ytdl-sub/docs/source/guides/getting_started/automating_downloads.rst
Jesse Bannon 51c134a036
[DOCKER] Simplify cron (#1184)
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.
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Automating Downloads
====================
:ref:`Guide for Docker and Unraid Containers <guides/getting_started/automating_downloads:docker and unraid>`
:ref:`Guide for Linux <guides/getting_started/automating_downloads:linux>`
:ref:`Guide for Windows <guides/getting_started/automating_downloads:windows>`
.. _cron scheduling syntax: https://crontab.guru/#0_*/6_*_*_*
.. _docker-unraid-setup:
Docker and Unraid
-----------------
Cron is preconfigured in every ytdl-sub docker container. Enable by adding the following
ENV variables to your docker setup.
.. code-block:: yaml
services:
ytdl-sub:
environment:
- CRON_SCHEDULE="0 */6 * * *"
- CRON_RUN_ON_START=false
- ``CRON_SCHEDULE`` follows the standard `cron scheduling syntax`_. 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.
.. _linux-setup:
Linux
-----
Must configure crontab manually, like so:
.. code-block:: shell
crontab -e
0 */6 * * * /config/run_cron
.. _windows-setup:
Windows
-------
To be tested (please contact code owner or join the discord server if you can test this out for us)
.. code-block:: powershell
ytdl-sub.exe --config \path\to\config\config.yaml sub \path\to\config\subscriptions.yaml