# Cronjob difference between mautic:emails:send & mautic:broadcasts:send

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/cronjob-difference-between-mauticsend-mauticsend/21205>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [October 9, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/cronjob-difference-between-mauticsend-mauticsend/21205 "2021-10-09T16:02:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![miamiman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/miamiman/32/1118_2.png) [@miamiman](https://forum.mautic.org/u/miamiman)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/cronjob-difference-between-mauticsend-mauticsend/21205/1 "2021-10-09T16:02:14Z")

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If I understand correctly:

`mautic:broadcasts:send` prepares the queue spool for sending?

`mautic:emails:send` actually sends out the email?

So the cronjob for `broadcasts` should be **MORE** frequent than the `emails`?

Any particular recommendation for time intervals?

Are both used anytime a campaign is triggered for sending an email?

Thanks,

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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 10, 2021, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/cronjob-difference-between-mauticsend-mauticsend/21205/2 "2021-10-10T04:39:55Z")

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Hello.  
There this guy explains it in detail during the Lagos meetup.  
It depends how often you run your cron.

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/mautic/original/2X/9/97e2e776c3a3881b387dcfc0c7809b2d55e67d45.jpeg "Mautic Cron Jobs - MMLagos October 2020") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ9WrgWNLVQ)

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**Author:** ![miamiman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/miamiman/32/1118_2.png) [@miamiman](https://forum.mautic.org/u/miamiman)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/cronjob-difference-between-mauticsend-mauticsend/21205/3 "2021-10-11T15:54:36Z")

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Thanks, I’ve reviewed several times.

I understand that the different cronjobs, batch limits and queue settings allow for granular control depending on the server capacity and the mautic requirements needed (import vs emailing for example.)

However I’m still not understanding how to set the different cronjobs properly for optimum efficiency.

There’s no rule of thumb for settings per GB memory? or Contact numbers? or Emails sent? for frequency and batch limits?

```auto
mautic:segments:update
mautic:campaigns:rebuild
mautic:campaigns:update
mautic:campaigns:trigger
mautic:broadcasts:send
mautic:emails:send
mautic:email:fetch
mautic:webhooks:process
mautic:import

```

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**Author:** ![EJL](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/ejl/32/12155_2.png) [@EJL](https://forum.mautic.org/u/EJL)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/cronjob-difference-between-mauticsend-mauticsend/21205/4 "2021-10-11T16:53:48Z")

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Unfortunately this is a case by case problem in almost every regard. Check out [Mautic hardware requirements - Keep Mautic fast and snappy](https://mauteam.org/infrastructure/mautic-installation-mautic-hardware-requirements/) to get an idea of optimization strategies. As far as commands check out this list

> [@Found some new CLI commands in 4.0 release](https://forum.mautic.org/t/found-some-new-cli-commands-in-4-0-release/20643):
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> Found some interesting console commands after upgrading to 4.0. You can see for yourself by running your cron without the function but adding –raw example \*\* your-cron-prefix/my-mautic/my-mautic-subdomain/bin/console --raw\*\* will give you this output: about Display information about the current project help Display help for a command list List commands assets:install …