In this post, I’ll walk you through an intricate debugging process I faced while integrating APScheduler into a Django REST Framework project and this post came to life "Mastering APScheduler in Django: A Quick Guide aka Instant Maggi Guide to Background Task Scheduling". It all started with the seemingly simple goal of running a background task scheduler, but the journey took several unexpected turns. If you’ve ever faced issues like "Apps aren’t loaded yet" or struggled with initializing schedulers in Django, this post might save you a few hours (or days) of effort. Problem Context We aimed to set up a background scheduler using APScheduler in a Django REST Framework application. The goal was to execute recurring tasks at regular intervals by