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* The backup will give you a DB file but not save any of your images/videos. The DB can restore your configuration only. You might want to backup more frequently, if you dont want to lose a week worth of videos. | * The backup will give you a DB file but not save any of your images/videos. The DB can restore your configuration only. You might want to backup more frequently, if you dont want to lose a week worth of videos. There is a better backup script on the[https://forums.zoneminder.com/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=23815&hilit=i+run+this+script+every+night forums], which saves multiple copies of the database. | ||
* Email must be configured to use mail -s (see links in [[SMS_Notifications]] for a quick setup). | * Email must be configured to use mail -s (see links in [[SMS_Notifications]] for a quick setup). | ||
* When changing run state via zmpkg.pl you must use www-data user. Combine this with the possible feature from [[SMS_Notifications]]. | * When changing run state via zmpkg.pl you must use www-data user. Combine this with the possible feature from [[SMS_Notifications]]. | ||
* This example is intended for /etc/crontab. You do not specify user when you run a # crontab -e. | * This example is intended for /etc/crontab. You do not specify user when you run a # crontab -e. | ||
Revision as of 11:21, 20 January 2018
Here is an example crontab you might use with Zoneminder. These are put in /etc/crontab which is easier than managing individual user crontabs. Used in Devuan Jessie, ZM 1.30.
Example Crontab
#disable cron emails MAILTO="" #backup 00 5 * * 6 root mysqladmin -u zmuser --password=zmpass zm > /somewhere/zmdbbackup.sql #reboot once a month 00 1 1 * * root /sbin/reboot #monitor HDD health 00 1 * * 1 root /usr/sbin/smartctl -t short /dev/sda 30 1 * * 1 root /usr/sbin/smartctl -l selftest /dev/sda > /somewhere/HDD_HealthReport.txt 35 1 * * 1 root echo "hdd report" | mail -A /somewhere/HDD_HealthReport.txt -s "HD SMART TEST FOR ZM SERVER" email@address.com #set different runstate for weekends 00 1 * * 6 www-data /usr/bin/zmpkg.pl Weekend 00 23 * * 7 www-data /usr/bin/zmpkg.pl Weekday
Tips
- The backup will give you a DB file but not save any of your images/videos. The DB can restore your configuration only. You might want to backup more frequently, if you dont want to lose a week worth of videos. There is a better backup script on theforums, which saves multiple copies of the database.
- Email must be configured to use mail -s (see links in SMS_Notifications for a quick setup).
- When changing run state via zmpkg.pl you must use www-data user. Combine this with the possible feature from SMS_Notifications.
- This example is intended for /etc/crontab. You do not specify user when you run a # crontab -e.
