Schedule Python Heroku app to delete files in a FTP server

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Deleting old files in a server is one of the oldest and most basic administrative tasks. Usually this is accomplished using a scheduled task or a CRON job which will execute a script to assess the old files in a location and delete them. In this blog post we are going to see how we can execute a python script on a schedule from a cloud location.

I have an IP Camera at my home that monitors the doorway entrance and stores the video recordings in a FTP server ( I don’t want to store them in cloud for cost purpose, basically I want a low cost storage). If you have questions on how to setup a FTP server for your IP cam recordings , refer the link below.

How to configure IP cam recording in router NAS Storage

The problem with having your own file storage is it gets filled up very quickly. Maintenance is required to clean the old fils periodically. I don’t want to run a scheduled task or a Cron job from my local machine , I want to make use of cloud solution.

For this purpose , I chose Heroku, You can create a free account in Heroku without providing your credit card details. Only if you want…