From 29f16ef8f3ba6445f4ff65303ed5ddb85b1e5ee4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: arjuan <rmarchant+github@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 23:47:52 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] update README with random offset suggestion --- README.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 3da3126..e7c47de 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -19,3 +19,9 @@ You can then run the script as a cron job : ``` */15 * * * * python /home/user/gandi-ddns.py ``` + +But to be nice to the API servers, you should choose a random offset, for example to run at 2 minutes after the hour, and then every 15 minutes : + +``` +2-59/15 * * * * python /home/user/gandi-ddns.py +``` -- GitLab