# Dockerized NC, cron is not working

**URL:** <https://help.nextcloud.com/t/dockerized-nc-cron-is-not-working/105836>\
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**Created:** [January 27, 2021, 4:04pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/dockerized-nc-cron-is-not-working/105836 "2021-01-27T16:04:36Z")\
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> [@nifeyer](#):
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> **But inside the container no process labeled “cron” seems to be running** (checked with top).

use the host cronjob with `docker exec ...`.

> [@Docker setup & cron](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/docker-setup-cron/78547/8):
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> use this script as cronjob. do not try to enable cron inside the contaier. inside any container. so you just add docker exec --user www-data nextcloud php occ preview:pre-generate assuming that your container name is nextcloud and www-data the web server user. just saying. this is a way to enable crond inside a container. exec executes everything you use as the first argument. e.g. a shell skript has no +x bit. exec that-skript is your friend. and busybox crond just starts the cron daemo…

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