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