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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +meta: |
| 3 | + title: How to automate the management of your resources using Serverless Jobs |
| 4 | + description: This step-by-step guide will help you automate the management of your resources using Serverless Jobs and the Scaleway CLI |
| 5 | +content: |
| 6 | + h1: How to automate the management of your resources using Serverless Jobs |
| 7 | + paragraph: This step-by-step guide will help you automate the management of your resources using Serverless Jobs and the Scaleway CLI |
| 8 | +tags: serverless jobs command line interface cli automate resources management |
| 9 | +categories: |
| 10 | + - developer-tools |
| 11 | + - jobs |
| 12 | +dates: |
| 13 | + validation: 2025-06-13 |
| 14 | + posted: 2025-06-13 |
| 15 | +--- |
| 16 | +[Scaleway Serverless Jobs](/serverless-jobs/quickstart/) allows you to create and automate recurring tasks. This page shows how to create jobs to perform any operation available with the [Scaleway CLI](https://github.com/scaleway/scaleway-cli/blob/master/docs/commands/config.md) to automate the management of your Scaleway resources. |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +Serverless Jobs are perfectly adapted for these autonomous tasks, as we do not need autoscaling or exposure via a web server. Refer to the [documentation on differences between jobs, containers, and functions](/serverless-jobs/reference-content/difference-jobs-functions-containers/) for more information. |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +<Macro id="requirements" /> |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +- A Scaleway account logged into the [console](https://console.scaleway.com). |
| 23 | +- [Owner](/iam/concepts/#owner) status or [IAM permissions](/iam/concepts/#permission) allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization. |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +## Creating the job definition |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +1. In the [Scaleway console](https://console.scaleway.com), click **Jobs** in the **Serverless** section of the side menu. The jobs page displays. |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +2. Click **Create job**. The job creation wizard displays. |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +3. For **Container Image**, select **External**, and in **Image URL**, set: `scaleway/cli:latest`. |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +4. Enter a name or use the automatically generated one. |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +5. Select the region in which your job will be created. |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +6. Keep the default **resources** values, as this job requires little compute capability. |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +7. Set a **cron schedule** in the `* * * * *` format (such as `0 0 * * *` to run the job every day at midnight), and select the relevant time zone to run the job at the desired frequency. Refer to the [cron schedules documentation](/serverless-jobs/reference-content/cron-schedules/) for more information. |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +8. Define the following environment variables: |
| 42 | + - `SCW_ACCESS_KEY`: your API access key. |
| 43 | + - `SCW_SECRET_KEY`: your API secret key. |
| 44 | + - `SCW_DEFAULT_PROJECT_ID`: your Project ID. |
| 45 | + - `SCW_DEFAULT_ORGANIZATION_ID`: your Organization ID. |
| 46 | + - `SCW_DEFAULT_REGION`: desired region. |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | + <Message type="note"> |
| 49 | + We recommend using [Secret Manager](/secret-manager/quickstart/) to store the `SCW_ACCESS_KEY` and `SCW_SECRET_KEY`. |
| 50 | + </Message> |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | + For more details about variables used by `cli`, refer to the [CLI config documentation](https://github.com/scaleway/scaleway-cli/blob/master/docs/commands/config.md). |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +9. In the **Execution** tab, define the desired Scaleway CLI command, as shown in the examples below: |
| 55 | + - **Power on and off Instances** |
| 56 | + ```sh |
| 57 | + # Power on |
| 58 | + scw instance server start 11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111 |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | + # Power off |
| 61 | + scw instance server stop 11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111 |
| 62 | + ``` |
| 63 | + - **Create a snapshot of an Instance volume** |
| 64 | + ```sh |
| 65 | + scw instance snapshot create volume-id=11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111 |
| 66 | + ``` |
| 67 | + - **Create a backup of an Instance** |
| 68 | + ```sh |
| 69 | + scw instance server backup 11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111 |
| 70 | + ``` |
| 71 | +10. Click **Create job**. |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +Your Serverless Job will run the command periodically according to the [cron schedule](/serverless-jobs/reference-content/cron-schedules/) you defined. |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | +## Running the job |
| 76 | + |
| 77 | +From the **Overview** tab of the Serverless job you just created, click **Actions**, then select **Run job** from the contextual menu. |
| 78 | + |
| 79 | +The execution appears in the **Job runs** section. You can access the logs of your job by clicking <Icon name="more" /> next to the job run ID, and selecting **See on Cockpit**. |
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