run crontab with python selenium tor browser display in linux-萌萌guo angline

*/5 * * * * /bin/php /home/project/hello.php
5分钟执行一次5minute run

有显示执行任务 run python display
30 5 * * * export DISPLAY=:0; /home/me/good_morning.sh

我的电脑任务 my serveur linux
5 8 */1 * * /usr/bin/python3 /root/guo/caiji_wordpress_chinanews_ok.py >> /root/guo/cron-caiji.log 2>&1

合成任务 cron.sh is ok
*/5 * * * * export DISPLAY=:0; /usr/bin/python3 /root/tor.py >> /root/tor.log 2>&1

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创建脚本安装python3 -m pip install pyvirtualdisplay

This issue has bugged me for near 6 hours.

So if I write /usr/bin/python3 -u /root/apps/bridge/cinkselenium.py in terminal it is working fine.

But it doesn’t work for crontab. Right?

Adding for tor.py

from pyvirtualdisplay import Display
display = Display(visible=0, size=(800, 600))
display.start()
will not help.

What you need is to make a shell script and write the following –

cron.sh = chmod +x cron.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
export DISPLAY=:0
export PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
nohup /usr/bin/python3 -u /root/tor.py > /root/tor.log &y

Now run the shell script from Crontab -e

* * * * * /root/cron.sh

This is what works properly for selenium in crontab without headache in DigitalOcean servers. The paths will be different based on your server and program location.

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