Configuration of cron (rocky linux)

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Hello, again
so i cannot figure out where is problem with cron on our rocky linux invoice ninja. The version of software do not change behavior
SETUP:

  • v5.7.12-C124
  • no cron triangle in app
  • can send recurring invoices manually using CLI or with old v4 cron tasks php artisan ninja:send-recurring
  • while running cron task php artisan schedule:run in logs i see No scheduled commands are ready to run.
  • tried other variations of cron tasks from Free Source Available Invoicing, Expenses & Time-Tracking | Invoice Ninja
  • laravel log show last log from week ago, nothing with cron
  • cron log after 50 hours still show only No scheduled commands are ready to run.
  • it is not a shared hosting.

One solution could be to run v4 tasks, but there may be incompatibility issues in future

2

Hi,

When you say “can send recurring invoices manually using CLI or with old v4 cron tasks php artisan ninja:send-recurring” are you referring to invoices from v4 or v5?

What is the queue set to in the .env file?

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Manually via CLI - when i go to var/www/invoiceninja and run command php artisan ninja:send-recurring ot when i put this command in cron. This command was used in v4? Now, in v5 we should use schedule:run

The version of the invoice ninja is v5.7.12-C124
Recurring invoices are only 2 weeks old, and are set to send daily (to test functionality)

In .env file there is QUEUE_CONNECTION set to sync

4

That’s correct, that command is only used in v4. In v5 we now use schedule:run.

Are the recurring invoices set to active?

5

Yes they are set to Active. (tried it with multiple clients)

It even shows date of next scheduled send - 18 sept 2023 7 am
which was no triggered

6

Is the cron set to run every minute?

7

yes, it is set to * * * * *

8

I totaly forgot: If i create new client or new recurring invoice, it will be stuck at waiting status

9

In the initial post you wrote “can send recurring invoices manually using CLI”

What do you mean by that?

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It means:

  1. connect to server via ssh
  2. log in as root
  3. go to /var/www/invoiceninja
  4. run command php artisan ninja:send-recurring
  5. status of waiting recurrig invoice will automatically change to active, and i will recieve e-mail about new invoice
11

Sorry, I don’t understand. That artisan command only affects v4.

12

well, i also do not understand, i just tried it, as i found it in different discussion. It worked. But it is tmp fix. So i think that i will try to do clean install of the linux, db and invoice ninja,

13

Do you have both the v4 and v5 apps installed? I wouldn’t expect that command to have any effect in v5.

14

No, there is only one installation of invoice ninja. The problem is i do not know the first version which was installed, because i did not install it.

15

v4 and v5 are separate apps which need to be installed separately.