# \[20160420221228\] Syslog, SSL, Cron

**URL:** <https://community.convox.com/t/20160420221228-syslog-ssl-cron/396>\
**Category:** Releases\
**Created:** [April 20, 2016, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.convox.com/t/20160420221228-syslog-ssl-cron/396 "2016-04-20T22:12:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 20, 2016, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.convox.com/t/20160420221228-syslog-ssl-cron/396/1 "2016-04-20T22:12:14Z")

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Run `convox rack update` to install.

## Syslog service

You can now forward your logs to a generic syslog drain.

```auto
$ convox services create syslog --url tcp+tls://logs1.papertrailapp.com:12345
Creating syslog-3785 (syslog)... CREATING

```

Link the app with

```auto
$ convox services link syslog-3785 --app example-app
Linked syslog-3786 to example-app

```

[Syslog Docs](https://convox.com/docs/syslog/)

## SSL

SSL and load balancer protocols are now configured using labels in `docker-compose.yml`.

```auto
web:
  labels:
    - convox.port.443.protocol=https
    - convox.port.443.secure=true
  ports:
    - 443:5001

```

`convox ssl create` and `convox ssl delete` and associated API endpoints have been removed. The API endpoint for `convox ssl update` has been updated and is the sole command to manage SSL certs going forward.

`convox start` has also been updated to simulate the behavior of a production load balancer locally for better dev/prod parity.

See the [SSL](https://convox.com/docs/ssl/) and [Load Balancer](https://convox.com/docs/load-balancers/) docs

## Cron

Convox now supports scheduled jobs that are configured via labels in `docker-compose.yml`.

For example,to run the command `rake myjob` every hour on the `web` process, you would configure the label like this:

```auto
web:
  labels:
    - convox.cron.myjob=0 * * * ? rake myjob

```

[Scheduled Tasks Docs](https://convox.com/docs/scheduled-tasks/)