# Scheduled Tasks

> Scheduled Tasks allow you to run commands based on an interval such as hourly, daily or a custom cron expression. When you create a task you will have the...

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Scheduled Tasks allow you to run commands based on an interval such as hourly, daily or a custom cron expression. When you create a task you will have the option to edit it or pause it which will 
prevent further execution.

## Action Types

### Restart

This task restarts your server on a given interval.

### Command

This task type lets you run up to 5 commands on an interval. Each command can be delayed for up to an hour (3600 seconds). This is useful if you wish to create a more advanced restart task that 
announces exactly 
when the server will be restarted. 
Here is an example:

1. Create a new task with any name and choose the Command action.
2. Use the + button next to the command input to add 4 additional command inputs for 5 total.
3. Create the following commands, note that delay is always in seconds:

##### Command 1
 - Command: say Server restart in 15 minutes!
 - Delay: 0

##### Command 2
- Command: say Server restart in 5 minutes!
- Delay: 600

##### Command 3
- Command: say Server restart in 1 minute!
- Delay: 840

##### Command 4
- Command: say Server restart in 10 seconds!
- Delay: 890

##### Command 5
- Command: restart
- Delay: 900

When the scheduled task executes it will run all commands with a delay of 0 in sequence and it will delay the execution of any command with a delay higher than 0. The 2nd command will be delayed 
for 10 minutes, the third command will be delayed for 14 minutes and so on. 

> **Note**
> Note that it is not possible to stop the execution of commands that were already scheduled with a delay. If for example 
> you were to reboot your server sometimes in between the 2nd and 4th commands the server will still reboot once 15 minutes have passed.
### Frequency

The frequency editor lets you fine tune when exactly your command should execute on a precise interval. You can either pick one of the common options or set your own custom frequency with a cron 
expression.


![Frequency editor](/docs-assets/scheduled-tasks/frequency.png)