python schedule not working for specific time

Question

I am using the python schedule module. I have a function that I am trying to run at a specfic time. When I try to run it on my local machine it runs at the specified time, however on an ubuntu server it doesn't. When I try to run the task every 5 seconds it works on an ubuntu server so I'm confused on the problem.

Just to note. When I tried testing this an an ubuntu server I changed the time to a couple of minutes ahead of the current time and then started the bot, I'm not sure if this could be the problem.

import schedule
import time    

def job():
    print('hello')

if __name__ == "__main__":
    schedule.every(10).seconds.do(job) // this works
    schedule.every().day.at("08:00").do(job)

while 1:
    schedule.run_pending()
    time.sleep(1)

Probably easier to install a cron job imo. https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-use-cron-to-automate-tasks-ubuntu-1804 — flakes, Dec 04 '21 at 19:10
I guess the server time is not the same as your local machine — Stradivari, Dec 04 '21 at 19:14

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 04 '21 at 19:29

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As Stradivari said, the problem was that the server time wasn't the same as my local machine time.

I fixed it by following this guide: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-time-synchronization-on-ubuntu-18-04

answered Dec 04 '21 at 19:29

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