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Implement systemd timers #1

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opened 2025-05-03 20:19:04 +02:00 by malte70 · 0 comments
malte70 commented 2025-05-03 20:19:04 +02:00
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Add a systemd .timer unit
(man page, ArchLinux Wiki) unit for periodic backups as an alternative to the cron job. (The user still needs a Cronjob if he runs a systemd-free distribution or even a different OS like FreeBSD.)

We have much more options for when and how the backup job should run, and the user can easily override parts of the .timer (ArchLinux Wiki) to configure it for his needs.

NOTE: This would work best after the different backup tasks are implemented as plugins, so that the .timer unit executes the main backup.zsh script, which then runs the actual backups depending on a system-wide config file.

Add a systemd `.timer` unit ([man page](https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemd.timer.html), [ArchLinux Wiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Systemd/Timers)) unit for periodic backups as an alternative to the `cron` job. _(The user still needs a Cronjob if he runs a systemd-free distribution or even a different OS like FreeBSD.)_ We have much more options for when and how the backup job should run, and the user can easily override parts of the .timer ([ArchLinux Wiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Systemd#Editing_provided_units)) to configure it for his needs. **NOTE:** This would work best after the different backup tasks are implemented as plugins, so that the .timer unit executes the main `backup.zsh` script, which then runs the actual backups depending on a system-wide config file.
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