https://til.andrew-quinn.me/tags/chezmoi/ Recent content in Chezmoi on Andrew Quinn's TILs https://til.andrew-quinn.me/papermod-cover.png https://til.andrew-quinn.me/papermod-cover.png Hugo -- gohugo.io en Tue, 21 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://til.andrew-quinn.me/posts/user-facing-services-and-timers-with-systemd/ Tue, 21 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://til.andrew-quinn.me/posts/user-facing-services-and-timers-with-systemd/ <h1 id="tldr">TL;DR</h1> <ul> <li><code>systemd</code> timers are a serious upgrade from <code>cron</code>. Accept no substitutes.</li> <li><code>~/.config/systemd/user</code> lets you run <em>user-scoped</em> timers and services, <ul> <li>in a place where you can version control them with Git easily, <ul> <li>and even keep a handy backup with <a href="https://www.chezmoi.io/">chezmoi</a>!</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h1 id="story">Story</h1> <p>We had the great honor of having our friend Tri Phung (<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tri-anh-phung/">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="https://github.com/json-todd">GitHub</a>) over for dinner yesterday. As is often the case the conversation turned to work. I&rsquo;ve been on a kick of using Github Actions remotely and shell scripts + <code>systemd</code> services/timers locally to sketch out some ideas for <a href="https://www.build-100-websites.fun/">new websites</a> in Hugo.</p>