// Blog · tag
#cron
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Blog posts
virtual-machines
How to Automatically Schedule VM Snapshots in Proxmox VE With Cron (No Built-In Scheduler Required)
Proxmox VE has no built-in snapshot scheduler, only backup jobs get one. Here's how to automate regular VM and LXC snapshots yourself using qm, pct, and a simple cron job, plus how to prune the old ones automatically.
monitoring
How to Install Healthchecks in an LXC Container on Proxmox VE (Cron Job and Dead Man's Switch Monitoring for Beginners)
Cron jobs fail silently. Learn how to self-host Healthchecks in a Debian 13 LXC container on Proxmox VE with Docker Compose, so a missed backup or renewal job triggers an alert instead of going unnoticed for weeks.