Provide long interval sync possibility

[akleber]

Currently the real-time sync plan can have as longest sync interval 60min. Higher numbers lead to this error: Could Not Schedule Cron with Updated Settings. CronPattern: Syntax error, max steps for part is (60)

My use case is to sync a large directory (3TB) but only once a day.
Thus I would like to ask for the possibility to specify arbitrary intervals.

[towfiqi]

Currently, the sync only allows you to set every x minutes. Would it work for you if there were an ability to switch between minutes and hours so you can set it to every x hours?

[akleber]

Slightly better, but if I want to run it once a day, I typically want to specify when it run, probably during the night.
Would it be possible to use the same interval UI that is available for "Periodic Backups" for "real-time sync" as well?
In this dropdown an entry "Every X minutes" should be added but then this would offer the best flexibility for all scheduling needs?

[akleber]

Just noticed the documentation for sync mentions the flexible scheduling, although it is not possible yet: https://docs.usepluton.com/docs/sync-backups/sync-backup-plans-introduction#-flexible-scheduling

[towfiqi]

Just noticed the documentation for sync mentions the flexible scheduling, although it is not possible yet: https://docs.usepluton.com/docs/sync-backups/sync-backup-plans-introduction#-flexible-scheduling

That section was actually intended for the snapshot backup document; it was included in the sync plan document by mistake.

[towfiqi]

Slightly better, but if I want to run it once a day, I typically want to specify when it run, probably during the night. Would it be possible to use the same interval UI that is available for "Periodic Backups" for "real-time sync" as well? In this dropdown an entry "Every X minutes" should be added but then this would offer the best flexibility for all scheduling needs?

Yes, makes sense for a large backup source. I will add it in the next version.

[towfiqi]

Long sync interval options have been added to sync plans, just like the snapshot backup plans in v0.13.0