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Setting up ExternalCronJobs using Vagrant is really easy. Once you’re done with the purchase of download subscription, you will have access to settings section in the left menu. First, add Database Connection details by clicking on Database Connection link under settings which will open the below screen. Once you save information, the system will create ..

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ExternalCronJobs agent has been developed to run cron jobs from your own server. It allows you to run unlimited cron jobs and this is the best way to save money when you have your own server to configure everything. Requirements Dedicated server along with SSH credentials Python 2.7 Redis Mysql server to save your cron jobs ..

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ExternalCronJobs allows you to run cron jobs from your own server. For that, we provide you a vagrant box with all dependencies installed. Here is the link to ExternalCronJobs vagrant box: https://app.vagrantup.com/externalcronjobs/boxes/vagrant-box Minor editing in Vagrantfile Vagrant.configure(“2”) do |config| config.vm.box = “externalcronjobs/vagrant-box” config.vm.provider “virtualbox” do |vb| # workaround vb.customize [ ‘modifyvm’, :id, ‘–uartmode1’, ‘disconnected’] end end ..

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ExternalCronJobs provides two types of subscriptions. Hosted Download Hosted Subscription Hosted subscription allows users to run their cron jobs from ExternalCronJob’s server. This subscription is useful if your service provider doesn’t allow execution of Cron Jobs. Basic plan of Hosted subscription allows users to run 4 cron jobs in parallel which can be increased. Download ..

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ExternalCronJobs supports two type of cron jobs currently HTTP call Website ping HTTP Call helps users to make Get, Post, Put and Delete calls along with the support of HTTP headers, request body and expected output. Website ping is a very simple type HTTP call used to check health of the website. It requires only ..

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API keys help you to get access to ExternalCronJobs API portal and it is one of the most useful feature when you want to integrate your ExternalCronJobs portal with any third-party application. API keys section can be accessed form the left panel post login. How to create an API key Clicking on API Keys gives ..

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What is cron? Cron is the name of program that enables unix users to execute commands or scripts (groups of commands) automatically at a specified time/date. It is normally used for sys admin commands, like makewhatis, which builds a search database for the man -k command, or for running a backup script, but can be ..

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