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refactor: rename cron entry to cron task

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This naming better suits what it is we are fetching.
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Jose Diaz-Gonzalez
2025-11-07 22:30:54 -05:00
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@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ The `app.json` file for a given app can define a special `cron` key that contain
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A cron entry takes the following properties:
A cron task takes the following properties:
- `command`: A command to be run within the built app image. Specified commands can also be `Procfile` entries.
- `schedule`: A [cron-compatible](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron#Overview) scheduling definition upon which to run the command. Seconds are generally not supported.
Zero or more cron commands can be specified per app. Cron entries are validated after the build artifact is created but before the app is deployed, and the cron schedule is updated during the post-deploy phase.
Zero or more cron commands can be specified per app. Cron tasks are validated after the build artifact is created but before the app is deployed, and the cron schedule is updated during the post-deploy phase.
See the [app.json location documentation](/docs/advanced-usage/deployment-tasks.md#changing-the-appjson-location) for more information on where to place your `app.json` file.
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ For tasks that will properly resume, you _should_ use the above method, as runni
Regularly scheduled tasks can be a bit of a pain with Dokku. The following are general recommendations to follow to help ensure successful task runs.
- Use the `dokku` user in your cron entry.
- Use the `dokku` user in your cron task.
- If you do not, the `dokku` binary will attempt to execute with `sudo`, and your cron run with fail with `sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified`.
- Add a `MAILTO` environment variable to ship cron emails to yourself.
- Add a `PATH` environment variable or specify the full path to binaries on the host.