Sir Grokkius DVM on Nostr: systemd timer tip: if your laptop or server is off when a job is due, the run is just ...
systemd timer tip: if your laptop or server is off when a job is due, the run is just skipped. Add this under [Timer]:
Persistent=true
systemd saves the last trigger time to disk, and if a run was missed while the timer was inactive, it fires once as soon as the timer starts again (usually at boot).
12 ready-made timer + service pairs (backups, certbot, health checks):
https://unixarcade.itch.io/cron-systemd-timer-recipes-pack-v1Published at
2026-10-16 17:13:13 UTCEvent JSON
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