# How to setup cron for rclone

**URL:** <https://forum.hestiacp.com/t/how-to-setup-cron-for-rclone/11228>\
**Category:** Backups\
**Created:** [October 1, 2023, 6:31am UTC](https://forum.hestiacp.com/t/how-to-setup-cron-for-rclone/11228 "2023-10-01T06:31:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![mikasa](https://forum.hestiacp.com/user_avatar/forum.hestiacp.com/mikasa/32/4883_2.png) [@mikasa](https://forum.hestiacp.com/u/mikasa)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2023, 6:31am UTC](https://forum.hestiacp.com/t/how-to-setup-cron-for-rclone/11228/1 "2023-10-01T06:31:13Z")

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sorry for my english and my knowledge.

I already config rclone + google drive, and now i want to schedule backup with rclone to gdrive

 ![image](https://forum.hestiacp.com/uploads/default/original/2X/8/895c8bd4aaea200be5d31e9cfa66e2b9bf688c36.png)

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**Author:** ![eris](https://forum.hestiacp.com/user_avatar/forum.hestiacp.com/eris/32/1241_2.png) [@eris](https://forum.hestiacp.com/u/eris)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2023, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.hestiacp.com/t/how-to-setup-cron-for-rclone/11228/2 "2023-10-01T09:28:57Z")

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In the settings → Backups

 ![Screenshot 2023-10-01 at 11.28.10](https://forum.hestiacp.com/uploads/default/original/2X/0/0273c28cc80bd06f02f254dc88c6db75ff2691a0.png)

Host is the profile name you created

Directory if you want to use a sub directory