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 cron jobs. If you manage Linux servers and want more reliable scheduling with less overhead, this episode gives you a concrete, copy-paste-ready example you can adapt.

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