# Create job

This how-to guide will show you how to create a Nais manifest for your [job](/workloads/job.md).

## Setup

Inside your job repository, create a `.nais`-folder.

```bash
cd <MY-JOB>
mkdir .nais
```

Create a file called `job.yaml` in the `.nais`-folder.

```bash
touch .nais/job.yaml
```

## Define your job

Below is a basic example of an job manifest.

Add the following content to the file, and insert the appropriate values in the placeholders on the highlighted lines:

> **.nais/app.yaml**
> ```yaml
> apiVersion: nais.io/v1
> kind: Naisjob
> metadata:
>   labels:
>     team: <MY-TEAM>
>   name: <MY-JOB>
>   namespace: <MY-TEAM>
> spec:
>   schedule: "0 * * * *" # Runs every hour
>   image: {{image}} # Placeholder variable to be replaced by the CI/CD pipeline
>   resources:
>     requests:
>       cpu: 200m
>       memory: 128Mi
> ```

This job manifest will run your code every hour. If you want to run your job only once, you can remove the `schedule` field.

## Related pages

🎯 [Build and deploy your job to Nais](/build/how-to/build-and-deploy.md).

📚 [Job spec reference](/workloads/job/reference/spec.md).

📚 [Complete job example](/workloads/job/reference/example.md).