diff --git a/bin/daily b/bin/daily
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Nightly datatracker jobs
+
+DTDIR=/a/www/ietf-datatracker/web
+
+cd $DTDIR/
+
+# Set up the virtual environment
+source $DTDIR/bin/activate
+
+# Run the hourly jobs first
+$DTDIR/bin/hourly
+
+# Populate the yang repositories
+$DTDIR/ietf/manage.py populate_yang_model_dirs
+
+# Expire internet drafts
+$DTDIR/ietf/bin/expire-ids
+
+# Expire last calls
+$DTDIR/ietf/bin/expire-last-calls
+
+# Run an extended version of the rfc editor update, to catch changes
+# with backdated timestamps
+$DTDIR/ietf/bin/rfc-editor-index-updates -d 1969-01-01
+
diff --git a/bin/hourly b/bin/hourly
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Hourly datatracker jobs
+# 
+# This script is expected to be triggered by cron from
+# $DTDIR/etc/cron.d/datatracker which should be symlinked from
+# /etc/cron.d/
+
+DTDIR=/a/www/ietf-datatracker/web
+cd $DTDIR/
+
+# Set up the virtual environment
+source $DTDIR/bin/activate
+
+# Update community lists.  Remove once the community rewrite (will be around 6.20.0 )
+$DTDIR/ietf/manage.py update_community_lists
+
+# Polling backup for iana and rfc-editory post APIs
+$DTDIR/ietf/bin/iana-changes-updates
+$DTDIR/ietf/bin/iana-protocols-updates
+$DTDIR/ietf/bin/rfc-editor-index-updates
+$DTDIR/ietf/bin/rfc-editor-queue-updates
+
+# Generate alias and virtual files for draft email aliases
+$DTDIR/ietf/bin/generate-draft-aliases && \
+	( cd /a/postfix; /usr/sbin/postalias -o draft-aliases; ) && \
+	( cd /a/postfix; /usr/sbin/postmap -o draft-virtual; )
+
+# Generate alias and virtual files for group email aliases
+$DTDIR/ietf/bin/generate-wg-aliases && \
+	( cd /a/postfix; /usr/sbin/postalias -o group-aliases; ) && \
+	( cd /a/postfix; /usr/sbin/postmap -o group-virtual; )
+
+# Generate some static files 
+ID=/a/www/ietf-ftp/internet-drafts/
+DOWNLOAD=/a/www/www6s/download/
+
+export TMPDIR=/a/tmp
+
+TMPFILE1=`mktemp` || exit 1
+TMPFILE2=`mktemp` || exit 1
+TMPFILE3=`mktemp` || exit 1
+TMPFILE4=`mktemp` || exit 1
+TMPFILE5=`mktemp` || exit 1
+TMPFILE6=`mktemp` || exit 1
+TMPFILE7=`mktemp` || exit 1
+chmod a+r $TMPFILE1 $TMPFILE2 $TMPFILE3 $TMPFILE4 $TMPFILE5 $TMPFILE6 $TMPFILE7
+
+python -m ietf.idindex.generate_all_id_txt >> $TMPFILE1
+python -m ietf.idindex.generate_id_index_txt >> $TMPFILE2
+python -m ietf.idindex.generate_id_abstracts_txt >> $TMPFILE3
+cp $TMPFILE1 $TMPFILE4
+cp $TMPFILE2 $TMPFILE5
+cp $TMPFILE3 $TMPFILE6
+python -m ietf.idindex.generate_all_id2_txt >> $TMPFILE7
+
+mv $TMPFILE1 $ID/all_id.txt
+mv $TMPFILE2 $ID/1id-index.txt
+mv $TMPFILE3 $ID/1id-abstracts.txt
+mv $TMPFILE4 $DOWNLOAD/id-all.txt
+mv $TMPFILE5 $DOWNLOAD/id-index.txt
+mv $TMPFILE6 $DOWNLOAD/id-abstract.txt
+mv $TMPFILE7 $ID/all_id2.txt
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/etc/cron.d/datatracker b/etc/cron.d/datatracker
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+# -*- indent-with-tabs: 0 -*-
+#
+# Update the local copies of the IETF rfc and draft repositories
+# 
+# Every hour
+
+PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
+
+DTDIR=/a/www/ietf-datatracker/web
+
+# m h dom mon dow user  command
+
+05 00   *  *  *   root  $DTDIR/bin/daily
+
+05 1-23 *  *  *	  root  $DTDIR/bin/hourly
+
+