Step 1. Connect to your cloud desktop using ssh.
Step 2. Run these commands:
% screen
% while true; do ./parseScript.sh; sleep 3600; done
Step 3. Close the window with the running command.
Step 4. (same as Step 1) Connect to your cloud desktop using ssh.
Step 5. Run this command: screen -R. You will get back to the session you left in step 3.