https://ae3.ch/tags/systemd/ Recent content in Systemd on ae3.ch https://ae3.ch/ae3-og.png https://ae3.ch/ae3-og.png Hugo -- 0.154.5 en Thu, 29 Dec 2022 23:35:48 +0100 https://ae3.ch/systemd-timer-as-a-cron-replacement/ Thu, 29 Dec 2022 23:35:48 +0100 https://ae3.ch/systemd-timer-as-a-cron-replacement/ <p>Instead of using a cronjob placed in our crontab, we can make use of a systemd timer on a modern linux system which is running systemd.</p> <p>For a systemd timer to work, it needs two parts. One part consists of a <code>.timer</code> file, and a <code>.service</code> file.</p> <p>The <code>.timer</code> file specifies when our service should be started. Just like a cronjob we can specify here on which days, in which week or at which time our service should be started. Our <code>.service</code> file contains all the details about the script or command we want to run.</p>