Setting Up a Cron Job in Plesk

Setting Up a Cron Job in Plesk

Learn how to set up a cron job in Plesk to automate recurring tasks on your hosting account. Cron jobs are useful for running scripts, sending automated emails, clearing caches, and other tasks that need to happen on a regular schedule.

Steps

1. Log in to Plesk via your Zeniar Portal
2. Select Websites & Domains from the left-hand menu
3. Expand the website you'd like to add a cron job for
4. Click on Scheduled Tasks under the Dev Tools section
5. Click Add Task
6. Select how often you'd like the task to run by setting the schedule (e.g. every hour, daily, weekly)
7. Enter the command you'd like to run in the Command field
8. Click OK to save the scheduled task

Your cron job is now set up and will run automatically based on the schedule you've configured.