1
Create the service
Save as /etc/systemd/system/backup.service:
[Unit] Description=Nightly backup [Service] Type=oneshot ExecStart=/bin/sh -c '/opt/backup.sh && curl -fsS -X POST "https://upguru.io/api/push/YOUR-TOKEN" -d "done" || curl -fsS -X POST "https://upguru.io/api/push/YOUR-TOKEN?level=error" -d "backup failed"'
2
Create the timer
Save as /etc/systemd/system/backup.timer:
[Unit] Description=Run the backup every night [Timer] OnCalendar=*-*-* 02:00:00 Persistent=true [Install] WantedBy=timers.target
3
Turn it on
sudo systemctl daemon-reload sudo systemctl enable --now backup.timer systemctl list-timers backup.timer
Run
sudo systemctl start backup.service once to test it without waiting for the night.