Cron Deployment
Run Mnemosyne consolidation and maintenance as scheduled batch processes.
Use Cases
- Daily consolidation jobs
- Periodic backups via disaster recovery module
- Database maintenance
Crontab Example
# Edit crontab
crontab -e
# Daily consolidation at 3 AM via Hermes
0 3 * * * cd /path/to/project && hermes mnemosyne sleep >> /var/log/mnemosyne/consolidate.log 2>&1
# Daily backup at 4 AM via Python script
0 4 * * * /usr/local/bin/mnemosyne-backup --db /data/mnemosyne.db --dest /backups >> /var/log/mnemosyne/backup.log 2>&1
Consolidation via Hermes
Consolidation runs through the Hermes plugin command:
# Run consolidation manually
hermes mnemosyne sleep
# Or programmatically in Python
from mnemosyne import Memory
mem = Memory(db_path="/data/mnemosyne.db")
mem.sleep() # Run consolidation
No Standalone Consolidate Command
There is no mnemosyne-consolidate CLI tool. Consolidation is only available via hermes mnemosyne sleep or by calling mem.sleep() programmatically.
Backup Script
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# /usr/local/bin/mnemosyne-backup
import argparse
from mnemosyne.dr.recovery import create_backup
def main():
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument("--db", required=True)
parser.add_argument("--dest", required=True)
args = parser.parse_args()
backup_path = create_backup(args.db, args.dest)
print(f"Backup created: {backup_path}")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
Monitoring Cron Jobs
# Add to crontab
MAILTO=admin@example.com
# Log to file
0 3 * * * cd /path/to/project && hermes mnemosyne sleep >> /var/log/mnemosyne/consolidate.log 2>&1
Cron Best Practice
Use absolute paths for all commands and files. Cron runs with a minimal PATH. Test scripts manually before adding to crontab.
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