# Cron Job Examples for BC Backup Automation
# Add these to your crontab with: crontab -e

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# Hourly Backup (Every hour at minute 0)
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0 * * * * /home/malin/c0ding/bcbak/bc-backup.sh >> /home/malin/c0ding/bcbak/logs/cron.log 2>&1

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# Every 2 hours
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0 */2 * * * /home/malin/c0ding/bcbak/bc-backup.sh >> /home/malin/c0ding/bcbak/logs/cron.log 2>&1

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# Every 4 hours
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0 */4 * * * /home/malin/c0ding/bcbak/bc-backup.sh >> /home/malin/c0ding/bcbak/logs/cron.log 2>&1

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# Every 6 hours (at 00:00, 06:00, 12:00, 18:00)
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0 0,6,12,18 * * * /home/malin/c0ding/bcbak/bc-backup.sh >> /home/malin/c0ding/bcbak/logs/cron.log 2>&1

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# Daily at 2:00 AM
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0 2 * * * /home/malin/c0ding/bcbak/bc-backup.sh >> /home/malin/c0ding/bcbak/logs/cron.log 2>&1

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# Multiple times per day (8 AM, 12 PM, 4 PM, 8 PM)
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0 8,12,16,20 * * * /home/malin/c0ding/bcbak/bc-backup.sh >> /home/malin/c0ding/bcbak/logs/cron.log 2>&1

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# Business hours only (9 AM - 5 PM, hourly)
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0 9-17 * * 1-5 /home/malin/c0ding/bcbak/bc-backup.sh >> /home/malin/c0ding/bcbak/logs/cron.log 2>&1

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# With email notifications (requires mail/sendmail)
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MAILTO=your-email@example.com
0 * * * * /home/malin/c0ding/bcbak/bc-backup.sh >> /home/malin/c0ding/bcbak/logs/cron.log 2>&1

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# With environment variables
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PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
0 * * * * /home/malin/c0ding/bcbak/bc-backup.sh >> /home/malin/c0ding/bcbak/logs/cron.log 2>&1

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# Systemd Timer Alternative (More Reliable)
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# Instead of cron, you can use systemd timers.
# Create files in /etc/systemd/system/:
#
# bc-backup.service:
# [Unit]
# Description=Business Central Database Backup
#
# [Service]
# Type=oneshot
# User=malin
# WorkingDirectory=/home/malin/c0ding/bcbak
# ExecStart=/home/malin/c0ding/bcbak/bc-backup.sh
# StandardOutput=append:/home/malin/c0ding/bcbak/logs/backup.log
# StandardError=append:/home/malin/c0ding/bcbak/logs/backup.log
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# bc-backup.timer:
# [Unit]
# Description=Run BC Backup Every Hour
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# [Timer]
# OnCalendar=hourly
# Persistent=true
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# [Install]
# WantedBy=timers.target
#
# Enable with:
# sudo systemctl daemon-reload
# sudo systemctl enable bc-backup.timer
# sudo systemctl start bc-backup.timer
# sudo systemctl status bc-backup.timer

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# Useful Cron Management Commands
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# Edit crontab:           crontab -e
# List crontab:           crontab -l
# Remove all cron jobs:   crontab -r
# View cron logs:         grep CRON /var/log/syslog
# Test cron environment:  * * * * * env > /tmp/cron-env.txt