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Cron

The classic Unix scheduler that runs commands automatically at set times.

Cron jobs power scheduled backups, cleanups and maintenance on a home server. Modern systems can also use systemd timers for the same purpose.

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systemd

The init system on most Linux distributions that starts, stops and supervises services.

Backup

A separate, recoverable copy of your data kept to protect against loss, corruption or disaster.

rsync

A fast tool that copies and synchronizes files, transferring only what changed.