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Scheduled task setup

Windows Task Scheduler XML and cron snippets you import once to make the above scripts run on a cadence.

bash

cron snippet (Linux / macOS)

One-line crontab entry that runs heartbeat.sh every 5 minutes. Add via `crontab -e`.

xml

Windows Task Scheduler XML — 5-minute heartbeat

Drop-in Task Scheduler XML that runs heartbeat.ps1 every 5 minutes from SYSTEM, even when no user is logged in. Import via `schtasks /create /tn 'AlertsHeartbeat' /xml heartbeat-task.xml`.