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On a browser, Login to WDMBL Web GUI on http://your-hdd-ip-address/UI
You need to enable the ssh. Go to http://your-hdd-ip-address/UI/ssh and enable it. After enabling it, you have basically a Linux server at your home!
On Putty or iTerminal (or any similar app), ssh to your hdd with the username and password: root / welc0me
![Write a new file: [vi filename.sh] Note: I write the file under [/DataVolume/shares/myrootfolder/mysubfolder/../..] So that I can easily read the file from windows explorer on PC or WD2Go app on ipad](https://guides.brit.co/media-library/write-a-new-file-vi-filename-sh-note-i-write-the-file-under-datavolume-shares-myrootfolder-mysubfolder-so-that-i-c.jpg?id=24228504&width=980)
Write a new file: [vi filename.sh] Note: I write the file under [/DataVolume/shares/myrootfolder/mysubfolder/../..] So that I can easily read the file from windows explorer on PC or WD2Go app on ipad
Script above as a reference.. I'm new in scripting, you may come out a better one.. :)
![Write and quit [:wq]](https://guides.brit.co/media-library/write-and-quit-wq.jpg?id=24228525&width=980)
Write and quit [:wq]
Make it a cronjob. I can't get use of the editor here, so I did [export EDITOR=vi], then [crontab -e]. In my case, I scheduled it to run every 2hours (check the last cron job) (* */2 * * * means 2hr)
Done! Just wait for your WDMBL to work for you!!