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Hello
I configured several backups at night [3h-5h].
At this time, the computer is in standby mode. It is therefore possible that nothing can be launched. I am with the latest version of duplicati under Ubuntu 16.10 (I do not know if under ubuntu i ly has services that work in the background !?)

If it’s not possible or if it’s simpler, I want it to start when the session starts. So I put in "application at startup"
Duplicati
/ Usr / bin / Duplicati
This does not work. I am obliged to start the backup manually each time via the web interface.
Regards

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There are no features in Duplicati that will “wake” the computer if it is in standby mode.

If you have a single-user machine, you can use the Duplicati server with something like:

> sudo systemctl enable duplicati
> sudo systemctl restart duplicati

This will cause Duplicati to run in the background as a service.

You can then connect to it from the tray-icon with:

> duplicati --no-hosted-server --hosturl=http://localhost:8200

If you don’t like the tray-icon, you can just add a bookmark in your browser.

That said, if you have configured a backup at night, the backup should run when you start Duplicati (on login). There is a 5min delay (can be configured from settings) that is inserted to make sure networks etc. are up before running the backups.

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