Cron
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cron is the time-based job scheduler in Unix-like computer operating systems. cron enables users to schedule jobs (commands or shell scripts) to run periodically at certain times, dates or intervals. It is commonly used to automate system maintenance or administration.
- from Wikipedia
Crontab
To integrate tinyfeed with cron start with opening your crontab with crontab -e, then simply add the following line
0 6 * * * tinyfeed -i /path/to/feeds.txt -o /path/to/index.html
tinyfeed will run daily at 6 AM to update your index.html.
Since crond executes tinyfeed with your user permissions, ensure you have read and write access to both feeds.txt and index.html. If you need to run it as a different user, use the -u flag with crontab, which requires root access.
If you want to change the frequency you need to update 0 6 * * * with a new cron definition. You might use crontab.guru if you are unfamilliar with this format.
Alterting
If your server is set up with a mail service (such as Postfix), you can add MAILTO="your.email@domain.com" before the tinyfeed line. This setup ensures you receive an email notification whenever tinyfeed encounters an error.
By default, tinyfeed outputs warnings to stderr, which can also trigger an email. To prevent this, you can use the -q or --quiet flag.