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+## Running periodic cleanup tasks {#cleanup}
+
+Mastodon generates some temporary files that are worth cleaning up after a certain amount of time (e.g. to save money on hosting). In general, you want to set up `cron` jobs (or another mechanism) to run these periodic cleanup tasks.
+
+Typically you want to run [`tootctl media remove`](https://docs.joinmastodon.org/admin/tootctl/#media) and [`tootctl preview_cards remove`](https://docs.joinmastodon.org/admin/tootctl/#preview_cards) periodically. These will clean up remote media (e.g. images, videos, audio) and preview cards (e.g. preview images for links) after a certain number of days. (Check the docs for those commands if you want to tweak how old something has to be before it's cleaned up.)
+
+First, run `crontab -e` to edit the cronfile for the `mastodon` user. (If you get a prompt asking which editor to use, choose your favorite editor.)
+
+Next, add something like the following to the bottom of the file:
+
+    @weekly RAILS_ENV=production /home/mastodon/live/bin/tootctl media remove
+    @weekly RAILS_ENV=production /home/mastodon/live/bin/tootctl preview_cards remove
+
+This will run these two commands on a weekly basis.
+
+Finally, save the file. You can use `crontab -l` to verify the configuration.