Re: [PATCH 0/7] client: add scheduled backup jobs

[Christian Ebner <c.ebner@proxmox.com>]

On 10/21/26 10:55 PM, Thomas Lamprecht wrote:
> This adds per-user backup jobs and a scheduler daemon to
> proxmox-backup-client, so that a workstation or laptop can back itself
> up on a schedule without a cron entry or systemd timer per job.
> 
> A config entry stores everything a backup job run needs: the repository, the
> backup sources and options, where the password and key passphrase come from,
> and an optional pre-run hook that can skip a run, for example on low
> battery.
> The new `job` subcommands manage the jobs in the user's XDG config
> directory, `job run` runs one right away, and `job scheduler` acts as
> daemon-process that runs jobs as they become due. The scheduler is meant
> to run as the systemd user service that the package ships but does not
> enable.
> 
> Like the server's jobs, a failed or interrupted run is not retried before
> its next scheduled time. A retry policy could be added later though if it
> turns out to be useful.

Thanks for the patches, really nice addition to the client!
While skimming trough the patches a few ideas for potential improvements 
came to mind.

* Allowing to clone an already existing backup job: This would help to 
ease setup for multiple jobs with recurring patterns, e.g. only 
differing in namespace and backup specs.
* Adding a connection test for a configured job: It is currently 
possible to setup a job with incorrect connection information for the 
PBS. I think it would be nice to have a command to perform a basic 
connection test without having to actually perform a backup run right away.
* Splitting of the target config from the job config: It might make 
sense to have the target configurable independent of the job. And make 
it reusable for all the client commands not just the jobs itself. 
Although not so sure about this part, having all the config in the same 
place has advantages as well, and there will mostly be only a single target.