Add conjob example chmod +x /var/mycommands/file.sh crontab -e (edit file) 0 * * * * sh /var/mycommands/file.sh > var/mylogs/file.log cronjobs list crontab -l //-------- turn on logs ---------- nano /etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf cron.* /var/log/cron.log service cron restart //------------------------------------- //------fix permissions -------- crontab -e & update file //------------------------------- cronjob example: every minute https://crontab.guru/#*/1_*_*_*_* processed cronjobs filtered by filename grep -i "file.sh" /var/log/syslog https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28235524/how-to-run-a-php-script-daily-with-the-cron-job-on-ubuntu-os