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:exclamation: DEPRECATION :exclamation:

This repository and the role associated are deprecated in favor of the Manala Ansible Collection

You will find informations on its usage on the collection repository

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Ansible Role: Cron

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This role will deal with the setup of Cron.

It's part of the Manala Ansible stack but can be used as a stand alone component.

Requirements

None.

Dependencies

None.

Installation

Ansible 2+

Using ansible galaxy cli:

ansible-galaxy install manala.cron

Using ansible galaxy requirements file:

- src: manala.cron

Role Handlers

Role Variables

Configuration example

manala_cron_files_defaults:
  user: foo # Override default "root" user

manala_cron_files:
  - file: app
    user: foo # Default jobs user
    env:
      FOO: foo
    jobs:
      # ⚠️ In this example, you must **explicitly** set the minute option to `0` to have the job run at a specific hour,
      # otherwise the default value `*` will run it _every minute_ for an hour.
      - command: php /srv/app/bin/console app:foo:bar
        minute: 0
        hour: 7
      - command: php /srv/app/bin/console app:foo:bar
        user: bar # Override default jobs user
        minute: 0
        hour: 7
      # Deprecated
      - name: foo-bar
        job: php /srv/app/bin/console app:foo:bar
        minute: 0
        hour: 7
  # Template based
  - file: template
    template: my/cron.j2
  # Raw content based
  - file: content
    config: |
      0 7 * * * root cd /srv/app && bin/console app:bar:bar
  # Ensure file is absent
  - file: absent
    state: absent # "present" by default
  # Ignore file
  - file: ignore
    state: ignore
  # Flatten files
  - "{{ my_custom_files_array }}"

Example playbook

- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - role: manala.cron

Licence

MIT

Author information

Manala (http://www.manala.io/)