From ef2a51121709ace8477f287b98c87b83b1b94378 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "CanbiZ (MickLesk)" <47820557+MickLesk@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2025 23:15:56 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] recyclarr: add default daily cron job for recyclarr sync
 (#10208)

* Add default daily cron job for recyclarr sync

- Create /etc/cron.d/recyclarr file with @daily schedule
- Log output to /root/.config/recyclarr/sync.log
- Uses recommended default schedule from recyclarr docs
- Follows project convention for cron jobs

Implements #10182

* Add notes about daily cron job to recyclarr.json

- Info about automatic daily sync via cron
- Reference to cron file location for customization
- Warning about configuring instances before first sync
---
 frontend/public/json/recyclarr.json | 11 ++++++++++-
 install/recyclarr-install.sh        |  8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/frontend/public/json/recyclarr.json b/frontend/public/json/recyclarr.json
index 573516dd7..0bb98933c 100644
--- a/frontend/public/json/recyclarr.json
+++ b/frontend/public/json/recyclarr.json
@@ -31,5 +31,14 @@
     "username": null,
     "password": null
   },
-  "notes": []
+  "notes": [
+    {
+      "type": "warning",
+      "content": "Configure your Radarr/Sonarr instances in `/root/.config/recyclarr/recyclarr.yml` before the first sync."
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "info",
+      "content": "Automatic daily sync is configured via `/etc/cron.d/recyclarr`. Sync logs are saved to `/root/.config/recyclarr/sync.log`."
+    }
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/install/recyclarr-install.sh b/install/recyclarr-install.sh
index e9cc3f508..03a71879f 100644
--- a/install/recyclarr-install.sh
+++ b/install/recyclarr-install.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ mkdir -p /root/.config/recyclarr
 $STD recyclarr config create
 msg_ok "Configured Recyclarr"
 
+msg_info "Setting up Daily Sync Cron"
+cat <<EOF >/etc/cron.d/recyclarr
+# Run recyclarr sync daily
+@daily root recyclarr sync >> /root/.config/recyclarr/sync.log 2>&1
+EOF
+chmod 644 /etc/cron.d/recyclarr
+msg_ok "Setup Daily Sync Cron"
+
 motd_ssh
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 cleanup_lxc