How can you execute a Node.js script via a cron job?

Question

Quite simply, I have node script that I want to execute once a month.

30 6 1 * * node /home/steve/example/script.js

But this doesn\'t work,

Answer 1

Use absolute paths for the node alias and the file to be run.

Edit Cron Jobs

crontab -e

Entry to Run Our Node File

This will run every minute.

*/1 * * * * * /bin/node /public/test.js

Full Tutorial https://askmacgyver.com/blog/tutorial/how-to-run-node-scripts-from-a-cron-job