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# Cron
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Often it is usefull to trigger backups autmatically. For this we can specify a `cron` attribute to each location.
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> Available since version 0.18
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```yaml | .autorestic.yml
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locations:
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my-location:
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from: /data
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to: my-backend
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cron: '0 3 * * 0' # Every Sunday at 3:00
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```
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Here is a awesome website with [some examples](https://crontab.guru/examples.html) and an [explorer](https://crontab.guru/)
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## Installing the cron
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**This has to be done only once, regadless of now many cros you have in your config file.**
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To actually enable cron jobs you need something to call `autorestic cron` on a timed shedule.
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Note that the shedule has nothing to do with the `cron` attribute in each location.
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My advise would be to trigger the command every 5min, but if you have a cronjob that runs only once a week, it's probably enough to shedule it once a day.
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### Crontab
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Here is an example using crontab, but systemd would do too.
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First, open your crontab in edit mode
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```bash
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crontab -e
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```
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Then paste this at the bottom of the file and save it. Note that in this specific example the `.autorestic.yml` is located in `/srv/`. You need to modify that part of course to fit your config file.
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```bash
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# This is required, as it otherwise cannot find restic as a command.
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PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin"
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# Example running every 5 minutes
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*/5 * * * * autorestic -c /srv/.autorestic.yml --ci cron
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```
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> The `--ci` option is not required, but recommended
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Now you can add as many `cron` attributes as you wish in the config file ⏱
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> :ToCPrevNext
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