Alternative Methods

This is a section for alternative methods for automating/manual backups

Timed Backups using systemd

For those with distros that may not include cron in the base packages you can use the following to setup timed backups instead

1. Create a timer unit file at /etc/systemd/system/klipper-backup.time with the following:

   [Unit]
   Description=Run klipper backup script every 4 hours
   
   [Timer]
   OnBootSec=300s
   OnUnitActiveSec=4hr
   
   [Install]
   WantedBy=timers.target
   

2. Create a service file at /etc/systemd/system/klipper-backup.service with the following:

   [Unit]
   Description=Klipper Backup On-boot Service
   #Uncomment below lines if using network manager
   After=NetworkManager-wait-online.service
   Wants=NetworkManager-wait-online.service
   #Uncomment below lines if not using network manager
   #After=network-online.target
   #Wants=network-online.target
   
   [Service]
   User=<REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_USERNAME>
   Type=oneshot
   ExecStart=/bin/bash -c 'bash $HOME/klipper-backup/script.sh "New Backup on timer - $(date +"%%x - %%X")"'
   
   [Install]
   WantedBy=default.target
   

3. Run systemctl daemon-reload once both files have been created.
4. Enable the systemd timer systemctl enable --now klipper-backup.timer. The timer will run the service file every 4 hours.

Note

if you would like to edit the time between backups you can edit line 5 OnUnitActiveSec= to your specified time.