cron does not seem to be running

[saqib-s]

[GUI based docker container install]

hi all, not sure if this is the correct place for this, I have my config and subscription files up and running as per the guide and manually running via: ytdl-sub sub.

I have created the run_cron file as per the guide (GUI based) and using the manual comment to run this all works good.

I've also created the relevant setting in /config/crontabs/abc

but the cron job does not seem to be working, no files are being pulled, and there are new files (checked via a dry run check).

Any tips on where I can see why cron does not seem to be launching the app? logs to check?

[schang1146]

You need to restart your Docker container.

In a terminal, go to where your docker-compose.yml is and run:

docker compose restart

Afterwards, in the GUI, you can run

crontab -e

to check if they now reflect what is in your /config/crontabs/abc.

[saqib-s]

You need to restart your Docker container.

In a terminal, go to where your docker-compose.yml is and run:

docker compose restart
Afterwards, in the GUI, you can run

crontab -e
to check if they now reflect what is in your /config/crontabs/abc.

Thanks for your help, / response.

I'm using portainer / stacks, and I have tried both, restarting the container, and deploying the stack (container / image), and I am still seeing an emtpy file when i run

crontab -e

see here:

Can i manually add the contents of /config/crontabs/abc to crontab -e?

[saqib-s]

Resolved!

I had used the web gui code editor to edit / create the files, I ran the commands in the documentation in the CLI, (using ECHO etc), both sections

restarted and crontab -e shows it present:

Subsequently used the code editor to chnage value on /config/crontabs/abc, and a restart reflected it back to crontab -e