Bug 36229

Summary:	koha-run-backups should be first daily job
Product:	Koha	Reporter:	David Cook <dcook>
Component:	Architecture, internals, and plumbing	Assignee:	Bugs List <koha-bugs>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---	QA Contact:	Testopia <testopia>
Severity:	minor
Priority:	P5 - low
Version:	Main
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
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Description David Cook 2024-03-05 04:49:59 UTC

There's a couple of reasons why koha-run-backups should be the first job in /etc/cron.daily/koha-common.

1. It takes a backup before running scripts that change database contents. If there is a problem with those scripts, you'll have a very recent backup on which to fallback.

2. It's a resource intensive job. If you have a lot of Koha instances, this means you're running your most intensive job at the end of the job run, which might be a lot later in the day than you anticipate. (Of course, you can update /etc/crontab to change when /etc/cron.daily is run, but this will help reduce impact in the meantime.)