Backup Scheduler: Every First of the Month at 23:59

Overview

This scheduler creates a local backup once a month, specifically on the 1st day of each month at 23:59 (London time). The retention policy ensures that only the most recent six monthly backups are kept.

Scheduler Configuration

Frequency: Monthly, on the 1st at 23:59
Time Window: Not restricted (start_time and end_time are unset)
Retention Policy: Keep the last 6 monthly backups
Backup Type: Local backup
Day of Month: 1
Hour: 23
Minute: 59
Timezone: Europe/London

Snapshot Timeline (1 Year)

Backups per year: 12 (1 per month)
Retention window: 6 most recent backups
Total retained backups at any given time: 6
Older backups will be automatically deleted once a new backup surpasses the 6-month limit.

API Summary

Endpoint:

POST /api/2.0/backupschedulers/

JSON Payload:

{
  "incremental_backup": {
    "day_of_month": "1",
    "day_of_week": ["*"],
    "end_time": {
      "hour": "",
      "minute": ""
    },
    "hour": "23",
    "minute": "59",
    "month": "*",
    "repeat": {
      "hour": "",
      "minute": ""
    },
    "start_time": {
      "hour": "",
      "minute": ""
    }
  },
  "is_default": false,
  "is_enabled": true,
  "manual_incremental_backup": "",
  "name": "Every first of month at 23:59",
  "enable_backup_policy_notifications": true,
  "enable_retention_policy_notifications": false,
  "retention_policy": {
    "name": "Last 6 months",
    "rules": [
      {
        "period": "months",
        "quantity": 6
      }
    ]
  },
  "tags": [],
  "type": "backup",
  "user_timezone": "Europe/London"
}