

That’s it, the CrashPlan package will now automatically be stopped and started via the crontab tasks. usr/syno/sbin/synoservicectl -restart crond Finally, you need to restart the crontab service on your Synology for this to take effect so type the following:.The first line will start CrashPlan at 1:00 AM and the second line stops CrashPlan at 7:30 AM:Ġ0 01 * * * root /var/packages/CrashPlan/scripts/start-stop-status startģ0 07 * * * root /var/packages/CrashPlan/scripts/start-stop-status stop Then copy and paste the following two lines to the bottom of your crontab.Now type the following to edit the crontab:.Log in using root as the username and for the password, use your Synology Admin password.Next, SSH into your Synology using PuTTY or other SSH client or terminal.Click the checkbox to enable SSH and click on Save.From the Control Panel click on Terminal & SNMP.Log into your Synology DSM and open Control Panel.You will also need a SSH client, such as PuTTY to complete all the steps, go ahead and download one now if you don’t already have one. The below steps were performed using a Synology DS412+ running DSM 5.1-5022 Update 2. Schedule when CrashPlan runs on Synology NAS

This is a continuation of the previous article, how to install CrashPlan on Synology NAS, by default CrashPlan is always running after the install which prevents your Synology NAS from entering sleep mode.īelow are the steps to schedule when CrashPlan runs in order to allow the NAS to go into sleep mode, thus conserving energy while still being backed up.
