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# Inventory Synchronization
The synchronization is an automated action that fetches virtual machines and containers from the **Proxmox API** and creates or updates them as OCS assets.
Automated actions are scripts stored in a specific location on the server's file system. They are executed using Django's built-in management commands, according to a defined schedule.
Each automated action consists of:
* a scheduler entry, which defines its status and how often it runs.
* a script, located in the designated directory and following the required naming and format conventions.
* a cron job (or similar system scheduler) that triggers execution of the management command at the scheduled interval.
From **Configuration → General → Automated actions**, you can view each automated action's last execution date, status, and recurrence interval, and access its execution history.
Automated action overview
## Default automated actions
* **Proxmox Inventory synchronization**: synchronizes Proxmox asset inventories.
## Executing automated actions
By default, the **Proxmox Inventory** automated action runs every day at 2 AM GMT.
### One-time run
Automated actions are executed using a dedicated Django management command. To launch the process manually from the OCS backend directory:
```bash
python3 manage.py automation
```
To run the **Proxmox Inventory** task immediately, bypassing its configured recurrence, use the `--force` flag.
```bash
python3 manage.py automation --force proxmoxInventory.ProxmoxInventory
```
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More details are available on the [**Automated actions**](/administrator-docs/server-setup/configuration/advanced/automations.md) page.
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