RustUp Automatic Update Service

RustUp Automatic Update systemd Service.md

rustup-update systemd user timer

Place the two unit files in ~/.config/systemd/user/ and enable the timer:

mkdir -p ~/.config/systemd/user cp rustup-update.service rustup-update.timer ~/.config/systemd/user/ systemctl --user daemon-reload systemctl --user enable --now rustup-update.timer

Notes:

• The service uses /usr/bin/rustup (package manager installed). If you installed rustup to your home (cargo), edit ExecStart or PATH.
• --no-self-update prevents rustup from self-updating; keep it if you manage rustup with package manager.
• Check status and logs with: systemctl --user status rustup-update.timer journalctl --user -u rustup-update.service

rustup-update.service

[Unit]
Description=Update Rust toolchains with rustup
Documentation=man:rustup(1)

[Service]
Type=oneshot
Environment=PATH=%h/.cargo/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin
ExecStart=/usr/bin/rustup update --no-self-update
Nice=10
IOSchedulingClass=best-effort
IOSchedulingPriority=7

rustup-update.timer

[Unit]
Description=Daily run of rustup update

[Timer]
OnCalendar=daily
RandomizedDelaySec=1h
Persistent=true
OnBootSec=5min

[Install]
WantedBy=timers.target