Drastically simplifies setting up cron within ytdl-sub. Below is the documentation which is available in readthedocs, and a section on how to migrate from the old way to this.
## New Cron Documentation
Cron is preconfigured in every ytdl-sub docker container. Enable by adding the following ENV variables to your docker setup.
```
services:
ytdl-sub:
environment:
- CRON_SCHEDULE="0 */6 * * *"
- CRON_RUN_ON_START=false
```
- CRON_SCHEDULE follows the standard [cron scheduling syntax](https://crontab.guru/#0_*/6_*_*_*). The above value will run the script once every 6 hours.
- CRON_RUN_ON_START toggles whether to run your cron script on container start.
The cron script will reside in the main directory with the file name `cron`. Cron logs should show when viewing the Docker logs.
## Migrating Existing Cron Setup
Containers' cron files will remain intact until you add the `CRON_SCHEDULE` variable. Once you add that with your preferred schedule, it will write that value to /config/crontabs/abc and create a new file `cron` within your working directory. Simply copy everything from your existing `run_cron` script into `cron`.
If you have the ENV variable `DOCKER_MODS` in your docker-compose, remove it. It is now included by default. Not removing this will prevent cron logs from showing in your docker container logs.
Readthedocs for ytdl-sub is getting a massive overhaul to both look and read like a modernized app. It is still very-much work-in-progress, stay tuned for more!
Huge thanks to @Svagtlys (aka Momo) for driving this
