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Run Django Management Command

How to run a custom Django management command via cron.

To run Django commands from cron, you typically need to activate your Python virtual environment first. This example activates the environment and then executes a custom management command defined in your Django app.

Cron Schedule

Every Hour0 * * * *

Runs at minute 0 of every hour (e.g., 1:00, 2:00, 3:00...).

Learn more about Every Hour

Command to Run

Copy and paste this command into your crontab or automation script

source /path/to/venv/bin/activate && python manage.py my_custom_command

This command will run according to the cron schedule above.

Implementation Examples

Here are code examples for implementing this cron job in different programming languages:

Unix/Linux Crontab0 * * * * /path/to/script.sh

Python (with schedule library)schedule.every().hour.do(job)

Node.js (with node-cron)

cron.schedule('0 * * * *', () => {
  console.log('Running every hour');
});

Go (with robfig/cron)c.AddFunc("0 * * * *", func() { fmt.Println("Run every hour") })

GitHub Actions Workflow- cron: "0 * * * *"

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