From a05d49632b586d63359c1025266da9c0efa9d893 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sochen <sochen@nevo.engineer>
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2026 22:49:37 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Run first fax 2 minutes after install, then hourly

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 install.sh | 9 +++++----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 33259b0..0402f10 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -36,17 +36,18 @@ if [ "$PDF_COUNT" -eq 0 ]; then
     echo ""
 fi
 
-# Install cron job
-echo "Installing cron job..."
+# Install cron job - runs 2 minutes from now, then every hour at that minute
+CRON_MIN=$(( ($(date +%M) + 2) % 60 ))
+echo "Installing cron job (minute :$(printf '%02d' $CRON_MIN) every hour)..."
 TMPFILE=$(mktemp)
 crontab -l 2>/dev/null | grep -v "$CRON_TAG" > "$TMPFILE" || true
-echo "0 * * * * $PYTHON $SCRIPT_DIR/autofax.py >> $SCRIPT_DIR/reports/cron.log 2>&1 $CRON_TAG" >> "$TMPFILE"
+echo "$CRON_MIN * * * * $PYTHON $SCRIPT_DIR/autofax.py >> $SCRIPT_DIR/reports/cron.log 2>&1 $CRON_TAG" >> "$TMPFILE"
 crontab "$TMPFILE"
 rm -f "$TMPFILE"
 
 echo ""
 echo "=== Setup Complete ==="
-echo "Fax will be sent every hour on the hour."
+echo "First fax in ~2 minutes (:$(printf '%02d' $CRON_MIN)), then every hour."
 echo "Stops automatically after 3 successful deliveries."
 echo ""
 echo "Checklist:"