Create a CRON job

The final step is to delete the call recordings every week using a CRON job. A CRON job is a way to run scripts periodically at fixed times, dates, or intervals. Running a CRON job will save you the effort of having to manually run the functions covered in this tutorial. You can create a CRON job locally by first running crontab -e on a OSX/Linux based system.

For a Windows machine:

1. Log on with a privileged account, e.g. Administrator
2. Go to Start > Control Panel > System and Security > Administrative Tools > Task Scheduler.
3. In the right panel click Create Basic Task.

For the purposes of this demonstration, the CRON job will run every 30 days:

bash * * 30 * * delete_recordings.py >/dev/null 2>&1

The delete_vbc_recordings_by_duration.py is a script that will delete both the call recordings and on demand call recordings for calls that are less than 30 seconds in duration.

To create your own CRON job, refer to this helpful resource.