# Scheduled scaling

> An Autoscaler adds copies before the known daily peak, so the copies are warm when it arrives.

## Prerequisites

Research these first: [Autoscaling](https://wiki.playquorum.dev/research/autoscaling.md).

## Engineering terms

- [Autoscaling](https://wiki.playquorum.dev/glossary/autoscaling.md)
- [Diurnal traffic](https://wiki.playquorum.dev/glossary/diurnal-traffic.md)

## Facts

Scheduled scaling
- **Track:** Infrastructure
- **Era:** [Series B](https://wiki.playquorum.dev/eras/series-b.md)
- **Cost:** 3.00k 3.00k 3.00k
- **Requires:** [Autoscaling](https://wiki.playquorum.dev/research/autoscaling.md)

## See also

- [Research tree](https://wiki.playquorum.dev/research.md)

Source: https://wiki.playquorum.dev/research/scheduled-scaling