Cron configuration

Version Compatibility Notice

This article applies only to v10 and older versions.

Starting from v11, background jobs are managed using Sidekiq, eliminating the need for server administrators to manually configure cron jobs. Additionally, this information is not relevant for Docker deployments, as the process is handled automatically.

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It is very important that rake tasks are NOT run by root. It will cause failure due to insufficient permissions.

Here is an example of a complete setting. Let's say you are running Easy Redmine under user easy. you will need to use relevant paths. The commands are:
View active crons crontab -u easy -l
Editing crontab -u easy -e
Apply changes sudo service cron reload

Example for running cron every 5 minutes:
*/5 * * * *             /home/easy/scripts/easy_scheduler.sh &> /dev/null

/home/easy/scripts/easy_scheduler.sh
#!/bin/bash -l

LOG_FILE="/home/easy/current/log/easy_scheduler_rake.log"

echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') start rake" >> ${LOG_FILE}
cd /home/easy/current && bundle exec rake easyproject:scheduler:run_tasks RAILS_ENV=production >> ${LOG_FILE}
echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') end rake" >> ${LOG_FILE}

/home/easy/scripts/easy_scheduler.sh has to be an executable:
sudo chmod +x /home/easy/scripts/easy_scheduler.sh

Don't hesitate to search the internet for a more precise manual to set up cron on your server. It is not an exclusively Easy Redmine required function.