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How to create and manage cron jobs

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The cron job manager lets you schedule recurring commands on your server using a visual builder — no need to memorise cron expression syntax.

Steps

1
Open Cron Jobs
Open your server and click "Cron Jobs" in the sidebar.
2
Click Add Cron Job
Click the "Add Cron Job" button.
3
Set the schedule
Use the visual schedule builder to select when the job runs (every minute, hourly, daily, weekly, or a custom interval). You can also switch to "Raw" mode and enter a cron expression directly.
4
Enter the command
Enter the full command to execute. Always use absolute paths — the cron environment does not have the same PATH as your shell session.
```
* * * * * /usr/bin/php /var/www/mysite.com/artisan schedule:run >> /dev/null 2>&1
```
5
Save the cron job
Click "Save". The job appears in the list with its schedule, last run time, and status.
6
Enable or disable
Use the toggle switch to pause a cron job without deleting it. Click "Run Now" to execute it immediately for testing.

Watch out

Cron jobs run as www-data, not root. If your command needs root access, it will fail silently. Use sudo with the NOPASSWD flag or restructure the command.

Tips

For Laravel: add a single cron job running every minute — `php /var/www/yoursite.com/artisan schedule:run`. Laravel's scheduler handles all the task timing internally.
Cron expression breakdown: minute (0–59), hour (0–23), day of month (1–31), month (1–12), day of week (0–7). An asterisk (*) means "every".
Redirect output to /dev/null (`>> /dev/null 2>&1`) to prevent cron from sending emails for every run.