Cron Recipes

Practical cron job implementations for databases, DevOps, and popular frameworks.

Automate PostgreSQL Backups Daily

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How to schedule a daily PostgreSQL database backup using cron.
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Automate MySQL Backups Daily

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Schedule a daily MySQL database dump using cron.
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Automate MongoDB Backups Daily

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How to schedule a daily MongoDB backup using cron.
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Automate Redis RDB Snapshots

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Schedule a Redis background save (snapshot) via cron.
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PostgreSQL Vacuum Analyze

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Automate PostgreSQL database maintenance with VACUUM ANALYZE.
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Sync Folder to AWS S3

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Cron job to sync local files to an AWS S3 bucket.
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Rsync Incremental Backup

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Schedule secure, incremental backups using rsync.
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Website Uptime Monitoring

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Simple cron job to check if a website is reachable.
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Auto-Renew Let's Encrypt SSL

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Cron job to automatically renew Let's Encrypt SSL certificates.
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Clean Up Unused Docker Resources

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Weekly cron job to remove unused Docker containers and images.
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Clear Linux Page Cache Weekly

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Cron job to clear Linux RAM cache every week for maintenance.
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Delete Old Log Files

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Automated cron task to delete logs older than 30 days.
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Auto-Update System Packages

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Weekly cron job to update Linux system packages.
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Clean Temporary Folder

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Remove temporary files that haven't been accessed in 10 days.
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Run Laravel Task Scheduler

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The standard cron entry required to run Laravel Task Scheduler.
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Run Magento 2 Cron

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Required cron job for Magento 2 e-commerce stores.
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Trigger System WP-Cron

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Optimize WordPress by triggering wp-cron via system cron.
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Trigger Drupal Cron

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Execute Drupal maintenance tasks via Drush.
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Run Django Management Command

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How to run a custom Django management command via cron.
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Run Ruby on Rails Task

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Schedule a Ruby on Rails runner task via cron.
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Trigger Next.js ISR Revalidation

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Cron job to trigger Incremental Static Regeneration in Next.js.
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Run Node.js Script

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Execute a standalone Node.js script using cron.
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Run Python ETL Script

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Schedule a Python data processing script with logging.
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Run Raw PHP Script

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Execute a PHP background worker script.
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Git Auto-Pull (Simple Deploy)

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Periodically pull changes from Git (Simple CI/CD).
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Rotate PM2 Logs

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Flush PM2 logs daily to save disk space.
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Daily NPM Security Audit

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Check project dependencies for security vulnerabilities.
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