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How to Use Linux Server Systemd Timer Units for Scheduling
Episode 94 of Linux Server Admin with Fexingo dives into systemd timer units as a modern replacement for cron. Lucas and Luna walk through creating a daily backup timer on an Ubuntu 24.04 server, complete with a real example: a timer that triggers a script to archive Nginx logs every morning at 3 AM. They cover timer syntax, calendar events like 'daily' and 'weekly', monotonic timers like 'OnBootSec', and troubleshooting with 'systemctl list-timers'. The episode explains why systemd timers offer better logging, dependency management, and integration with service units compared to traditional…
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