To run cron jobs on Azure Linux machines using PowerShell, you can use the Azure CLI (Command-Line Interface) along with the az vm run-command
command.
Here's a step-by-step guide:
Install Azure CLI: If you haven't already, install the Azure CLI on your local machine. You can download and install it from the Azure CLI documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/cli/azure/install-azure-cli
Connect to your Azure account: Open a PowerShell session and sign in to your Azure account using the az login
command. Follow the instructions to complete the authentication process.
Get the VM resource group and name: Identify the resource group and virtual machine name where you want to run the cron job.
- Run the cron job command: Use the
az vm run-command invoke
command to run the cron job on the specified virtual machine. For example, if you want to run a cron job that echoes "Hello, World!" every minute, the command would be:
az vm run-command invoke --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myVM --command-id RunShellScript --scripts 'echo "Hello, World!"'