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Working with systemd timers - Dmitry Kudryavtsev

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post from 2025
systemd is a relatively new utility that provides an array of components for Linux systems.
what
Snideness aside, systemd timers can be pretty neat. They also have some features like being able to specify "Daily" and setting some looseness in when it triggers if you e.g. have a fleet of machines and don't want them all to do something at exactly the same time.
- To be fair, it is relatively new. Cron will be 50 this year which blows my fucking mind.
The author fails to mention you can also use timers to do schedules like "every 15 minutes, 5 minutes after the systemd started". Very useful for scheduling automatic updates or backups.
I like this post! It's an easy, informative read. Nice to see some useful info about systemd for once, instead of simple "systemd bad"
How are systemd timers not a solution looking for a problem?
- Explain?
  
  Cron already exists and is established as the solution in this space. It's also used as the model for a lot of other timer services outside the Linux kernel.

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