From 2203df721d475663e54cb9afacb1b8df54822a37 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: SemvdH <semmer99@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:35:45 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add script to create service and timer file for backup

---
 create-systemd-service-and-timer.sh | 60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 create-systemd-service-and-timer.sh

diff --git a/create-systemd-service-and-timer.sh b/create-systemd-service-and-timer.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c8f9880
--- /dev/null
+++ b/create-systemd-service-and-timer.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Please run as root"
+  exit
+fi
+
+echo "Please enter the desired name for the service (e.g., backup). Can only contain [a-z, A-Z, 0-9]: "
+read SERVICE_NAME
+
+echo "Please enter the path to your backup script (e.g., /home/user/service/backup.sh): "
+read BACKUP_SCRIPT_PATH
+
+echo "Please enter the path to the log file for the script (e.g., /home/sem/service/backup.log): "
+read LOG_FILE_PATH
+
+echo "Please enter the working directory for the backup service (e.g., /home/user/service): "
+read WORKING_DIRECTORY
+
+echo "Please enter the desired OnCalendar time for the timer (e.g.'Mon *-*-* 02:00:00'): "
+read ONCALENDAR_TIME
+
+echo "Please enter a description for the interval of the timer (e.g., 'Monday at 02:00'): "
+read TIMER_DESCRIPTION
+
+SERVICE_FILE="/etc/systemd/system/backup-${SERVICE_NAME}.service"
+TIMER_FILE="/etc/systemd/system/backup-${SERVICE_NAME}.timer"
+
+cat > $SERVICE_FILE <<EOL
+[Unit]
+Description=Backup $SERVICE_NAME to the backups VM
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=$BACKUP_SCRIPT_PATH > $LOG_FILE_PATH
+User=sem
+WorkingDirectory=$WORKING_DIRECTORY
+EOL
+
+echo "Created service file at $SERVICE_FILE"
+
+cat > $TIMER_FILE <<EOL
+[Unit]
+Description=Backup $SERVICE_NAME every $TIMER_DESCRIPTION
+
+[Timer]
+OnCalendar=$ONCALENDAR_TIME
+Persistent=true
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target
+EOL
+
+echo "Created timer file at $TIMER_FILE"
+
+systemctl daemon-reload
+systemctl enable backup-${SERVICE_NAME}.timer
+systemctl start backup-${SERVICE_NAME}.timer
+
+systemctl list-timers
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