From a2d4a65466791b597ad75461efe4637587a468a8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sebastian Mark <smark@posteo.net>
Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2024 20:16:09 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] doc: add systemd timer and service example

---
 README.md | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1c879b2..f64716e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,6 +26,42 @@ Recommended crontab usage:
 
 (do not forget logrotate)
 
+### Systemd
+
+Recommended systemd usage:
+
+```toml
+# /etc/systemd/system/dc-ops.service
+[Unit]
+Description=Run dc-ops once
+After=docker.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/dc-ops/
+ExecStart=python3 dc-ops
+```
+
+```toml
+# /etc/systemd/system/dc-ops.timer
+[Unit]
+Description=Start dc-ops service periodically
+
+[Timer]
+Persistent=true
+OnCalendar=*:0/15
+Unit=dc-ops.service
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target
+```
+
+Enable and start the timer:
+```
+systemctl enable dc-ops.timer
+systemctl start dc-ops.timer
+```
+
 ## Parameters
 
 See `dc-ops --help`