Title: Defer/schedule Background optimization
Last modified: August 10, 2023

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# Defer/schedule Background optimization

 *  Resolved [yohanecom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yohanecom/)
 * (@yohanecom)
 * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/defer-schedule-background-optimization/)
 * Hello,
 * To avoid overloading my server during the day, when we’re working on it, I’d 
   like to disable automatic optimization at import time, and program this optimization
   to run at night.
 * I’ve found the tutorial for disabling EWWW_DISABLE_ASYNC, but I can’t find any
   information on cron jobs.
 * Can you advise me on the settings to be made?
 * Thanks in advance

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 *  Plugin Support [adamewww](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adamewww/)
 * (@adamewww)
 * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/defer-schedule-background-optimization/#post-16963673)
 * Hi yohanecom,
 * You could use a cron job to kick off the wp-cli options to run a bulk optimize:
   [https://docs.ewww.io/article/25-optimizing-with-wp-cli](https://docs.ewww.io/article/25-optimizing-with-wp-cli)
 *  Plugin Support [adamewww](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adamewww/)
 * (@adamewww)
 * [2 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/defer-schedule-background-optimization/#post-17054294)
 * I’m going to resolve this thread, however, should you have further questions,
   feel free to open a new one!

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