How to configure a cron job

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debian installation 

 $ vi /etc/crontab
  • add the following two lines to your crontab file to start / stop your server: 
 55 20 2-8 6 *   icecast2    /etc/init.d/icecast2 start 2>&1> /dev/null
 45 21 2-8 6 *   icecast2    /etc/init.d/icecast2 stop 2>&1> /dev/null
  • this will start your server at 20:55 and stop it at 21:45
  • please note, we are streaming at [CEST] (Central European Summer Time = UTC+2).

depending on the time zone or configuration of your server, times may vary.

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