# Cron Job Timing

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/cron-job-timing/29726>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [October 21, 2023, 1:34am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/cron-job-timing/29726 "2023-10-21T01:34:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![SunnyDay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/sunnyday/32/6931_2.png) [@SunnyDay](https://forum.mautic.org/u/SunnyDay)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 1:34am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/cron-job-timing/29726/1 "2023-10-21T01:34:55Z")

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Setting up cron jobs:

I don’t plan to run campaigns; I will use gmail accounts to send emails as segment emails queued broadcasts. Do I need the campaign: crons to function properly if I am not running a campaign?

Plan to install these:

/app/console mautic:emails:send  
/app/console mautic:broadcast:send  
/app/console mautic:segments:update

/app/console mautic:campaigns:trigger  
/app/console mautic:campaigns:rebuild

Timing of cron jobs:

I have seen recommendations to run these jobs at 5 minute intervals. I hope to email 20K individual emails per week, all during business hours. Do I need these jobs to run every 5 minutes? Will 1 hour suffice?

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![joeyk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/joeyk/32/11164_2.png) [@joeyk](https://forum.mautic.org/u/joeyk)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/cron-job-timing/29726/2 "2023-10-21T14:08:11Z")

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If you want to send out blasts of 20k, you will need to have only

```auto
mautic:broadcasts:send

```

and

```auto
mautic:emails:send

```

In order to determine how often you shouln run them, here is a video:

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/mautic/original/2X/4/44af713b74f2b3072d1812a03cfd5a2d33b32c8f.jpeg "This Is How Email Sending Works In Mautic") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJcen6XDuEc)

I usually set crons for every min, with a running limitation of 200 emails. This is usually how many emails Mautic is sending / min on a standard server.

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**Author:** ![SunnyDay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/sunnyday/32/6931_2.png) [@SunnyDay](https://forum.mautic.org/u/SunnyDay)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/cron-job-timing/29726/3 "2023-10-21T14:56:15Z")

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Thank you for that answer @joeyk.

I previously watched your referenced video; it was very helpful.

Re:

/app/console mautic:emails:send  
/app/console mautic:broadcast:send

Can they be set to run once per hour and maintain full function?

Thanks again.