Schedules

Scheduler

resticprofile manages scheduled backups using:

On Unix systems (excluding macOS), resticprofile uses systemd if available, otherwise it falls back to crond.

See reference / global section for scheduler configuration options.

Each profile can be scheduled independently. Within each profile, these sections can be scheduled:

  • backup
  • check
  • forget
  • prune
  • copy

Deprecation

Scheduling the retention section directly is deprecated. Use the forget section instead.

The retention section should be associated with a backup section, not scheduled independently.

​
[profile.retention]
  # deprecated
  schedule = "daily"

# use the forget target instead
[profile.forget]
  schedule = "daily"
---
profile:
  retention:
    # deprecated
    schedule: daily

  # use the forget target instead
  forget:
    schedule: daily
"profile" = {
  "retention" = {
     # deprecated
    schedule = "daily"
  }

  # use the forget target instead
  "forget" = {
    schedule = "daily"
  }
}
{
  "profile": {
    "forget": {
      "schedule": "daily"
    }
  }
}

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