From 8b13748f1315c8ab2486c9aa0dd62abc18619e3b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: R0m1k3 <michaelschal@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:59:17 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(analytics): reduce sync to 2x/day, remove frontend
 polling for cleaner charts

---
 client/src/components/analytics/AnalyticsDashboard.tsx | 5 ++---
 server/cron.ts                                         | 6 +++---
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/client/src/components/analytics/AnalyticsDashboard.tsx b/client/src/components/analytics/AnalyticsDashboard.tsx
index e718a4f..002caac 100644
--- a/client/src/components/analytics/AnalyticsDashboard.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/analytics/AnalyticsDashboard.tsx
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import { apiRequest } from '@/lib/queryClient';
 import { useToast } from '@/hooks/use-toast';
 import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader, CardTitle } from '@/components/ui/card';
 
-/** Maximum staleness before triggering an auto-refresh (6 hours in ms). */
-const STALE_THRESHOLD_MS = 6 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+/** Maximum staleness before triggering an auto-refresh (12 hours in ms). */
+const STALE_THRESHOLD_MS = 12 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
 
 export function AnalyticsDashboard() {
     const [selectedPageId, setSelectedPageId] = useState<string | null>(null);
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ export function AnalyticsDashboard() {
     const { data: history = [], isLoading: isLoadingHistory } = useQuery<any[]>({
         queryKey: [`/api/analytics/pages/${selectedPageId}/history`],
         enabled: !!selectedPageId,
-        refetchInterval: 30_000, // Poll every 30 seconds
     });
 
     // Refresh Mutation
diff --git a/server/cron.ts b/server/cron.ts
index 27e0f08..3e9ae47 100644
--- a/server/cron.ts
+++ b/server/cron.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ export function startTokenCron() {
     });
     console.log('[Cron] Token refresh job scheduled (0 0 * * *).');
 
-    // Run every 6 hours — Analytics sync for all pages
-    cron.schedule('0 */6 * * *', async () => {
+    // Run twice daily (08:00 and 20:00) — Analytics sync for all pages
+    cron.schedule('0 8,20 * * *', async () => {
         console.log('[Cron] Running analytics sync for all pages...');
         try {
             await AnalyticsService.syncAllPages();
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ export function startTokenCron() {
             console.error('[Cron] Analytics sync failed:', error);
         }
     });
-    console.log('[Cron] Analytics sync job scheduled (0 */6 * * *).');
+    console.log('[Cron] Analytics sync job scheduled (0 8,20 * * *).');
 }