1. Cron vs Systemd timers

To automate tasks,in a Linux environment, cron is the seasoned veteran that has been around for decades, while systemd timers are the modern, integrated alternative.
At their core, both tools do the same thing: they run a command at a specific time. However, their archit...

1. Cron job, crontab and cron daemon

Cron is the most used tool to automate repetitive tasks such as running command or scripts at specified time intervals (minutes, hours, days, etc...) allowing to perform maintenance, backups, update systems or data processing. Cron uses configuration files with...

rsync which stands for remote sync is a powerful and efficient command-line utility used for transferring and synchronizing files and directories between locations whether they are local or remote.

Key functions and features :

• Efficient transfers: rsync minimizes data transfer by only sending...

1. What is motd and how it works

The motd file, which stands for "message of the day," , functions as a system-wide file that shows a static or dynamically created message to users at the time of their login but before their shell starts. It's used by administrators to share important information...

This article will delve into the install of motionEye on a raspberry pi 3B running Arch Linux Arm. motionEye is a web frontend to the motion daemon a versatile tool for video surveillance that monitors video signals from many types of cameras and performs actions upon movement detection.

Here’...