diff --git a/app/api/companies/process/route.ts b/app/api/companies/process/route.ts
index f896e12..4e9c112 100644
--- a/app/api/companies/process/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/companies/process/route.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import { createPlatform } from '@/lib/hiring-platforms/registry'
 
 import { logger } from '@/lib/logger'
 import type { NonNullableProperty } from '@/lib/types/utils'
-import { StatusCodes } from 'http-status-codes'
+import { ReasonPhrases, StatusCodes } from 'http-status-codes'
+import { headers } from 'next/headers'
 
 // TODO: Express this through type also, on a lower level
 const isHiringPlatform = (
@@ -12,7 +13,21 @@ const isHiringPlatform = (
 ): company is NonNullableProperty<SelectCompany, 'hiringPlatform'> =>
   company.trackerType === 'hiring_platform'
 
-export const POST = async () => {
+export const GET = async () => {
+  const headerList = headers()
+  const auth = headerList.get('Authorization')
+
+  if (auth !== `Bearer ${process.env.CRON_SECRET}`) {
+    return Response.json(
+      {
+        message: ReasonPhrases.UNAUTHORIZED,
+      },
+      {
+        status: StatusCodes.UNAUTHORIZED,
+      },
+    )
+  }
+
   logger.info('Processing companies and fetching jobs')
 
   try {
diff --git a/middleware.ts b/middleware.ts
index b9a6451..11fc89f 100644
--- a/middleware.ts
+++ b/middleware.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { clerkMiddleware, createRouteMatcher } from '@clerk/nextjs/server'
 
-const isPublic = createRouteMatcher([])
+const isPublic = createRouteMatcher(['/api/companies/process'])
 
 export default clerkMiddleware((auth, request) => {
   if (!isPublic(request)) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 83afef1..c57fb53 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "PORT=4000 next dev | pino-pretty",
     "build": "next build",
+    "build:vercel": "bun db:migrate && next build",
     "start": "next start",
     "lint": "next lint",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
diff --git a/vercel.json b/vercel.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..666afe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vercel.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "crons": [
+    {
+      "path": "/api/companies/process",
+      "schedule": "0 10 * * *"
+    }
+  ]
+}