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Automatic event hangout with cron
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:date: 2013-04-09 09:17
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:author: Russell Ballestrini
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:tags: Guide
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:slug: automatic-event-hangout-with-cron
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:status: published
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**Create an online only, hangout event**
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Create a new event with a date far into the future, like the year 2015.
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Go to the event's options > advanced and enable 'this event is online
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only' which will create a unique Hangout URI.
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**Create a cronjob**
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Create a cronjob on each device to open the web browser Monday-Friday at
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12:49pm and open the unique Hangout URI.
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Firefox cron example:
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::
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# Run Firefox at 12:49 EST each weekday and open hangout URI
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49 12 * * 1-5 export DISPLAY=:0 && /usr/bin/firefox 'hangout-uri'
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.. raw:: html
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</p>
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Chromium-browser cron example:
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::
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# Run Chromium-browser at 12:49 EST each weekday and open hangout URI
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49 12 * * 1-5 export DISPLAY=:0 && /usr/bin/chromium-browser 'hangout-uri'
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.. raw:: html
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</p>
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.. contents::
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