cron-jobs

This repo contains a series of scripts that can be used with cron to automate tasks on your linux system.

Generate a weekly internet speed report (sent to your email)

1. Create a config.py file that contains the following constants.

   SENDER_EMAIL = "sender@example.com"
   RECIEVER_EMAIL = "reciever@example.com"
   APP_PASSWORD = "########" (gmail app password)
   

2. Setup the cronjob for collecting network data. Run collect_wifi_data.py every hour:

   0 * * * * /usr/bin/python3 /path/to/collect_wifi_data.py
   

3. Setup the cronjob for emailing the report. Run email_wifi_report.py at the end of the week:

   59 23 * * 6 /usr/bin/python3 /path/to/email_wifi_report.py
   

Update linux system with apt package manager

1. Setup the cronjob. Run system_update.sh every day at 0300. This must be added to the root crontab for correct permissions.

   0 3 * * * /bin/bash /path/to/system_update.sh
   

Send a morning newsletter email containing the latest news headlines, weather forecast, and stock market info

1. Create a config.py file that contains the following constants.

   SENDER_EMAIL = "sender@example.com"
   RECIEVER_EMAIL = "reciever@example.com"
   APP_PASSWORD = "########" (gmail app password)
   WEATHER_TOKEN = "########" (openweathermap.com API key)
   LATITUDE = "40.730610"
   LONGITUDE = "-73.935242"
   TIMEZONE = "US/Eastern"
   FIREFOX_BINARY = "/path/to/firefox"
   GECKO_DRIVER = "/path/to/geckodriver"
   STOCKS = ["MSFT", "AAPL", "NVDA", "AMZN"]
   MARKET_TOKEN = "########" (financialmodelingprep.com API key)
   

2. Setup the cronjob. Run newsletter.py every morning:

   55 3 * * * /usr/bin/python3 /home/ralph/Documents/cron-jobs/newsletter.py