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Run scheduled tasks / cron on Synology

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You can use Task Scheduler to schedule and run services or scripts at specific times or after certain events.

From the knowledge base:

- Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Task Scheduler.
- Create a task under Scheduled Task.
- Supported tasks include:
- User-defined script: run your own scripts or commands
- Recycle Bin
- Beep Control
- Service
- In the Create task window:
- Set General settings
- Set Schedule settings:
- Date: daily, weekly, monthly, or a specific date
- Time: how many times per day the task runs, plus first and last run time
- Configure Task Settings if available
- Click OK to save.

For scheduling options, the older DSM 4.0/4.1 guide also mentions shared-folder sync schedules with:
- Run sync every [number] hours or minutes
- Run sync automatically every day at (hh:mm)
- Run sync manually
- Run sync on modification

If you meant true Linux cron jobs, the provided fragments only say that cron is a system scheduler and that managing entries is done with crontab, but they do not give Synology-specific steps for running cron jobs through Task Scheduler.

Sources used: [5], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [8], [1], [2]

SOURCES
[1] Synology DiskStation User's Guide - Based on DSM 4.1 — Document[2] Synology DiskStation User's Guide - Based on DSM 4.0 — Document[3] RS820+ — Product Manual[4] RS820RP+ — Product Manual[5] EDS14 — User's Guide[6] crond — command reference[7] zeroclaw-cron — command reference[8] cron — command reference[9] Task Scheduler | Control Panel - Synology Knowledge Center[10] Task Scheduler | DSM - Synology Knowledge Center[11] Task Scheduler | DSM - Synology Knowledge Center[12] Task Scheduler | DSM - Synology Knowledge Center[13] Task Scheduler | DSM - Synology Knowledge Center[14] Creating Tasks | Synology Calendar - Synology Knowledge Center
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