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Background Job (cronjob)
The cronjob is a background task to update your feeds automatically.
Command line usage
Technically, you just need to be inside the directory miniflux and run the script cronjob.php.
| Parameters | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|
| --limit | optional | number of feeds |
| --call-interval | optional, excluded by --limit, require --update-interval | time in minutes < update interval time |
| --update-interval | optional, excluded by --limit, require --call-interval | time in minutes >= call interval time |
Examples:
crontab -e
# Update all feeds every 4 hours
0 */4 * * * cd /path/to/miniflux && php cronjob.php >/dev/null 2>&1
# Update the 10 oldest feeds each time
0 */4 * * * cd /path/to/miniflux && php cronjob.php --limit=10 >/dev/null 2>&1
# Update all feeds in 60 minutes (updates the 8 oldest feeds each time with a total of 120 feeds).
* */4 * * * cd /path/to/miniflux && php cronjob.php --call-interval=4 --update-interval=60 >/dev/null 2>&1
Web usage
The cronjob script can also be called from the web, in this case specify the options as GET variables.
Example: http://yourpersonalserver/miniflux/cronjob.php?call-interval=4&update-interval=60&token=XXX
- The cronjob URL is visible on the page preferences > about.
- The access is protected by a private token.
- You can disable the web cronjob by changing the config parameter
ENABLE_CRONJOB_HTTP_ACCESStofalse.