# Automation administration tasks, how to **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [November 5, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/automation-administration-tasks-how-to/155427 "2018-11-05T16:03:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jacobot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4491bb/32.png) [@jacobot](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jacobot)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/automation-administration-tasks-how-to/155427/1 "2018-11-05T16:03:38Z")
I have read about the "curotor" I see it is a python applicartion to do adminstration task would it be possible to do these task in automated way, as far as i can see there is no scheduler in the "curator" and ppl use crontab? ---
**Author:** ![theuntergeek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/theuntergeek/32/44961_2.png) [@theuntergeek](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/theuntergeek)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 4:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/automation-administration-tasks-how-to/155427/2 "2018-11-05T16:28:49Z")
Yes. Cron or systemd timers will work. ---
**Author:** ![jacobot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4491bb/32.png) [@jacobot](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jacobot)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 4:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/automation-administration-tasks-how-to/155427/3 "2018-11-05T16:30:40Z")
thank you! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 4:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/automation-administration-tasks-how-to/155427/4 "2018-12-03T16:30:42Z")
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