Enter this command and copy & paste the following two lines: crontab -e * * * * * /users/emil/sledge-server/tests/cmu-sod/auto_start.sh * * * * * ( sleep 30 ; /users/emil/sledge-server/tests/cmu-sod/auto_start.sh ) To stop: sudo service cron stop To start: sudo service cron start To remove type: crontab -e and then remove the above two lines.