diff --git a/btrfish.service b/btrfish.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Create incremental btrfs backups and push them to a backup host
+
+[Service]
+User=backups
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/var/backups/backup.fish
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target
diff --git a/btrfish.timer b/btrfish.timer
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+[Unit]
+Description=Run btrfish.serivce daily
+
+[Timer]
+OnCalendar=daily
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target