Scheduling a task: cron or a systemd timer
The stripped PATH that breaks scripts under cron, and why a silent task is worse than a failing one.
33 minutesTechnical content last reviewed on 3 Aug 2026
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What this lesson builds
- Writing a scheduled script you can rely on
- Running a service under systemd, from first start to automatic recovery