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Advanced scheduler options
It would be nice to add the usual options to the scheduler in Vorta:
- [ ] Selection of the day(s) of the week via checkboxes
- [ ] Selection of the start time for a periodic run (with a period of multiple days)
- [ ] Option that only [n] backup plans are allowed to run in parallel
- [ ] Exclude a certain period of time within a day (e.g. no backup between 10:00 p.m. - 6:00 a.m.)
* [ ] Option that only [n] backup plans are allowed to run in parallel
In case of multiple profiles scheduled for the same time?
I think it's important to specify the maximum number of jobs that can run in parallel at the same time. also across profiles
Currently backups of the same profile cannot run in parallel. But your point applies for backups from different profiles.
Having the option to do backup every X weeks, on a specific weekday and time would be very nice.
Having the option to do backup every X weeks, on a specific weekday and time would be very nice.
What do you need that for?
More than one year later and there is still no possibility to select specific weekdays for schedules. :-1: I was surprised to realize that Vorta does not offer such basic scheduling options despite the fact that corresponding pull requests like this exist since 2020.
@thatso As this is a community maintained project and not a commercial product, it might need a motivated individual like you to pick up the issue.
Also, my question still remains unanswered: What is a use case for selecting specific weekdays for schedules?
Hello, In my opinion, this is basically an easy way to cover all requirements. However, the problem with Vorta in particular is that you cannot select a time if you select a backup interval greater than one day. In this case Vorta takes the time of the last backup. Quite annoying for me.
despite the fact that corresponding pull requests like this exist since 2020.
The PR's contents no longer exists, so this isn't really an argument.
Nevertheless I feel like a GUI similar to the following would actually be realively easy to implement and provide sufficient UX. However instead of changing the visibility of the UI elements they should be disabled/enabled as needed. (They are still displayed but greyed out)
Nevertheless I feel like a GUI similar to the following would actually be realively easy to implement and provide sufficient UX.
That UI is exactly the one from the pull request I referenced. The specific way the selection will be implemented is not really relevant. However, not being able to choose weekdays and times at all is just unexpected as this is a well-known and acknowledged standard for any backup software in general.
The reason I would want something like this: I only want backups to run at night, and for many of my backup jobs, the source folder changes so rarely that having it run once a week would be sufficient. Unfortunately I do not know enough to implement this myself.