Installing systemd timers
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1. Edit the ExecStart paths in each .service file to match where your scripts live.
2. Copy units to the systemd user directory (no root needed):
mkdir -p ~/.config/systemd/user
cp sky-cam-*.service sky-cam-*.timer ~/.config/systemd/user/
Or system-wide (root required):
sudo cp sky-cam-*.service sky-cam-*.timer /etc/systemd/system/
3. Reload and enable:
# User-level
systemctl --user daemon-reload
systemctl --user enable --now sky-cam-sunrise.timer
systemctl --user enable --now sky-cam-4seasons.timer
systemctl --user enable --now sky-cam-fullday.timer
# System-level (replace --user with no flag, add sudo)
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable --now sky-cam-sunrise.timer
...
4. Check status:
systemctl --user list-timers sky-cam-*
journalctl --user -u sky-cam-4seasons.service -f
Notes
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- Persistent=true means missed runs (e.g. system was off at 01:00) are
caught up on next boot, within the same day.
- montage-mvt.sh and year-end-join.sh are NOT scheduled directly — they
are triggered automatically by 4-seasons.sh on the appropriate days.
- notify.sh fires inside montage-mvt.sh and year-end-join.sh; it is not
a separate scheduled job.
Claude
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