[Dxspider-support] The 'perfect' cron list

Keith Maton g6nhu at me.com
Thu Mar 2 21:43:23 GMT 2023 

There’s a file called RBN.mojo in /spider which tells you about how the RBN connection works and how to configure it.  It’s pretty straightforward but be aware, you’ll get a LOT of data!

73 Keith


> On 2 Mar 2023, at 21:39, f4bwt at free.fr wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I see on many mesage this :
> 
> # Check the skimmer connection every minute and reconnect if needed.
> * * * * * start_connect('sk0mmr') unless connected('sk0mmr')
> * * * * * start_connect('sk1mmr') unless connected('sk1mmr')
> 
> 
> Is it integrated into the software or do you have to request a connection to an OM or server?
> Because I can't find an answer to my question on the various DX-Spider sites.
> If you could help me understand what this means.
> 
> Thanks for your answer and 73 51 QRO
> Laurent F4BWT
> Sysop of F4BWT-3 & F4BWT-7
> 
> ----- Mail original -----
> De: "Keith Maton via Dxspider-support" <dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk>
> À: "The DXSpider Support list" <dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk>
> Cc: "Keith Maton" <g6nhu at me.com>
> Envoyé: Jeudi 2 Mars 2023 21:04:33
> Objet: Re: [Dxspider-support] The 'perfect' cron list
> 
> 
> Probably not ‘perfect’ but this works for me. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> # Set so that all crontab entries are performed in LOCAL time, not UTC 
> 
> LOCALE = LOCAL 
> 
> # 
> 
> # Remote node links 
> 
> xxx removed because we all have different ones 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> # Check the skimmer connection every minute and reconnect if needed. 
> 
> * * * * * start_connect('sk0mmr') unless connected('sk0mmr') 
> 
> * * * * * start_connect('sk1mmr') unless connected('sk1mmr') 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> # Update mrtg every five minutes 
> 
> 00,05,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55 * * * * run_cmd('mrtg all') 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> # Update the badip tables every hour 
> 
> 38 * * * * spawn('cd /spider/local_data; wget -qN http://www.dxspider.net/download/badip.torexit') 
> 
> 38 * * * * spawn('cd /spider/local_data; wget -qN http://www.dxspider.net/download/badip.torrelay') 
> 
> 38 * * * * spawn('cd /spider/local_data; wget -qN http://www.dxspider.net/download/badip.global') 
> 
> 39 * * * * run_cmd('load/badip') 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> # Daily at 04:00 - Automatically tidy up old log files. 
> 
> # debug log management is controlled via spider and via a line in startup. 
> 
> 02 4 * * * spawn(q[find /spider/local_data/spots -type f -mmin +44640 -exec rm -f {} \;]) 
> 
> 01 4 * * * spawn(q[find /spider/local_data/log -type f -mmin +10080 -exec rm -f {} \;]) 
> 
> 03 4 * * * spawn(q[find /spider/local_data/wcy -type f -mmin +1440 -exec rm -f {} \;]) 
> 
> 04 4 * * * spawn(q[find /spider/local_data/wwv -type f -mmin +1440 -exec rm -f {} \;]) 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> # Daily at 05:00 - Get latest cty.dat 
> 
> 00 05 * * * spawn("cd /spider/local_data ; rm cty.old ; mv cty.dat cty.old ; wget -qN http://www.country-files.com/cty/cty.dat") 
> 
> 02 05 * * * spawn("cd /spider/local_data ; rm wpxloc.old ; mv wpxloc.raw wpxloc.old ; wget -qN http://www.country-files.com/cty/wpxloc.raw") 
> 
> 04 05 * * * spawn("cd /spider/local_data ; /spider/perl/create_prefix.pl") 
> 
> 10 05 * * * run_cmd("load/prefixes") 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> # Daily at 08:00 - Get latest Keps (I doubt anyone uses these but it's good to be up to date) 
> 
> 02 08 * * * spawn("cd /tmp ; wget -qN http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.txt ; /spider/perl/convkeps.pl -p nasabare.txt") 
> 
> 04 08 * * * run_cmd("load/keps") 
> 
> 06 08 * * * spawn("rm /tmp/nasabare.txt") 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> # Check for updates on weekdays at 23:42. Do not update at weekends. Update the updater first 
> 
> 40 23 * * 1,2,3,4,5 spawn('cd /spider/local_cmd; wget -qN https://raw.githubusercontent.com/EA3CV/dxspider_info/main/check_build.pl') 
> 
> 41 23 * * 1,2,3,4,5 run_cmd('load/cmd') 
> 
> 42 23 * * 1,2,3,4,5 run_cmd("check_build Y") 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> # Monday 23:10 - Get latest FCC data 
> 
> 10 23 * * 1 spawn("cd /tmp ; wget -qN ftp://ftp.w1nr.net/usdbraw.gz ; /spider/perl/create_usdb.pl usdbraw.gz") 
> 
> 15 23 * * 1 run_cmd("load/usdb") 
> 
> 20 23 * * 1 spawn("rm /tmp/usdbraw.gz") 
> 
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> On 2 Mar 2023, at 19:04, Mikel EA2CW via Dxspider-support <dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk> wrote: 
> 
> 
> After Dirk's corrections, this is my /spider/local_cmd/crontab file. Hope it can help. Be careful with some undesired LF/CR 
> 
> 73, Mikel 
> 
> SOF =================================================================================== 
> # Check connections every 5 minutes to see if servers are connected 
> # if not, starts connect jobs 
> 02,07,12,17,22,27,32,37,42,47,52,57 * * * * start_connect('ea3cv-2') unless connected('ea3cv-2') 
> # one line for each node you want to stay connected to 
> # 
> # Check connections with reversebeacon servers every minute 
> * * * * * start_connect('sk0mmr') unless connected('sk0mmr') 
> * * * * * start_connect('sk1mmr') unless connected('sk1mmr') 
> # 
> # Search for updates week days at 04:25 UTC 
> # 
> 25 4 * * 1,2,3,4,5 run_cmd("check_build N") 
> # 
> # 
> # Check IP dynamic changes every 10 min 
> 02,12,22,32,42,52 * * * * run_cmd("update_ip") 
> # 
> # Users export on tue & thu at 03:20 
> 20 3 * * 2,4 run_cmd("export_users") 
> # 
> # Monday 3:00 local - Get latest FCC data (W1NR updates Sundays) 
> 0 3 * * 1 spawn("cd /tmp && wget -Nq ftp://ftp.w1nr.net/usdbraw.gz && /spider/perl/create_usdb.pl usdbraw.gz") 
> 2 3 * * 1 run_cmd("load/usdb") 
> 4 3 * * 1 spawn("rm /tmp/usdbraw.gz") 
> # 
> # Friday 5:00 UTC - Get latest Keps to be ready for any contest 
> 0 5 * * 5 spawn("cd /tmp && wget -Nq https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.txt && /spider/perl/convkeps.pl -p nasabare.txt") 
> 2 5 * * 5 run_cmd("load/keps") 
> 4 5 * * 5 spawn("rm /tmp/nasabare.txt") 
> # 
> # Friday 4am UTC - Get latest cty.dat to be ready for any contest 
> 6 4 * * 5 spawn("cd /spider/local_data && wget -Nq https://www.country-files.com/cty/cty.dat") 
> 8 4 * * 5 spawn("cd /spider/local_data && wget -Nq https://www.country-files.com/cty/wpxloc.raw") 
> 10 4 * * 5 spawn("cd /spider/local_data && /spider/perl/create_prefix.pl") 
> 12 4 * * 5 run_cmd("load/prefixes") 
> # 
> # Announce to logged users every hour at minute 08 
> 08 * * * * run_cmd('ann Remember to register if you want to send spots. Use SP EA2CW to do it') 
> # 
> # BADIP's, TOR & Others 
> 17 * * * * spawn('cd /spider/local_data; wget -qN http://www.dxspider.net/download/badip.torexit') 
> 17 * * * * spawn('cd /spider/local_data; wget -qN http://www.dxspider.net/download/badip.torrelay') 
> 17 * * * * spawn('cd /spider/local_data; wget -qN http://www.dxspider.net/download/badip.global') 
> 18 * * * * run_cmd('load/badip') 
> EOF ========================================================================= 
> 
> 
> 
> El 02/03/2023 a las 19:26, Michael Walker via Dxspider-support escribió: 
> 
> 
> Hi All 
> 
> For years, my cluster runs flawlessly on its own. :) And, I trust that to 
> continue. 
> 
> Can those in the know share what their CRON entries are so us mear mortals 
> can update our own clusters? :) 
> 
> This is what I have now (and, am now noticing the funny characters that 
> require fixing) 
> 
> 
> # Automaticlly check for update at 02:20 on Tuesday morning and then apply 
> at 02:30 
> # Note, this restarts the node so will disconnect all sessions 
> 20 02 * * 2 spawn("cd /spider; git reset --hard; git pull") 
> 30 02 * * 2 run_cmd('shutdown▒^`^y) 
> 
> # Check for updates on weekdays at 23:42. Do not update at weekends. 
> Update the updater first 
> 40 23 * * 1,2,3,4,5 spawn('cd /spider/local_cmd; wget -qN 
> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/EA3CV/dxspider_info/main/check_build.pl') 
> 41 23 * * 1,2,3,4,5 run_cmd(▒^`^xload/cmd') 
> 42 23 * * 1,2,3,4,5 run_cmd("check_build Y▒^`^}) 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Mike va3mw 
> 
> 
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