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title: "easyWeb Cron Job"
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Cron jobs allow you to automate certain commands or scripts on your site. You can set a command or script to run at a specific time every day, week, etc. For example, you could set a cron job to delete temporary files every week to free up disk space. **WARNING!** You need to have a good knowledge of Linux commands before you can use cron jobs effectively.

To create a cron job within your cPanel account, please do the following:

1\. Log into your cPanel account
2\. In the ADVANCED section, click on CRON JOBS

![how to input a cron job on easy web at easyDNS](https://kb.easydns.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cronjob1flat.png)

3\. Configure your cron job through the dropdown menus and enter the cron job you wish to run in the COMMAND field

**NOTE:** You can enter an email address in the EMAIL field where you’d like the cron outputs to be sent to.

4\. Click on ADD NEW CRON JOB

![how to input a cron job on easy web at easyDNS](https://kb.easydns.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cronjob2flat.png)

5\. Confirm your changes

Your cron job should now be enabled.