diff --git a/cmd.go b/cmd.go
index fdc08f3..369fe44 100644
--- a/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd.go
@@ -14,48 +14,80 @@ var (
 	debug bool
 )
 
-func newCmd(args []string) *cobra.Command {
-	root := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   filepath.Base(args[0]),
-		Short: "Manage the opensvc collector infrastructure components.",
-		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			if debug {
-				slog.SetLogLoggerLevel(slog.LevelDebug)
-			}
-
-			logConfigDir()
-			if err := initConfig(); err != nil {
+func cmdWorker() *cobra.Command {
+	var maxRunners int
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "worker",
+		Short: "run jobs from a list of queues",
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if err := setup(); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			logConfigFileUsed()
-			slog.Info(fmt.Sprintf("oc3 vesion: %s", version.Version()))
-			return nil
+			return work(maxRunners, args)
 		},
 	}
+	cmd.Flags().IntVar(&maxRunners, "runners", 1, "maximun number of worker job runners")
+	return cmd
+}
 
-	root.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&debug, "debug", false, "set log level to debug")
-
-	apiCmd := cobra.Command{
+func cmdAPI() *cobra.Command {
+	return &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "api",
 		Short: "serve the collector api",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if err := setup(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 			return listen()
 		},
 	}
+}
 
-	var maxRunners int
-	workerCmd := cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "worker",
-		Short: "run jobs from a list of queues",
+func cmdScheduler() *cobra.Command {
+	return &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "scheduler",
+		Short: "start running db maintenance tasks",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			return work(maxRunners, args)
+			return schedule()
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func cmdVersion() *cobra.Command {
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "version",
+		Short: "display the oc3 version",
+		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			fmt.Println(version.Version())
 		},
 	}
-	workerCmd.Flags().IntVar(&maxRunners, "runners", 1, "maximun number of worker job runners")
+	return cmd
+}
 
-	root.AddCommand(
-		&apiCmd,
-		&workerCmd,
+func cmdRoot(args []string) *cobra.Command {
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   filepath.Base(args[0]),
+		Short: "Manage the opensvc collector infrastructure components.",
+	}
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&debug, "debug", false, "set log level to debug")
+	cmd.AddCommand(
+		cmdAPI(),
+		cmdScheduler(),
+		cmdVersion(),
+		cmdWorker(),
 	)
-	return root
+	return cmd
+}
+
+func setup() error {
+	if debug {
+		slog.SetLogLoggerLevel(slog.LevelDebug)
+	}
+	logConfigDir()
+	if err := initConfig(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	logConfigFileUsed()
+	slog.Info(fmt.Sprintf("oc3 version: %s", version.Version()))
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/conf.go b/conf.go
index e29cc1b..2329090 100644
--- a/conf.go
+++ b/conf.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	configCandidateDirs = []string{"/etc/oc3/", "$HOME/.oc3/", "./"}
+	configCandidateDirs = []string{"/etc/oc3/", "$HOME/.config/oc3", "./"}
 )
 
 func logConfigDir() {
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ func initConfig() error {
 	// config file
 	viper.SetConfigName("config")
 	viper.SetConfigType("yaml")
-	viper.AddConfigPath("/etc/oc3")
-	viper.AddConfigPath("$HOME/.oc3")
-	viper.AddConfigPath(".")
+	for _, d := range configCandidateDirs {
+		viper.AddConfigPath(d)
+	}
 	if err := viper.ReadInConfig(); err != nil {
 		if _, ok := err.(viper.ConfigFileNotFoundError); !ok {
 			return err
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 3c08b26..da79882 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import (
 
 // cmd parses the command line and run the selected component.
 func cmd(args []string) error {
-	root := newCmd(args)
-	return root.Execute()
+	cmd := cmdRoot(args)
+	return cmd.Execute()
 }
 
 // main is the program entrypoint. It's the only function using os.Exit, so
diff --git a/pprof.go b/pprof.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2a2e29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pprof.go
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func pprofUx(p string) error {
+	slog.Info(fmt.Sprintf("pprof ux listener on %s", p))
+	if err := os.RemoveAll(p); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	listener, err := net.Listen("unix", p)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	go func() {
+		server := http.Server{}
+		if err := server.Serve(listener); err != nil {
+			slog.Error(fmt.Sprintf("pprof ux listener on %s: %s", p, err))
+		}
+	}()
+	return nil
+}
+
+func pprofInet(addr string) error {
+	slog.Info(fmt.Sprintf("pprof inet listener on %s", addr))
+	c := make(chan any)
+	go func() {
+		err := http.ListenAndServe(addr, nil)
+		select {
+		case c <- err:
+		default:
+		}
+	}()
+	select {
+	case i := <-c:
+		err, ok := i.(error)
+		if ok {
+			return err
+		}
+	case <-time.After(100 * time.Millisecond):
+		// don't wait for future errors
+		return nil
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/scheduler.go b/scheduler.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..188137f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scheduler.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/opensvc/oc3/scheduler"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+)
+
+func schedule() error {
+	if err := setup(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	db, err := newDatabase()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if viper.GetBool("scheduler.pprof.enable") {
+		if p := viper.GetString("scheduler.pprof.uxsocket"); p != "" {
+			if err := pprofUx(p); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		if addr := viper.GetString("scheduler.pprof.addr"); addr != "" {
+			if err := pprofInet(addr); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if viper.GetBool("scheduler.metrics.enable") {
+		addr := viper.GetString("scheduler.metrics.addr")
+		slog.Info(fmt.Sprintf("metrics listener on http://%s/metrics", addr))
+		http.Handle("/metrics", promhttp.Handler())
+		go func() {
+			_ = http.ListenAndServe(addr, nil)
+		}()
+	}
+	sched := &scheduler.Scheduler{
+		DB: db,
+	}
+	return sched.Run()
+}
diff --git a/scheduler/db_actions.go b/scheduler/db_actions.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f0e82e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scheduler/db_actions.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package scheduler
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func (t *Scheduler) TaskRefreshBActionErrors(ctx context.Context) error {
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Minute)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	tx, err := t.DB.BeginTx(ctx, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer tx.Rollback()
+
+	_, err = tx.ExecContext(ctx, "TRUNCATE b_action_errors")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	sql := `INSERT INTO b_action_errors (
+             SELECT NULL, a.svc_id, a.node_id, count(a.id)
+             FROM svcactions a
+	     WHERE
+               a.end>date_sub(now(), interval 1 day) AND
+               a.status='err' AND
+               isnull(a.ack) AND
+               a.end IS NOT NULL
+             GROUP BY a.svc_id, a.node_id
+        )`
+
+	_, err = tx.ExecContext(ctx, sql)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return tx.Commit()
+}
diff --git a/scheduler/main.go b/scheduler/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0284391
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scheduler/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+package scheduler
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
+)
+
+type (
+	Scheduler struct {
+		DB *sql.DB
+	}
+
+	Task struct {
+		scheduler *Scheduler
+		name      string
+		fn        func(context.Context) error
+	}
+)
+
+const (
+	taskExecStatusOk     = "ok"
+	taskExecStatusFailed = "failed"
+)
+
+var (
+	taskExecCounter = promauto.NewCounterVec(
+		prometheus.CounterOpts{
+			Namespace: "oc3",
+			Subsystem: "scheduler",
+			Name:      "task_exec_count",
+			Help:      "Task execution counter",
+		},
+		[]string{"desc", "status"},
+	)
+
+	taskExecDuration = promauto.NewHistogramVec(
+		prometheus.HistogramOpts{
+			Namespace: "oc3",
+			Subsystem: "scheduler",
+			Name:      "task_exec_duration_seconds",
+			Help:      "Task execution duration in seconds.",
+			Buckets:   prometheus.DefBuckets,
+		},
+		[]string{"desc", "status"},
+	)
+)
+
+func (t *Task) Run(ctx context.Context) {
+	slog.Info(fmt.Sprintf("%s: exec", t.name))
+	status := taskExecStatusOk
+	begin := time.Now()
+	err := t.fn(ctx)
+	duration := time.Now().Sub(begin)
+	if err != nil {
+		status = taskExecStatusFailed
+		slog.Error(fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s [%s]", t.name, err, duration))
+	} else {
+		slog.Info(fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s [%s]", t.name, status, duration))
+	}
+	taskExecCounter.With(prometheus.Labels{"desc": t.name, "status": status}).Inc()
+	taskExecDuration.With(prometheus.Labels{"desc": t.name, "status": status}).Observe(duration.Seconds())
+}
+
+func (t *Scheduler) NewTask(name string, fn func(context.Context) error) *Task {
+	return &Task{
+		scheduler: t,
+		name:      name,
+		fn:        fn,
+	}
+}
+
+func (t *Scheduler) Run() error {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	tmrHourly := time.NewTicker(time.Hour)
+	defer tmrHourly.Stop()
+	tmrDaily := time.NewTicker(24 * time.Hour)
+	defer tmrDaily.Stop()
+	tmrWeekly := time.NewTicker(7 * 24 * time.Hour)
+	defer tmrWeekly.Stop()
+
+	tmrNow := time.NewTimer(0)
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-tmrNow.C:
+			// Put here what you want to debug upon scheduler startup
+			t.NewTask("TaskRefreshBActionErrors", t.TaskRefreshBActionErrors).Run(ctx)
+			tmrNow.Stop()
+		case <-tmrHourly.C:
+			t.NewTask("TaskRefreshBActionErrors", t.TaskRefreshBActionErrors).Run(ctx)
+		case <-tmrDaily.C:
+		case <-tmrWeekly.C:
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/work.go b/work.go
index 4daaed0..da95886 100644
--- a/work.go
+++ b/work.go
@@ -3,11 +3,8 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
-	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	_ "net/http/pprof"
-	"os"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
@@ -37,19 +34,19 @@ func work(runners int, queues []string) error {
 	}
 	if viper.GetBool("worker.pprof.enable") {
 		if p := viper.GetString("worker.pprof.uxsocket"); p != "" {
-			if err := workerUxPprof(p); err != nil {
+			if err := pprofUx(p); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
 		if addr := viper.GetString("worker.pprof.addr"); addr != "" {
-			if err := workerHttpPprof(addr); err != nil {
+			if err := pprofInet(addr); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
 	}
 	if viper.GetBool("worker.metrics.enable") {
 		addr := viper.GetString("worker.metrics.addr")
-		slog.Info(fmt.Sprintf("metrics listener on %s /metrics", addr))
+		slog.Info(fmt.Sprintf("metrics listener on http://%s/metrics", addr))
 		http.Handle("/metrics", promhttp.Handler())
 		go func() {
 			_ = http.ListenAndServe(addr, nil)
@@ -57,45 +54,3 @@ func work(runners int, queues []string) error {
 	}
 	return w.Run()
 }
-
-func workerUxPprof(p string) error {
-	slog.Info(fmt.Sprintf("pprof listener on %s", p))
-	if err := os.RemoveAll(p); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	listener, err := net.Listen("unix", p)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	go func() {
-		server := http.Server{}
-		if err := server.Serve(listener); err != nil {
-			slog.Error(fmt.Sprintf("worker ux listener: %s", err))
-		}
-	}()
-	return nil
-}
-
-func workerHttpPprof(addr string) error {
-	slog.Info(fmt.Sprintf("pprof listener on %s", addr))
-	c := make(chan any)
-	go func() {
-		err := http.ListenAndServe(addr, nil)
-		slog.Info(fmt.Sprintf("pprof listener on %s", addr))
-		select {
-		case c <- err:
-		default:
-		}
-	}()
-	select {
-	case i := <-c:
-		err, ok := i.(error)
-		if ok {
-			return err
-		}
-	case <-time.After(100 * time.Millisecond):
-		// don't wait for future errors
-		return nil
-	}
-	return nil
-}