update

backend/src/jobs/notification-generation.job.ts

@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ import nextcloudService from '../services/nextcloud.service';
 import logger from '../utils/logger';
 
 const INTERVAL_MS = 15 * 60 * 1000; // 15 minutes
-const NEXTCLOUD_INTERVAL_MS = 2 * 60 * 1000; // 2 minutes
+const NEXTCLOUD_INTERVAL_MS = 5 * 60 * 1000; // 5 minutes — keep reasonable to avoid rate-limiting
+const NEXTCLOUD_BATCH_DELAY_MS = 300; // ms between user batches to avoid hammering Nextcloud
+const STARTUP_DELAY_MS = 30 * 1000; // 30 seconds — avoid burst on container restart
 const ATEMSCHUTZ_THRESHOLD = 60; // days
 
 let jobInterval: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null;
@@ -267,6 +269,9 @@ async function generateNextcloudTalkNotifications(): Promise<void> {
   const users = usersResult.rows;
 
   for (let i = 0; i < users.length; i += NEXTCLOUD_BATCH_SIZE) {
+    if (i > 0) {
+      await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, NEXTCLOUD_BATCH_DELAY_MS));
+    }
     const batch = users.slice(i, i + NEXTCLOUD_BATCH_SIZE);
     await Promise.allSettled(batch.map((user) => processNextcloudUser(user)));
   }
@@ -318,9 +323,11 @@ export function startNotificationJob(): void {
     return;
   }
 
-  // Run both once on startup, then repeat on separate intervals.
+  // Run main job once on startup, then repeat.
   runNotificationGeneration();
-  runNextcloudNotificationGeneration();
+
+  // Delay initial Nextcloud run to avoid a burst on container restart.
+  setTimeout(() => runNextcloudNotificationGeneration(), STARTUP_DELAY_MS);
 
   jobInterval = setInterval(() => {
     runNotificationGeneration();