How do I get a script to run after start up in LibreElec?

spotless · February 8, 2021 at 5:10 AM

I am using the same box to water the garden and I need to do a check after start up.

How do I get a script to run after start up?

I can start the script at a particular time eg 3:20 pm but I can not work out how to start it after boot up.

I have edited crontab and used the @boot command

crontab -e

@reboot /path-to-script/script (or command)

20 15 * * * /storage/Daves-script/script

The script does not run at reboot but does at 3:20 pm

Any help would be welcomed

Dave

**chewitt** · February 8, 2021 at 6:56 AM Official Post

Code

@reboot /usr/bin/bash /storage/path/to/script

^ see if adding the path to bash helps, and do the the same for the second line in crontab

ghtester · February 8, 2021 at 9:32 AM

I don't use crontab but regarding to (re)boot, /storage/.config/autostart.sh works fine for scripts that you wish to run at startup.

spotless · February 8, 2021 at 10:42 AM

Thanks for your help

chewitt adding /usr/bin/bash didn't help

ghtester your idea sent me in the right direction

did some research on /storage/.config/autostart.sh

to get

(

sleep 60;

/storage/Daves-script/script

)&

note : must have " & "

Thanks again