Move backup schedule to cron instead of systemctl

playbook.yml

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     sub_domains:
       - rpg
   roles:
+    - { role: base, tags: ['base'] }
     - { role: scripts, tags: [ 'scripts' ] }
     - { role: daily-backup, tags: [ 'backup' ] }
     - { role: murmur-docker, tags: [ 'murmur', 'docker' ] }

roles/base/tasks/main.yml

@@ -13,3 +13,10 @@
     - wget
     - borg
     - openbsd-netcat
+    - cronie
+- name: Enable and start cronie
+  service:
+    name: cronie
+    enabled: true
+    state: started
+

roles/daily-backup/files/daily-backup.service

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=Full server backup
-
-[Service]
-Type=simple
-ExecStart=/root/fullBackup.sh
-

roles/daily-backup/files/daily-backup.timer

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=Timer for daily backup
-
-[Timer]
-OnCalendar=*-*-* 04:00:00
-Persistent=true
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=timers.target
-

roles/daily-backup/tasks/main.yml

@@ -4,20 +4,11 @@
     src: fullBackup.sh
     dest: /root/fullBackup.sh
     mode: 0700
-- name: Copy daily-backup.service
+- name: Create backup cron job
-  copy:
+  cron:
-    src: daily-backup.service
+    name: daily backup
-    dest: /etc/systemd/system/
+    state: present
-    mode: 0700
+    minute: 0
-- name: Copy daily-backup.timer
+    hour: 4
-  copy:
+    job: "/root/fullBackup.sh"
-    src: daily-backup.timer
-    dest: /etc/systemd/system/
-    mode: 0700
-- name: Enable and start daily-backup
-  systemd:
-    name: daily-backup.timer
-    state: started
-    enabled: yes
-    daemon_reload: yes