import net.liftweb.util.ActorPing import net.liftweb.common.Logger class Boot extends Logger { def boot { // where to search snippet LiftRules.addToPackages("your.package") ... val myActor = new MyActor myActor ! Msg ... } } class MyActor extends LiftActor with Logger { override def messageHandler = { case Msg => info("hello") ActorPing.schedule(this, Msg, 15 minutes) } } case object Msg