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☝ **Note** in the command listing below, `$` means a user shell and `#` means a root shell (or use `sudo`).
## Setup Linux Systemd
<img height="64" width="64" src="https://unpkg.com/simple-icons@v6/icons/linux.svg" />
☝ **Note** The Linux setup here will assume an installation to `/`.
Many Linux distributions nowadays use [Systemd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemd), which features good support for running services and scheduled jobs. If your distribution is no on Systemd, check out the [cron setup](#setup-cron) instead.
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* Homebrew install: `~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.restic-automatic-backup-scheduler.plist`.
* `make` install: `~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.github.erikw.restic-automatic-backup-scheduler.plist`.
1. Enable automated backup for starting with the system & make the first backup:
* Homebrew install: `$ brew services start restic-automatic-backup-scheduler`
* Homebrew install:
```console
$ brew services start restic-automatic-backup-scheduler
```
* `make` install:
```console
$ launchctl bootstrap gui/$UID ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.github.erikw.restic-automatic-backup-scheduler.plist
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## Setup Windows ScheduledTask
Windows comes with a built-in task scheduler called [ScheduledTask](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/scheduledtasks/new-scheduledtask?view=windowsserver2022-ps). The frontend app is "Task scheduler" (`taskschd.msc`) and we can use PowerShell commands to install a new scheduled task.
Windows comes with a built-in task scheduler called [ScheduledTask](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/scheduledtasks/new-scheduledtask?view=windowsserver2022-ps). The frontend app is "Task Scheduler" (`taskschd.msc`) and we can use PowerShell commands to install a new scheduled task.
I describe here one of may ways you can get restic and this backup script working on Windows. Here I chose to work with `scoop` and `git-bash`.
**TL;DR setup**
1. Install [scoop](https://scoop.sh/)
1. Install dependencies from a PowerShell with administrator privileges:
1. Install dependencies from a PowerShell with *administrator privileges*:
```console
powershell> scoop install restic make git
```
1. In a non-privileged PowerShell, start git-bash and clone this repo
1. In a *non-privileged* PowerShell, start git-bash and clone this repo
```console
powershell> git-bash
git-bash$ mkdir ~/src && cd ~/src/