From 95ff8779dba5cb7750acea6304544370c47b4039 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2026 22:54:14 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Replace cron suggestion with systemd timer for kiwix updates

User units in systemd/ with an install.sh that symlinks and enables.
Persistent=true means missed runs (machine off) catch up on next boot.
Logs via journald: journalctl --user -u kiwix-update.service

https://claude.ai/code/session_012gDnantBmFTWZGCiKyjazx
---
 systemd/install.sh           | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 systemd/kiwix-update.service | 10 ++++++++++
 systemd/kiwix-update.timer   | 11 +++++++++++
 3 files changed, 40 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 systemd/install.sh
 create mode 100644 systemd/kiwix-update.service
 create mode 100644 systemd/kiwix-update.timer

diff --git a/systemd/install.sh b/systemd/install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ef27985
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Install kiwix-update systemd user units and enable the timer
+set -e
+
+UNIT_DIR="$HOME/.config/systemd/user"
+SRC="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+
+mkdir -p "$UNIT_DIR"
+ln -sf "$SRC/kiwix-update.service" "$UNIT_DIR/kiwix-update.service"
+ln -sf "$SRC/kiwix-update.timer"   "$UNIT_DIR/kiwix-update.timer"
+
+systemctl --user daemon-reload
+systemctl --user enable --now kiwix-update.timer
+
+echo ""
+systemctl --user list-timers kiwix-update.timer
+echo ""
+echo "Run manually anytime:  systemctl --user start kiwix-update.service"
+echo "Logs:                  journalctl --user -u kiwix-update.service"
diff --git a/systemd/kiwix-update.service b/systemd/kiwix-update.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ac3091
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd/kiwix-update.service
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Kiwix ZIM auto-updater
+After=network-online.target
+Wants=network-online.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/bin/bash %h/local-ai/kiwix_update.sh
+StandardOutput=journal
+StandardError=journal
diff --git a/systemd/kiwix-update.timer b/systemd/kiwix-update.timer
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05df2d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd/kiwix-update.timer
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Monthly Kiwix ZIM update check
+Requires=kiwix-update.service
+
+[Timer]
+OnCalendar=monthly
+RandomizedDelaySec=1h
+Persistent=true
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target