks (
+  id uuid PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT uuid_generate_v4(),
+  metadata jsonb NOT NULL,
+  period_in_seconds INTEGER NOT NULL,
+  scheduled_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE,
+  created_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW(),
+  updated_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX fang_periodic_tasks_scheduled_at_index ON fang_periodic_tasks(scheduled_at);
+CREATE INDEX fang_periodic_tasks_metadata_index ON fang_periodic_tasks(metadata);
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 7d01087..fe20481 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ mod schema;
 
 pub mod executor;
 pub mod postgres;
+pub mod scheduler;
 pub mod worker_pool;
 
 pub use executor::*;
diff --git a/src/postgres.rs b/src/postgres.rs
index 05df5c5..56c8039 100644
--- a/src/postgres.rs
+++ b/src/postgres.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 use crate::executor::Runnable;
+use crate::schema::fang_periodic_tasks;
 use crate::schema::fang_tasks;
 use crate::schema::FangTaskState;
-use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
+use chrono::DateTime;
+use chrono::Duration;
+use chrono::Utc;
 use diesel::pg::PgConnection;
 use diesel::prelude::*;
 use diesel::result::Error;
@@ -21,6 +24,17 @@ pub struct Task {
     pub updated_at: DateTime<Utc>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Queryable, Identifiable, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Clone)]
+#[table_name = "fang_periodic_tasks"]
+pub struct PeriodicTask {
+    pub id: Uuid,
+    pub metadata: serde_json::Value,
+    pub period_in_seconds: i32,
+    pub scheduled_at: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
+    pub created_at: DateTime<Utc>,
+    pub updated_at: DateTime<Utc>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Insertable)]
 #[table_name = "fang_tasks"]
 pub struct NewTask {
@@ -28,6 +42,13 @@ pub struct NewTask {
     pub task_type: String,
 }
 
+#[derive(Insertable)]
+#[table_name = "fang_periodic_tasks"]
+pub struct NewPeriodicTask {
+    pub metadata: serde_json::Value,
+    pub period_in_seconds: i32,
+}
+
 pub struct Postgres {
     pub connection: PgConnection,
 }
@@ -54,12 +75,38 @@ impl Postgres {
     pub fn push_task(&self, job: &dyn Runnable) -> Result<Task, Error> {
         let json_job = serde_json::to_value(job).unwrap();
 
-        let new_task = NewTask {
-            metadata: json_job,
-            task_type: job.task_type(),
-        };
+        match self.find_task_by_metadata(&json_job) {
+            Some(task) => Ok(task),
+            None => {
+                let new_task = NewTask {
+                    metadata: json_job.clone(),
+                    task_type: job.task_type(),
+                };
+                self.insert(&new_task)
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
-        self.insert(&new_task)
+    pub fn push_periodic_task(
+        &self,
+        job: &dyn Runnable,
+        period: i32,
+    ) -> Result<PeriodicTask, Error> {
+        let json_job = serde_json::to_value(job).unwrap();
+
+        match self.find_periodic_task_by_metadata(&json_job) {
+            Some(task) => Ok(task),
+            None => {
+                let new_task = NewPeriodicTask {
+                    metadata: json_job,
+                    period_in_seconds: period,
+                };
+
+                diesel::insert_into(fang_periodic_tasks::table)
+                    .values(new_task)
+                    .get_result::<PeriodicTask>(&self.connection)
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn enqueue_task(job: &dyn Runnable) -> Result<Task, Error> {
@@ -101,6 +148,50 @@ impl Postgres {
             .ok()
     }
 
+    pub fn find_periodic_task_by_id(&self, id: Uuid) -> Option<PeriodicTask> {
+        fang_periodic_tasks::table
+            .filter(fang_periodic_tasks::id.eq(id))
+            .first::<PeriodicTask>(&self.connection)
+            .ok()
+    }
+
+    pub fn fetch_periodic_tasks(&self, error_margin_seconds: i64) -> Option<Vec<PeriodicTask>> {
+        let current_time = Self::current_time();
+
+        let low_limit = current_time - Duration::seconds(error_margin_seconds);
+        let high_limit = current_time + Duration::seconds(error_margin_seconds);
+
+        fang_periodic_tasks::table
+            .filter(
+                fang_periodic_tasks::scheduled_at
+                    .gt(low_limit)
+                    .and(fang_periodic_tasks::scheduled_at.lt(high_limit)),
+            )
+            .or_filter(fang_periodic_tasks::scheduled_at.is_null())
+            .load::<PeriodicTask>(&self.connection)
+            .ok()
+    }
+
+    pub fn schedule_next_task_execution(&self, task: &PeriodicTask) -> Result<PeriodicTask, Error> {
+        let current_time = Self::current_time();
+        let scheduled_at = current_time + Duration::seconds(task.period_in_seconds.into());
+
+        diesel::update(task)
+            .set((
+                fang_periodic_tasks::scheduled_at.eq(scheduled_at),
+                fang_periodic_tasks::updated_at.eq(current_time),
+            ))
+            .get_result::<PeriodicTask>(&self.connection)
+    }
+
+    pub fn remove_all_tasks(&self) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+        diesel::delete(fang_tasks::table).execute(&self.connection)
+    }
+
+    pub fn remove_all_periodic_tasks(&self) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+        diesel::delete(fang_periodic_tasks::table).execute(&self.connection)
+    }
+
     pub fn remove_task(&self, id: Uuid) -> Result<usize, Error> {
         let query = fang_tasks::table.filter(fang_tasks::id.eq(id));
 
@@ -172,19 +263,41 @@ impl Postgres {
             .get_result::<Task>(&self.connection)
             .ok()
     }
+
+    fn find_periodic_task_by_metadata(&self, metadata: &serde_json::Value) -> Option<PeriodicTask> {
+        fang_periodic_tasks::table
+            .filter(fang_periodic_tasks::metadata.eq(metadata))
+            .first::<PeriodicTask>(&self.connection)
+            .ok()
+    }
+
+    fn find_task_by_metadata(&self, metadata: &serde_json::Value) -> Option<Task> {
+        fang_tasks::table
+            .filter(fang_tasks::metadata.eq(metadata))
+            .filter(
+                fang_tasks::state
+                    .eq(FangTaskState::New)
+                    .or(fang_tasks::state.eq(FangTaskState::InProgress)),
+            )
+            .first::<Task>(&self.connection)
+            .ok()
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod postgres_tests {
     use super::NewTask;
+    use super::PeriodicTask;
     use super::Postgres;
     use super::Task;
     use crate::executor::Error as ExecutorError;
     use crate::executor::Runnable;
+    use crate::schema::fang_periodic_tasks;
     use crate::schema::fang_tasks;
     use crate::schema::FangTaskState;
     use crate::typetag;
     use crate::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+    use chrono::prelude::*;
     use chrono::{DateTime, Duration, Utc};
     use diesel::connection::Connection;
     use diesel::prelude::*;
@@ -312,6 +425,174 @@ mod postgres_tests {
         });
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn push_task_does_not_insert_the_same_task() {
+        let postgres = Postgres::new();
+
+        postgres.connection.test_transaction::<(), Error, _>(|| {
+            let job = Job { number: 10 };
+            let task2 = postgres.push_task(&job).unwrap();
+
+            let task1 = postgres.push_task(&job).unwrap();
+
+            assert_eq!(task1.id, task2.id);
+
+            Ok(())
+        });
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn push_periodic_task() {
+        let postgres = Postgres::new();
+
+        postgres.connection.test_transaction::<(), Error, _>(|| {
+            let job = Job { number: 10 };
+            let task = postgres.push_periodic_task(&job, 60).unwrap();
+
+            assert_eq!(task.period_in_seconds, 60);
+            assert!(postgres.find_periodic_task_by_id(task.id).is_some());
+
+            Ok(())
+        });
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn push_periodic_task_returns_existing_job() {
+        let postgres = Postgres::new();
+
+        postgres.connection.test_transaction::<(), Error, _>(|| {
+            let job = Job { number: 10 };
+            let task1 = postgres.push_periodic_task(&job, 60).unwrap();
+
+            let task2 = postgres.push_periodic_task(&job, 60).unwrap();
+
+            assert_eq!(task1.id, task2.id);
+
+            Ok(())
+        });
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn fetch_periodic_tasks_fetches_periodic_task_without_scheduled_at() {
+        let postgres = Postgres::new();
+
+        postgres.connection.test_transaction::<(), Error, _>(|| {
+            let job = Job { number: 10 };
+            let task = postgres.push_periodic_task(&job, 60).unwrap();
+
+            let schedule_in_future = Utc::now() + Duration::hours(100);
+
+            insert_periodic_job(
+                serde_json::json!(true),
+                schedule_in_future,
+                100,
+                &postgres.connection,
+            );
+
+            let tasks = postgres.fetch_periodic_tasks(100).unwrap();
+
+            assert_eq!(tasks.len(), 1);
+            assert_eq!(tasks[0].id, task.id);
+
+            Ok(())
+        });
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn schedule_next_task_execution() {
+        let postgres = Postgres::new();
+
+        postgres.connection.test_transaction::<(), Error, _>(|| {
+            let task = insert_periodic_job(
+                serde_json::json!(true),
+                Utc::now(),
+                100,
+                &postgres.connection,
+            );
+
+            let updated_task = postgres.schedule_next_task_execution(&task).unwrap();
+
+            let next_schedule = (task.scheduled_at.unwrap()
+                + Duration::seconds(task.period_in_seconds.into()))
+            .round_subsecs(0);
+
+            assert_eq!(
+                next_schedule,
+                updated_task.scheduled_at.unwrap().round_subsecs(0)
+            );
+
+            Ok(())
+        });
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn remove_all_periodic_tasks() {
+        let postgres = Postgres::new();
+
+        postgres.connection.test_transaction::<(), Error, _>(|| {
+            let task = insert_periodic_job(
+                serde_json::json!(true),
+                Utc::now(),
+                100,
+                &postgres.connection,
+            );
+
+            let result = postgres.remove_all_periodic_tasks().unwrap();
+
+            assert_eq!(1, result);
+
+            assert_eq!(None, postgres.find_periodic_task_by_id(task.id));
+
+            Ok(())
+        });
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn remove_all_tasks() {
+        let postgres = Postgres::new();
+
+        postgres.connection.test_transaction::<(), Error, _>(|| {
+            let task = insert_job(serde_json::json!(true), Utc::now(), &postgres.connection);
+            let result = postgres.remove_all_tasks().unwrap();
+
+            assert_eq!(1, result);
+
+            assert_eq!(None, postgres.find_task_by_id(task.id));
+
+            Ok(())
+        });
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn fetch_periodic_tasks() {
+        let postgres = Postgres::new();
+
+        postgres.connection.test_transaction::<(), Error, _>(|| {
+            let schedule_in_future = Utc::now() + Duration::hours(100);
+
+            insert_periodic_job(
+                serde_json::json!(true),
+                schedule_in_future,
+                100,
+                &postgres.connection,
+            );
+
+            let task = insert_periodic_job(
+                serde_json::json!(true),
+                Utc::now(),
+                100,
+                &postgres.connection,
+            );
+
+            let tasks = postgres.fetch_periodic_tasks(100).unwrap();
+
+            assert_eq!(tasks.len(), 1);
+            assert_eq!(tasks[0].id, task.id);
+
+            Ok(())
+        });
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn remove_task() {
         let postgres = Postgres::new();
@@ -351,13 +632,21 @@ mod postgres_tests {
         let postgres = Postgres::new();
         let timestamp1 = Utc::now() - Duration::hours(40);
 
-        let task1 = insert_job(serde_json::json!(true), timestamp1, &postgres.connection);
+        let task1 = insert_job(
+            serde_json::json!(Job { number: 12 }),
+            timestamp1,
+            &postgres.connection,
+        );
 
         let task1_id = task1.id;
 
         let timestamp2 = Utc::now() - Duration::hours(20);
 
-        let task2 = insert_job(serde_json::json!(false), timestamp2, &postgres.connection);
+        let task2 = insert_job(
+            serde_json::json!(Job { number: 11 }),
+            timestamp2,
+            &postgres.connection,
+        );
 
         let thread = std::thread::spawn(move || {
             let postgres = Postgres::new();
@@ -416,6 +705,22 @@ mod postgres_tests {
             .unwrap()
     }
 
+    fn insert_periodic_job(
+        metadata: serde_json::Value,
+        timestamp: DateTime<Utc>,
+        period_in_seconds: i32,
+        connection: &PgConnection,
+    ) -> PeriodicTask {
+        diesel::insert_into(fang_periodic_tasks::table)
+            .values(&vec![(
+                fang_periodic_tasks::metadata.eq(metadata),
+                fang_periodic_tasks::scheduled_at.eq(timestamp),
+                fang_periodic_tasks::period_in_seconds.eq(period_in_seconds),
+            )])
+            .get_result::<PeriodicTask>(connection)
+            .unwrap()
+    }
+
     fn insert_new_job(connection: &PgConnection) -> Task {
         diesel::insert_into(fang_tasks::table)
             .values(&vec![(fang_tasks::metadata.eq(serde_json::json!(true)),)])
diff --git a/src/scheduler.rs b/src/scheduler.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abcfaea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scheduler.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+use crate::executor::Runnable;
+use crate::postgres::PeriodicTask;
+use crate::postgres::Postgres;
+use std::thread;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+pub struct Scheduler {
+    pub check_period: u64,
+    pub error_margin_seconds: u64,
+    pub postgres: Postgres,
+}
+
+impl Drop for Scheduler {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        Scheduler::start(
+            self.check_period,
+            self.error_margin_seconds,
+            Postgres::new(),
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+impl Scheduler {
+    pub fn start(check_period: u64, error_margin_seconds: u64, postgres: Postgres) {
+        let builder = thread::Builder::new().name("scheduler".to_string());
+
+        builder
+            .spawn(move || {
+                let scheduler = Self::new(check_period, error_margin_seconds, postgres);
+
+                scheduler.schedule_loop();
+            })
+            .unwrap();
+    }
+
+    pub fn new(check_period: u64, error_margin_seconds: u64, postgres: Postgres) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            check_period,
+            postgres,
+            error_margin_seconds,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn schedule_loop(&self) {
+        let sleep_duration = Duration::from_secs(self.check_period);
+
+        loop {
+            self.schedule();
+
+            thread::sleep(sleep_duration);
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn schedule(&self) {
+        if let Some(tasks) = self
+            .postgres
+            .fetch_periodic_tasks(self.error_margin_seconds as i64)
+        {
+            for task in tasks {
+                self.process_task(task);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    fn process_task(&self, task: PeriodicTask) {
+        match task.scheduled_at {
+            None => {
+                self.postgres.schedule_next_task_execution(&task).unwrap();
+            }
+            Some(_) => {
+                let actual_task: Box<dyn Runnable> =
+                    serde_json::from_value(task.metadata.clone()).unwrap();
+
+                self.postgres.push_task(&(*actual_task)).unwrap();
+
+                self.postgres.schedule_next_task_execution(&task).unwrap();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod job_scheduler_tests {
+    use super::Scheduler;
+    use crate::executor::Error;
+    use crate::executor::Runnable;
+    use crate::postgres::Postgres;
+    use crate::postgres::Task;
+    use crate::schema::fang_tasks;
+    use crate::typetag;
+    use crate::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+    use diesel::pg::PgConnection;
+    use diesel::prelude::*;
+    use std::thread;
+    use std::time::Duration;
+
+    #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+    struct ScheduledJob {}
+
+    #[typetag::serde]
+    impl Runnable for ScheduledJob {
+        fn run(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+            Ok(())
+        }
+
+        fn task_type(&self) -> String {
+            "schedule".to_string()
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[ignore]
+    fn schedules_jobs() {
+        let postgres = Postgres::new();
+
+        postgres.push_periodic_task(&ScheduledJob {}, 10).unwrap();
+        Scheduler::start(1, 2, Postgres::new());
+
+        let sleep_duration = Duration::from_secs(15);
+        thread::sleep(sleep_duration);
+
+        let tasks = get_all_tasks(&postgres.connection);
+
+        assert_eq!(1, tasks.len());
+    }
+
+    fn get_all_tasks(conn: &PgConnection) -> Vec<Task> {
+        fang_tasks::table
+            .filter(fang_tasks::task_type.eq("schedule"))
+            .get_results::<Task>(conn)
+            .unwrap()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/schema.rs b/src/schema.rs
index 5a20286..a8cfc78 100644
--- a/src/schema.rs
+++ b/src/schema.rs
@@ -28,3 +28,14 @@ table! {
         updated_at -> Timestamptz,
     }
 }
+
+table! {
+    fang_periodic_tasks (id) {
+        id -> Uuid,
+        metadata -> Jsonb,
+        period_in_seconds -> Int4,
+        scheduled_at -> Nullable<Timestamptz>,
+        created_at -> Timestamptz,
+        updated_at -> Timestamptz,
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/worker_pool.rs b/src/worker_pool.rs
index f00db58..2a32658 100644
--- a/src/worker_pool.rs
+++ b/src/worker_pool.rs
@@ -170,7 +170,10 @@ mod job_pool_tests {
     }
 
     fn get_all_tasks(conn: &PgConnection) -> Vec<Task> {
-        fang_tasks::table.get_results::<Task>(conn).unwrap()
+        fang_tasks::table
+            .filter(fang_tasks::task_type.eq("worker_pool_test"))
+            .get_results::<Task>(conn)
+            .unwrap()
     }
 
     #[typetag::serde]
@@ -186,6 +189,10 @@ mod job_pool_tests {
 
             Ok(())
         }
+
+        fn task_type(&self) -> String {
+            "worker_pool_test".to_string()
+        }
     }
 
     // this test is ignored because it commits data to the db
@@ -200,8 +207,8 @@ mod job_pool_tests {
         worker_params.set_retention_mode(RetentionMode::KeepAll);
         let job_pool = WorkerPool::new_with_params(2, worker_params);
 
-        postgres.push_task(&MyJob::new(0)).unwrap();
-        postgres.push_task(&MyJob::new(0)).unwrap();
+        postgres.push_task(&MyJob::new(100)).unwrap();
+        postgres.push_task(&MyJob::new(200)).unwrap();
 
         job_pool.start();