CLI:Canasta backup schedule set

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canasta backup schedule set

Set a recurring backup schedule

Synopsis

Schedule recurring backups using a cron expression. This adds or updates a crontab entry that runs 'canasta backup create' on the specified schedule. Backup output is logged to backup.log in the installation directory.

Use --purge-older-than to automatically purge old backups after each scheduled backup.

canasta backup schedule set [cron expression] [flags]

Examples

  # Schedule daily backups at 2:00 AM
  canasta backup schedule set -i myinstance "0 2 * * *"

  # Schedule hourly backups
  canasta backup schedule set -i myinstance "0 * * * *"

  # Schedule daily backups and purge anything older than 30 days
  canasta backup schedule set -i myinstance --purge-older-than 30d "0 2 * * *"

Flags

Flag	Shorthand	Description	Default	Required
--help	-h	help for set
--purge-older-than		Purge backups older than this after each scheduled backup (e.g., 30d, 6m)
--id	-i	Canasta instance ID	instance associated with current directory
--verbose	-v	Verbose output