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[PATCH] etc: Add systemd files for running ‘guix gc’ periodically

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Message #5 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Thiago Jung Bauermann <bauermann <at> kolabnow.com>
To: guix-patches <at> gnu.org
Cc: Thiago Jung Bauermann <bauermann <at> kolabnow.com>
Subject: [PATCH] etc: Add systemd files for running ‘guix gc’ periodically
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2021 20:36:38 -0300

* etc/guix-gc.service.in: New file.
* etc/guix-gc.timer: Likewise.
* .gitignore: Ignore generated ‘guix-gc.service’.
* nix/local.mk (nodist_systemdservice_DATA): Add ‘guix-gc.service’ and
‘guix-gc.timer’.
(EXTRA_DIST): Add ‘guix-gc.service.in’ and ‘guix-gc.timer’.
* doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Mention the new systemd files.
---

Hello,

I recently added a systemd timer to run ‘guix gc’ once a day on the guixp9 CI
machine. This patch adds files similar to the ones I used there, and documents
them. The only differences are that on guixp9 the command-line used is
“guix gc -F 50G” and the timer is set to fire daily rather than weekly.

Thanks,
Thiago

 .gitignore             |  1 +
 doc/guix.texi          | 12 ++++++++++++
 etc/guix-gc.service.in | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 etc/guix-gc.timer      | 15 +++++++++++++++
 nix/local.mk           |  6 +++++-
 5 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 etc/guix-gc.service.in
 create mode 100644 etc/guix-gc.timer

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 88fe24586db0..59e1460fefc8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
 /etc/guix-daemon.service
 /etc/guix-publish.conf
 /etc/guix-publish.service
+/etc/guix-gc.service
 /etc/init.d/guix-daemon
 /etc/openrc/guix-daemon
 /guix-*
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 2fc96879106b..e1e353e57e50 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -743,6 +743,18 @@ with these commands:
 # systemctl enable --now gnu-store.mount guix-daemon
 @end example
 
+You may also want to arrange for @command{guix gc} to run periodically:
+
+@example
+# cp ~root/.config/guix/current/lib/systemd/system/guix-gc.service \
+     ~root/.config/guix/current/lib/systemd/system/guix-gc.timer \
+     /etc/systemd/system/
+# systemctl enable --now guix-gc.timer
+@end example
+
+You may want to edit @file{guix-gc.service} to adjust the command line
+options to fit your needs (@pxref{Invoking guix gc}).
+
 If your host distro uses the Upstart init system:
 
 @example
diff --git a/etc/guix-gc.service.in b/etc/guix-gc.service.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2f1ca6584bbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/guix-gc.service.in
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# This is a "service unit file" for the systemd init system to perform a
+# one-shot 'guix gc' operation.  It is meant to be triggered by a timer.
+# Drop it in /etc/systemd/system or similar together with 'guix-gc.timer'
+# to set it up.
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Discard unused Guix store items
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+# Customize the 'guix gc' arguments to fit your needs.
+ExecStart=@localstatedir@/guix/profiles/per-user/root/current-guix/bin/guix gc -d 1m -F 10G
+PrivateDevices=yes
+PrivateNetwork=yes
+PrivateUsers=no
+ProtectKernelTunables=yes
+ProtectKernelModules=yes
+ProtectControlGroups=yes
+MemoryDenyWriteExecute=yes
+SystemCallFilter=@default @file-system @basic-io @system-service
diff --git a/etc/guix-gc.timer b/etc/guix-gc.timer
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..192132fbda51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/guix-gc.timer
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# This is a "timer unit file" for the systemd init system to trigger
+# 'guix-gc.service' periodically.  Drop it in /etc/systemd/system or similar
+# together with 'guix-gc.service' to set it up.
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Discard unused Guix store items
+
+[Timer]
+OnCalendar=weekly
+AccuracySec=1h
+Persistent=true
+RandomizedDelaySec=6000
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target
diff --git a/nix/local.mk b/nix/local.mk
index 7c438ea78c5b..d6b4d7faeb66 100644
--- a/nix/local.mk
+++ b/nix/local.mk
@@ -153,7 +153,9 @@ systemdservicedir = $(libdir)/systemd/system
 nodist_systemdservice_DATA =			\
   etc/gnu-store.mount				\
   etc/guix-daemon.service			\
-  etc/guix-publish.service
+  etc/guix-publish.service			\
+  etc/guix-gc.service				\
+  etc/guix-gc.timer
 
 etc/%.mount: etc/%.mount.in	\
 			 $(top_builddir)/config.status
@@ -216,6 +218,8 @@ EXTRA_DIST +=					\
   etc/guix-daemon.conf.in			\
   etc/guix-publish.service.in			\
   etc/guix-publish.conf.in			\
+  etc/guix-gc.service.in			\
+  etc/guix-gc.timer				\
   etc/init.d/guix-daemon.in			\
   etc/openrc/guix-daemon.in
 

Message #10 received at 50610-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe <at> gnu.org>
To: Thiago Jung Bauermann <bauermann <at> kolabnow.com>
Cc: 50610-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#50610: [PATCH] etc: Add systemd files for running
 ‘guix gc’ periodically
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2021 14:19:31 +0000

Hello Thiago,

> I recently added a systemd timer to run ‘guix gc’ once a day on the guixp9 CI
> machine. This patch adds files similar to the ones I used there, and documents
> them. The only differences are that on guixp9 the command-line used is
> “guix gc -F 50G” and the timer is set to fire daily rather than weekly.

Looks nice, pushed as 5c4fd77097e2cecfd4780e099af7954f86779fe1.

Thanks,

Mathieu

Message #13 received at 50610-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Thiago Jung Bauermann <bauermann <at> kolabnow.com>
To: Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 50610-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#50610: [PATCH] etc: Add systemd files for running
 ‘guix gc’ periodically
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2021 22:18:38 -0300

Hello Mathieu,

Em segunda-feira, 20 de setembro de 2021, às 11:19:31 -03, Mathieu Othacehe 
escreveu:
> Hello Thiago,
> 
> > I recently added a systemd timer to run ‘guix gc’ once a day on the
> > guixp9 CI machine. This patch adds files similar to the ones I used
> > there, and documents them. The only differences are that on guixp9 the
> > command-line used is “guix gc -F 50G” and the timer is set to fire
> > daily rather than weekly.
> Looks nice, pushed as 5c4fd77097e2cecfd4780e099af7954f86779fe1.

Thanks!

-- 
Thanks,
Thiago

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