Run Django commands using cron
You can run custom django-admin commands adding a management/commands directory to the Django application and a file with the command's code, for example:
(management/commands/exporter.py)
from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
class Command(BaseCommand):
args = ''
help = 'Export data to remote server'
def handle(self, *args, **options):
# do something hereAnd then, in the command line:
$ python manage.py exporterNow, it's easy to add a new cron task to a Linux system, using crontab:
$ crontab -eor $ sudo crontab -e if you need root privileges
In the crontab file, for example for run this command every 15 minutes, something like this:
# m h dom mon dow command
*/15 * * * * python /var/www/myapp/manage.py exporterMore detailed info:
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/howto/custom-management-commands/
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron_%28Unix%29
Enjoy it!
Written by emi420
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In case of using virtualenvs in the server you should use something like this:
cd /home/apps/project/src && /home/user/.virtualenvs/project/bin/python /home/apps/project/src/manage.py cleanupThis way it uses the python libraries installed in the virtualenv.
Yes, I use a bash script like the following:
#!/bin/bash
cd /var/www/project/management/commands
source ../../ENV/bin/activate
python ../../manage.py exporter
Very useful article. As I am new to django.
Thanks
