Container-Backups-with-Restic.md

@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ Add these commands in a  new file under /etc/sudoers.d/
 
 https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-unix-running-sudo-command-without-a-password/
 
-### Command to run backups from terminal
-
+### Backup command
 Needs the following parameters:
 - path to password file:
 PASSWORD="~backupuser/pass"
@@ -134,6 +133,13 @@ for container in ${STOPPED_CONTAINERS[@]}; do
         sudo lxc-start $container
 done
 ```
+### Cron job
+
+As backupuser we add the command in the cron jobs to run once a day (*or anything else it is suitable for the project*)
+
+`crontab -e`
+
+`00 04 * * * ./backup.sh 2> ./backup_error.log`
 
 ### Resources for backup scripts and helpful tips
 - restic for backups