Replace cronjobs with systemd timers
Fixes https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/issues/756 Related to https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/issues/737 I feel like timers are somewhat more complicated and dirty (compared to cronjobs), but they come with these benefits: - log output goes to journald - on newer systemd distros, you can see when the timer fired, when it will fire, etc. - we don't need to rely on cron (reducing our dependencies to just systemd + Docker) Cronjobs work well, but it's one more dependency that needs to be installed. We were even asking people to install it manually (in `docs/prerequisites.md`), which could have gone unnoticed. Once in a while someone says "my SSL certificates didn't renew" and it's likely because they forgot to install a cron daemon. Switching to systemd timers means that installation is simpler and more unified.
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# 2021-01-14
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## Moving from cronjobs to systemd timers
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We no longer use cronjobs for Let's Encrypt SSL renewal and `matrix-nginx-proxy`/`matrix-coturn` reloading. Instead, we've switched to systemd timers.
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The largest benefit of this is that we no longer require you to install a cron daemon, thus simplifying our install procedure.
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The playbook will migrate you from cronjobs to systemd timers automatically. This is just a heads up.
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# 2021-01-08
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## (Breaking Change) New SSL configuration
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