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		jacobsenscott on Dec 19, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What is the cheapest, easiest way to host ... Any cheap vps linux box will have cron and mail sending utils installed and ready to go.

ectopod on Dec 19, 2022 [–]

Some boxes come with systemd, which has its own scheduler, but not cron. This is not a big deal but I was somewhat confused the first time I saw it.

jacobsenscott on Dec 21, 2022 | [–]

I'll admit, most of my linux admin experience predates systemd.

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