From c4114c1c5e908782320969b6d7e9f46b9521749c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alban Bronisz <alban.bronisz@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2021 00:06:42 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Doc

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 README.md | 44 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0af6ff4..cc3cc94 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,26 +26,14 @@ python --version
 deactivate
 ```
 
-Configure the stats export
---------------------------
-Open the cron tab in edition mode:
+Export stats
+------------
 ```bash
-crontab -e
+./save_docker_stats.sh
+or
+python save_docker_stats.py
 ```
 
-Then add a new line (to run the check each 10 minutes)
-```bash
-*/10 * * * * /path/to/docker-stats-histo/save_docker_stats.sh > /dev/null  2>&1
-```
-
-
-**Note:**
- - Normally cron send task outputs (echo) via mail. As the MTA (Mail Transfer Agent),
-may not be set up, the crontab line redirect the outputs into `/dev/null`.
-It can also be a path to a log file.
- - No sudo is needed, crontab is called with current user.
-
-
 Display stats
 -------------
 This step permits to generate an html interactive render from the sqlite stats file.
@@ -61,6 +49,28 @@ The report is now accessible in `stats.html`.
 scp eunuque.caracals.org:/home/caracals/outils/docker-stats-histo/stats.sqlite .
 ```
 
+
+Automations using cron
+----------------------
+Open the cron tab in edition mode:
+```bash
+crontab -e
+```
+
+Then add those lines (to run the check each 10 minutes and a html generation each hour)
+```bash
+*/10 * * * * /path/to/docker-stats-histo/save_docker_stats.sh > /dev/null  2>&1
+00 */1 * * * /path/to/docker-stats-histo/generate_html.sh > /dev/null  2>&1
+```
+
+
+**Note:**
+ - Normally cron send task outputs (echo) via mail. As the MTA (Mail Transfer Agent),
+may not be set up, the crontab line redirect the outputs into `/dev/null`.
+It can also be a path to a log file.
+ - No sudo is needed, crontab is called with current user.
+
+
 Advanced parameters
 -------------------
 Both python scripts can have a finer configuration (sqlite and html paths).