A hands-on tutorial for building a production-ready Linux backup system using rsync, systemd timers, and Healthchecks.io monitoring. Covers creating a Bash script with version retention via --backup-dir and dated directories, NFS share mounting with a mount point safety check, dry-run testing, and systemd service/timer setup with Persistent=true for missed backups. The key highlight is integrating Healthchecks.io via a curl ping so silent backup failures trigger email alerts instead of going unnoticed.
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