Docker Run In Crontab

03 Jun 2015

0 5 * * 1 docker run --rm --name=mycontainer ubuntu:13.10 /opt/bin/job

The above command is an example of how “docker run” would be used in crontab to run once every week at 5am.

• --rm will delete the container once the job is finished running
• --name will name the container and prevent duplicate jobs from running
• You don’t need to use “&” at the end, because crons already run in the background.