From 7143aa3a31d113c97a9743890fb8d38f176d47e8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: netravnen <1938389+netravnen@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2023 19:20:32 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add systemd timer and modify cron instructions

1. Add information concerning a system timer
2. Modify the existing cron instructions to use cron.weekly instead of
   a custom crontab timer
---
 README.md | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 22510ae..eace485 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -200,22 +200,58 @@ cd /opt/
 sudo git clone https://github.com/anudeepND/whitelist.git
 ```
 
-Make the script to run the script at 1AM on the last day of the week
+Make the script to run the script once a week
 
 ```Shell
-sudo nano /etc/crontab
+sudo nano /etc/cron.weekly/whitelist
 ```
 
-Add this line at the end of the file:
+Add this to the file:
 
-```Text
-0 1 * * */7     root    /opt/whitelist/scripts/whitelist.py
+```bash
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+
+python3 /opt/whitelist/scripts/whitelist.py
 ```
 
-CTRL + X then Y and Enter
+### systemd
+
+Make the timer to run the script once a week
 
 ```Shell
-sudo python3 whitelist/scripts/whitelist.py
+sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/whitelist.timer
+```
+
+Add this to the file:
+
+```conf
+[Unit]
+Description=Timer for reloading Pi-Hole Whitelist
+
+[Timer]
+OnCalendar=Sun *-*-* 01:00:00
+AccuracySec=1h
+RandomizedDelaySec=6h
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target
+```
+
+Make the script to run the script
+
+```shell
+sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/whitelist.service
+```
+
+Add this to the file:
+
+```conf
+[Unit]
+Description=Pi-Hole Whitelist update
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /opt/whitelist/scripts/whitelist.py
 ```
 
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