home-server-backup-script/README.md

crontab setup:

sudo crontab -e

select your desired text editor

then add this below line at the end of the crontab file

0 0 * * SUN /usr/bin/sudo /home/arul/back-up-script/backup-server

Explaination:

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│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └── Day of the week (0 - 6) (Sunday = 0) │ │ │ └──── Month (1 - 12) │ │ └────── Day of the month (1 - 31) │ └─────── Hour (0 - 23) └───────── Minute (0 - 59)

0 0 * * SUN:

0 minute: The job runs at the 0th minute (on the hour).

0 hour: The job runs at midnight (00:00).

* day of the month: This means it can run on any day of the month (not restricted).

* month: This means it can run in any month.

SUN: The job runs only on Sundays (which are represented by 0 or SUN in cron).