How can I force my Linux computer to shut down at night?
I'm using Linux Mint and have trouble stopping computer use at a reasonable hour. Reminders and alarms are too easy for me to ignore, so I'm looking for…
cron jobs
How can I force Linux to shut down or block access at bedtime?
I'm using Linux Mint and have trouble stopping computer use at night, which often leads to going to sleep around 3:00 AM. Alarms and reminders haven't helped because…
How can I schedule backups to run only when my Debian server is idle?
I'm setting up a Debian file and media server with a 1TB NVMe drive for the operating system and services, plus two 14TB drives for storage. I'd like…
How can I schedule low-impact backups between two large disks on Debian?
I'm building a Debian file and media server with a 1 TB NVMe drive for the operating system and services, plus two 14 TB hard drives for storage.…
What’s the best way to detect when a scheduled job stops running?
A nightly backup recently stopped running—or began failing—and nobody noticed because the host stayed healthy, uptime checks remained green, and no alert or ticket was generated. The problem…
Feedback on my first Bash backup script
I wrote my first Bash script to back up a Minecraft server running on an old laptop. It creates a compressed tar archive, optionally keeps a configurable number…
How should I start learning Bash while building safe backup scripts?
I recently lost a self-hosted server and want to learn enough Bash to automate backups. Ideally, I'd like to run them daily, copy only files that have changed,…
What’s the best way to schedule PostgreSQL backups with Docker?
I'm running PostgreSQL in a Docker container and want to create regular automated backups. Should I run cron inside the database container, use docker exec from the host,…
How Do You Keep Track of Recurring Jobs and Automations in Production?
I'm curious about how you're all managing recurring jobs, imports, and automations in production environments. Issues can arise like cron jobs failing silently, imports not completing fully, syncs…
How to Schedule Cron Jobs in Docker Compose Applications?
I've been trying to figure out the best way to schedule cron jobs for my Docker Compose applications for a while now. In my past experience, I mainly…
What's the Best Way to Schedule Cron Jobs for Docker Compose Apps?
I've been trying to find a good way to handle cron jobs in Docker Compose applications, but I haven't really dug into it until now. My background is…
Is Quarkus+Quartz Worth It for Scheduling Tasks Over Plain Quartz?
Hey everyone! I have a few scheduled jobs that I kick off using cron expressions in a standalone Java application with Quartz. I've heard that Quartz integrates with…
Is a Heartbeat Cron Job Approach a Bad Idea?
I've built an app that uses cron jobs through Cloudways' built-in cron manager. While it works, it's a bit clunky and changes are tough since I have to…
What's the Best Way to Send Commands to a Background Server?
I'm setting up servers for Minecraft Bedrock and SuperTuxKart, and I've noticed that they take over the terminal when I run them directly. So far, I've been using…
Is the RHEL 9.5 glibc update breaking your cron jobs too?
I noticed a bug in the latest glibc update for RHEL 9.5 that causes core dumps for certain commands executed through userhelper, including cron jobs. For example, running…