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Date:      Sat, 20 Apr 2024 18:24:15 -0700
From:      paul beard <paulbeard@gmail.com>
To:        Souji Thenria <mail@souji-thenria.net>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions List <questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: certbot
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I think I saw that in the docs=E2=80=A6I could never have come up with that=
 on my
own. I think it's to reduce any spikes (like midnight as it crosses time
zones).

On Sat, Apr 20, 2024 at 6:11=E2=80=AFPM Souji Thenria <mail@souji-thenria.n=
et>
wrote:

> On Sat Apr 20, 2024 at 10:29 PM BST, paul beard wrote:
> > 00 00 * * Sun   python -c 'import random; import time;
> > time.sleep(random.random() * 3600)' && /usr/local/bin/certbot renew
> > --renew-hook 'service nginx reload'
>
> Hi Paul,
>
> Out of pure curiosity:
> Is there a reason why you sleep for a random number of hours (supposed
> time.sleep() takes seconds as input parameter) before executing the
> certbot?
>
> Regards,
> Souji
>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">I think I saw that in the docs=E2=80=A6I could never have =
come up with that on my own. I think it&#39;s to reduce=C2=A0any spikes (li=
ke midnight as it crosses=C2=A0time zones).=C2=A0</div><br><div class=3D"gm=
ail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Apr 20, 2024 at 6:=
11=E2=80=AFPM Souji Thenria &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:mail@souji-thenria.net">m=
ail@souji-thenria.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_qu=
ote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-st=
yle:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On Sat Apr 2=
0, 2024 at 10:29 PM BST, paul beard wrote:<br>
&gt; 00 00 * * Sun=C2=A0 =C2=A0python -c &#39;import random; import time;<b=
r>
&gt; time.sleep(random.random() * 3600)&#39; &amp;&amp; /usr/local/bin/cert=
bot renew<br>
&gt; --renew-hook &#39;service nginx reload&#39;<br>
<br>
Hi Paul,<br>
<br>
Out of pure curiosity:<br>
Is there a reason why you sleep for a random number of hours (supposed<br>
time.sleep() takes seconds as input parameter) before executing the<br>
certbot?<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
Souji<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div><span class=3D"gmail_si=
gnature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature">Pa=
ul Beard / <a href=3D"http://www.paulbeard.org/" target=3D"_blank">www.paul=
beard.org/</a><br></div>

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