How can I create / manage a scheduled task with Plesk?

A scheduled task, also commonly referred to as a cronjob, is a task the server will perform regularly, by command in a pre-defined period. Let’s give an example with creating a cronjob to generate backups on a Linux server.

1. Log in your Plesk control panel.
2. Navigate to the horizontal menu at the top.
3. Click on ‘Server’.
4. Under the ‘Tools & Resources’ section, click on ‘Scheduled tasks’. Scheduled tasks” width=”212″ height=”198″>
5. Choose the system user account that will execute the task – backup.
6. Click ‘Schedule New Task’.
7. If you would like the backup to be executed every day at one minute after midnight enter:
   1. 1 for minutes
   2. 0 for hour
   3. * for the day.
   4. * for the month
   5. * for the day of the week
   6. The following command will create a backup and send it to your email: /usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/backupmng