diff --git a/bash_aliases b/bash_aliases
index 2719440..e7d0df0 100644
--- a/bash_aliases
+++ b/bash_aliases
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 alias c='cd /usr/share/gamewheel'
 alias s='cd /usr/share/gamewheel && ./start'
 alias d='cd /usr/share/gamewheel && ./delete'
-alias r='cd /usr/share/gamewheel && ./restart'
 alias st='cd /usr/share/gamewheel && ./stop'
 alias g='cd /usr/share/gamewheel'
 alias p='cd /usr/share/gamewheel/3d-pong'
@@ -16,3 +15,7 @@ alias e1='cd /usr/share/gamewheel && ./start_editor'
 alias logs='cd /usr/share/gamewheel && ./logs'
 alias m='pm2 monit'
 alias list='pm2 list'
+function r() {
+    /usr/share/gamewheel/restart "$@"
+}
+export -f r
diff --git a/bash_history b/bash_history
index ed37cd2..ad84eb0 100644
--- a/bash_history
+++ b/bash_history
@@ -23513,3 +23513,218 @@ exit
 ssh gw-new
 r
 ssh gw-new
+c
+cd config/
+git diff
+git checkout gw-new
+git commit -am "stuff"
+git push
+git checkout gw-new
+git pull
+git checkout tj-dev -- build_latest
+git commit -am "build latest"
+git push
+git checkout tj-dev 
+l
+exit
+r
+exit
+ssh gw-new
+c
+./update_all 
+cd app/
+git commit -am "fix"
+git push
+r
+cd app
+gulp build
+[12:58:15] gulp-debug: src/app/sections/user/user.route.js
+r
+cd controller/
+git pull
+r
+cd model/
+git pull
+r
+./update_all 
+vim update_all 
+./update_all 
+cp update_all build_latest
+vim update_all 
+vim build_latest 
+cd 3d-racing
+npm install gulp-concat
+gulp build
+npm install gulp-uglify
+gulp build
+npm i -g npm
+sudo npm i -g npm
+cd ..
+ls
+vim build_latest 
+./build_latest 
+s
+ls
+r
+vim build_latest 
+ls
+mv build_latest config/
+ln -s config/build_latest 
+cd config/
+git add build_latest 
+git status 
+git diff
+git commit -am "new files"
+git push
+git diff
+ls
+cd ..
+cd app
+ls
+gulp build
+cd ..
+vim build_latest 
+r
+./build_latest 
+cd helper/
+git diff
+git commit -am "semicolons"
+git push
+git diff
+git commit -am "more semicolons, type coersion"
+git push
+git pull
+cd ..
+cd config/
+ls
+vim bash_aliases 
+vim build_latest 
+./build_latest 
+vim bash_aliases 
+vim build_latest 
+exit
+r
+exit
+ssh gw-new
+exit
+c
+./build_latest 
+vim build_latest 
+./build_latest 
+cd app
+git diff
+git status 
+#
+ls
+git status 
+cd ..
+./build_latest 
+ssh gw-new
+exit
+ssh gw-new
+exit
+c
+vim build_latest 
+./build_latest 
+exit
+c
+cd config/
+git checkout gw-new
+git status 
+git diff
+git rm --cached bash_history
+git status 
+git diff
+git commit -am "update"
+git push
+git checkout gw-new
+git add bash_history 
+git commit -am "bash_hoist"
+git push
+git checkout gw-new
+git diff
+git commit -am "release database"
+git push
+git checkout tj-dev
+ssh gw-new
+exit
+s
+m
+exit
+ssh gw-new
+s
+exit
+mysql
+exit
+3d
+gulp
+cd ..
+cd cron/
+node server.js 
+exit
+c
+cd app
+git status 
+s
+ls -l
+git clone git@github.com:ToywheelDev/gamewheel-cron.git cron
+cd cron/
+ls
+ls -l
+ls
+git branch develop
+git checkout dev
+git checkout develop
+ls
+git push -u origin master
+git pull
+git status 
+touch package.json
+git add package.json 
+git commit -am "initial package.json"
+git push
+git branch develop
+git checkout develop 
+ls
+npm install node-cron
+npm install --save cron
+ls
+rm package.json 
+npm install --save cron
+ls
+cd ap
+cd ..
+ls
+cd api
+ls
+cd ..
+ls
+cd cron/
+ls
+exit
+c
+cd 3d
+3d
+ls
+git diff
+git commit -am "more updates - visual"
+git push
+cd ..
+cd game-lib/
+git diff
+git commit -am "child objects don't instantiate parent objects"
+git push
+cd ..
+cd blender-node/
+git diff
+git commit -am "there can be only one game-lib"
+git push
+cd ..
+ls
+cd api-v1/
+git diff
+git commit -am "fix config path"
+git push
+cd ..
+ls
+exit
diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index 9974881..3726d24 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ var config = {
     port: {
         url: 'https://tj-port.gamewheel.com'
     },
+    cron: {
+        url: 'https://tj-cron.gamewheel.com'
+    },
     environment: {
         mode: 'development'
     }
diff --git a/hosts b/hosts
index a69e596..3129451 100644
--- a/hosts
+++ b/hosts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 127.0.1.1   tj-api.gamewheel.com
 127.0.1.1   tj-cdn.gamewheel.com
 127.0.1.1   tj-mail.gamewheel.com
+127.0.1.1   tj-cron.gamewheel.com
 
 # The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
 ::1     ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
diff --git a/nginx/conf.d/ports.conf b/nginx/conf.d/ports.conf
index 5ddffc5..352a9dd 100644
--- a/nginx/conf.d/ports.conf
+++ b/nginx/conf.d/ports.conf
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ upstream asset {
     server 127.0.0.1:3115;
 }
 
+upstream cron {
+    server 127.0.0.1:3116;
+}
+
 upstream php {
     server 127.0.0.1:9001;
 }
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diff --git a/secure.js b/secure.js
index 055ee9e..a12eef4 100644
--- a/secure.js
+++ b/secure.js
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ var secure = {
     gate: {
         port: 3115,
         debugPort: 3215
+    },
+    cron: {
+        port: 3116,
+        debugPort: 3216
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/start b/start
index 9d5477b..af6bc6b 100755
--- a/start
+++ b/start
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ cd /usr/share/gamewheel
 ./start_gate
 ./start_port
 ./start_mail
+./start_cron
diff --git a/start_cron b/start_cron
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5b0a7ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/start_cron
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+cd /usr/share/gamewheel/cron
+pm2 start server.js --node-args="--debug=3216" --name cron
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