feat: make Django configs drive backups and scheduling

Treat SQL-backed Django models as the source of truth for pobsync
configuration, exporting runtime YAML only as a compatibility layer for
the existing engine. Add a database-driven scheduler command, Docker
scheduler services, schedule run-state fields, and tests for scheduler,
config export, and retention behavior.

README.md

@@ -145,6 +145,18 @@ Run a backup through Django while still using the existing pobsync engine:
 python3 manage.py run_pobsync_backup <host> --prefix /opt/pobsync --prune
 ```
 
+Export database configs to the runtime YAML files consumed by the current engine:
+
+```
+python3 manage.py export_pobsync_configs --prefix /opt/pobsync
+```
+
+Run due schedules from the database:
+
+```
+python3 manage.py run_pobsync_scheduler --loop --interval 60
+```
+
 ### Docker with SQLite
 
 ```
@@ -157,12 +169,24 @@ This starts Django on:
 
 The container persists `/opt/pobsync` and the SQLite database in Docker volumes.
 
+Run the Django scheduler alongside the web admin:
+
+```
+docker compose up --build web scheduler
+```
+
 ### Docker with MariaDB
 
 ```
 docker compose --profile mariadb up --build web-mariadb
 ```
 
+With the scheduler:
+
+```
+docker compose --profile mariadb up --build web-mariadb scheduler-mariadb
+```
+
 The MariaDB profile is optional. SQLite remains the default because it is enough for a single backup server and keeps deployment simple.
 
 ### Refactor direction
@@ -171,5 +195,7 @@ Recommended next steps:
 
 - Move config reading/writing behind a repository interface that can use YAML or Django models.
 - Record `run-scheduled` results into `BackupRun`.
+- Treat SQL as the source of truth and export YAML only as a compatibility layer for the current engine.
+- Run schedules from Django/Docker instead of writing host cron files.
 - Add a snapshot discovery command that syncs existing snapshot metadata into `SnapshotRecord`.
 - Add tests around retention, scheduling, and config merge before deeper internal reshaping.

docker-compose.yml

@@ -14,6 +14,19 @@ services:
       - pobsync_state:/opt/pobsync
       - pobsync_db:/var/lib/pobsync
 
+  scheduler:
+    build: .
+    command: python manage.py run_pobsync_scheduler --loop --interval 60
+    environment:
+      POBSYNC_DJANGO_DEBUG: "1"
+      POBSYNC_DJANGO_SECRET_KEY: "dev-only-change-me"
+      POBSYNC_DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS: "localhost,127.0.0.1,0.0.0.0"
+      POBSYNC_HOME: "/opt/pobsync"
+      POBSYNC_SQLITE_PATH: "/var/lib/pobsync/pobsync.sqlite3"
+    volumes:
+      - pobsync_state:/opt/pobsync
+      - pobsync_db:/var/lib/pobsync
+
   web-mariadb:
     profiles: ["mariadb"]
     build: .
@@ -36,6 +49,26 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - pobsync_state:/opt/pobsync
 
+  scheduler-mariadb:
+    profiles: ["mariadb"]
+    build: .
+    command: python manage.py run_pobsync_scheduler --loop --interval 60
+    environment:
+      POBSYNC_DJANGO_DEBUG: "1"
+      POBSYNC_DJANGO_SECRET_KEY: "dev-only-change-me"
+      POBSYNC_DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS: "localhost,127.0.0.1,0.0.0.0"
+      POBSYNC_HOME: "/opt/pobsync"
+      POBSYNC_DB_ENGINE: "mariadb"
+      POBSYNC_DB_HOST: "db"
+      POBSYNC_DB_NAME: "pobsync"
+      POBSYNC_DB_USER: "pobsync"
+      POBSYNC_DB_PASSWORD: "pobsync"
+    depends_on:
+      db:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    volumes:
+      - pobsync_state:/opt/pobsync
+
   db:
     profiles: ["mariadb"]
     image: mariadb:11

src/pobsync_backend/config_repository.py

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+
+from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
+
+from pobsync.config.schemas import GLOBAL_SCHEMA, HOST_SCHEMA
+from pobsync.paths import PobsyncPaths
+from pobsync.util import write_yaml_atomic
+from pobsync.validate import validate_dict
+
+from .models import GlobalConfig, HostConfig
+
+
+class ConfigRepositoryError(RuntimeError):
+    pass
+
+
+def _global_yaml_data(global_config: GlobalConfig) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    data = dict(global_config.data or {})
+    data["backup_root"] = global_config.backup_root
+    data["pobsync_home"] = global_config.pobsync_home
+    return validate_dict(data, GLOBAL_SCHEMA, path="global")
+
+
+def _host_yaml_data(host_config: HostConfig) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    data = dict(host_config.config or {})
+    data["host"] = host_config.host
+    data["address"] = host_config.address
+    return validate_dict(data, HOST_SCHEMA, path="host")
+
+
+def export_global_config(prefix: Path, name: str = "default") -> Path:
+    try:
+        global_config = GlobalConfig.objects.get(name=name)
+    except ObjectDoesNotExist as exc:
+        raise ConfigRepositoryError(f"Missing GlobalConfig {name!r}") from exc
+
+    paths = PobsyncPaths(home=prefix)
+    write_yaml_atomic(paths.global_config_path, _global_yaml_data(global_config))
+    return paths.global_config_path
+
+
+def export_host_config(prefix: Path, host: str) -> Path:
+    try:
+        host_config = HostConfig.objects.get(host=host, enabled=True)
+    except ObjectDoesNotExist as exc:
+        raise ConfigRepositoryError(f"Missing enabled HostConfig {host!r}") from exc
+
+    paths = PobsyncPaths(home=prefix)
+    target = paths.hosts_dir / f"{host_config.host}.yaml"
+    write_yaml_atomic(target, _host_yaml_data(host_config))
+    return target
+
+
+def export_runtime_configs(prefix: Path, host: str | None = None) -> list[Path]:
+    written = [export_global_config(prefix)]
+    hosts = HostConfig.objects.filter(enabled=True).order_by("host")
+    if host is not None:
+        hosts = hosts.filter(host=host)
+    for host_config in hosts:
+        written.append(export_host_config(prefix, host_config.host))
+    return written

src/pobsync_backend/management/commands/export_pobsync_configs.py

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+
+from pobsync_backend.config_repository import export_runtime_configs
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    help = "Export Django database configs to pobsync runtime YAML files."
+
+    def add_arguments(self, parser) -> None:
+        parser.add_argument("--prefix", default=settings.POBSYNC_HOME, help="Pobsync home directory")
+        parser.add_argument("--host", default=None, help="Export only one enabled host")
+
+    def handle(self, *args: Any, **options: Any) -> None:
+        written = export_runtime_configs(prefix=Path(options["prefix"]), host=options["host"])
+        for path in written:
+            self.stdout.write(str(path))
+        self.stdout.write(self.style.SUCCESS(f"Exported {len(written)} config file(s)."))

src/pobsync_backend/management/commands/run_pobsync_backup.py

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
 from django.utils import timezone
 
 from pobsync.commands.run_scheduled import run_scheduled
-from pobsync.config.load import load_host_config
 from pobsync.paths import PobsyncPaths
+from pobsync_backend.config_repository import export_runtime_configs
 from pobsync_backend.models import BackupRun, HostConfig
 
 
@@ -27,19 +27,12 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
     def handle(self, *args: Any, **options: Any) -> None:
         host_name = options["host"]
         paths = PobsyncPaths(home=Path(options["prefix"]))
-        host_path = paths.hosts_dir / f"{host_name}.yaml"
+        try:
-        if not host_path.exists():
+            host = HostConfig.objects.get(host=host_name, enabled=True)
-            raise CommandError(f"Missing host config: {host_path}")
+        except HostConfig.DoesNotExist as exc:
+            raise CommandError(f"Missing enabled HostConfig {host_name!r}") from exc
 
-        host_cfg = load_host_config(host_path)
+        export_runtime_configs(prefix=paths.home, host=host.host)
-        host, _created = HostConfig.objects.update_or_create(
-            host=host_cfg["host"],
-            defaults={
-                "address": host_cfg["address"],
-                "config": host_cfg,
-                "enabled": True,
-            },
-        )
 
         run = BackupRun.objects.create(
             host=host,

src/pobsync_backend/management/commands/run_pobsync_scheduler.py

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.core.management import call_command
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+from django.db import transaction
+from django.utils import timezone
+
+from pobsync_backend.models import ScheduleConfig
+from pobsync_backend.scheduler import due_key, is_due
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    help = "Run due pobsync schedules from the Django database."
+
+    def add_arguments(self, parser) -> None:
+        parser.add_argument("--prefix", default=settings.POBSYNC_HOME, help="Pobsync home directory")
+        parser.add_argument("--once", action="store_true", help="Check once and exit")
+        parser.add_argument("--loop", action="store_true", help="Keep checking schedules")
+        parser.add_argument("--interval", type=int, default=60, help="Loop interval in seconds")
+        parser.add_argument("--dry-run", action="store_true", help="Pass --dry-run to backup runs")
+
+    def handle(self, *args: Any, **options: Any) -> None:
+        if not options["once"] and not options["loop"]:
+            options["once"] = True
+
+        prefix = Path(options["prefix"])
+        while True:
+            count = self._run_due(prefix=prefix, dry_run=bool(options["dry_run"]))
+            self.stdout.write(f"Ran {count} due schedule(s).")
+            if options["once"]:
+                return
+            time.sleep(max(1, int(options["interval"])))
+
+    def _run_due(self, *, prefix: Path, dry_run: bool) -> int:
+        now = timezone.localtime(timezone.now())
+        current_due_key = due_key(now)
+        ran = 0
+
+        schedules = (
+            ScheduleConfig.objects.select_related("host")
+            .filter(enabled=True, host__enabled=True)
+            .order_by("host__host")
+        )
+        for schedule in schedules:
+            if schedule.last_due_key == current_due_key:
+                continue
+            if not is_due(schedule.cron_expr, now):
+                continue
+
+            with transaction.atomic():
+                locked = ScheduleConfig.objects.select_for_update().get(pk=schedule.pk)
+                if locked.last_due_key == current_due_key:
+                    continue
+                locked.last_due_key = current_due_key
+                locked.last_started_at = timezone.now()
+                locked.last_status = "running"
+                locked.save(update_fields=["last_due_key", "last_started_at", "last_status", "updated_at"])
+
+            status = "success"
+            try:
+                call_command(
+                    "run_pobsync_backup",
+                    schedule.host.host,
+                    prefix=str(prefix),
+                    dry_run=dry_run,
+                    prune=schedule.prune,
+                    prune_max_delete=schedule.prune_max_delete,
+                    prune_protect_bases=schedule.prune_protect_bases,
+                )
+            except Exception as exc:
+                status = "failed"
+                self.stderr.write(f"{schedule.host.host}: {type(exc).__name__}: {exc}")
+            finally:
+                ScheduleConfig.objects.filter(pk=schedule.pk).update(
+                    last_finished_at=timezone.now(),
+                    last_status=status,
+                )
+            ran += 1
+
+        return ran

src/pobsync_backend/migrations/0002_schedule_run_state.py

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    dependencies = [
+        ("pobsync_backend", "0001_initial"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="scheduleconfig",
+            name="last_due_key",
+            field=models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=32),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="scheduleconfig",
+            name="last_finished_at",
+            field=models.DateTimeField(blank=True, null=True),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="scheduleconfig",
+            name="last_started_at",
+            field=models.DateTimeField(blank=True, null=True),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="scheduleconfig",
+            name="last_status",
+            field=models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=16),
+        ),
+    ]

src/pobsync_backend/models.py

@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ class ScheduleConfig(TimestampedModel):
     prune = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     prune_max_delete = models.PositiveIntegerField(default=10)
     prune_protect_bases = models.BooleanField(default=False)
+    last_due_key = models.CharField(max_length=32, blank=True)
+    last_started_at = models.DateTimeField(null=True, blank=True)
+    last_finished_at = models.DateTimeField(null=True, blank=True)
+    last_status = models.CharField(max_length=16, blank=True)
 
     class Meta:
         ordering = ["host__host"]

src/pobsync_backend/scheduler.py

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from datetime import datetime
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class CronSchedule:
+    minute: str
+    hour: str
+    day_of_month: str
+    month: str
+    day_of_week: str
+
+
+def parse_cron_expr(expr: str) -> CronSchedule:
+    parts = expr.strip().split()
+    if len(parts) != 5:
+        raise ValueError("cron expression must have exactly 5 fields")
+    return CronSchedule(*parts)
+
+
+def due_key(moment: datetime) -> str:
+    return moment.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M")
+
+
+def is_due(expr: str, moment: datetime) -> bool:
+    schedule = parse_cron_expr(expr)
+    cron_dow = (moment.weekday() + 1) % 7
+    return (
+        _field_matches(schedule.minute, moment.minute, 0, 59)
+        and _field_matches(schedule.hour, moment.hour, 0, 23)
+        and _field_matches(schedule.day_of_month, moment.day, 1, 31)
+        and _field_matches(schedule.month, moment.month, 1, 12)
+        and _field_matches(schedule.day_of_week, cron_dow, 0, 7, sunday_alias=True)
+    )
+
+
+def _field_matches(field: str, value: int, min_value: int, max_value: int, sunday_alias: bool = False) -> bool:
+    for part in field.split(","):
+        if _part_matches(part.strip(), value, min_value, max_value, sunday_alias=sunday_alias):
+            return True
+    return False
+
+
+def _part_matches(part: str, value: int, min_value: int, max_value: int, sunday_alias: bool) -> bool:
+    if not part:
+        return False
+
+    step = 1
+    base = part
+    if "/" in part:
+        base, step_s = part.split("/", 1)
+        if not step_s.isdigit():
+            return False
+        step = int(step_s)
+        if step <= 0:
+            return False
+
+    if base == "*":
+        start = min_value
+        end = max_value
+    elif "-" in base:
+        start_s, end_s = base.split("-", 1)
+        if not start_s.isdigit() or not end_s.isdigit():
+            return False
+        start = int(start_s)
+        end = int(end_s)
+    elif base.isdigit():
+        start = end = int(base)
+    else:
+        return False
+
+    values = _normalize_values(range(start, end + 1), sunday_alias=sunday_alias)
+    normalized_value = 0 if sunday_alias and value == 7 else value
+    if normalized_value not in values:
+        return False
+    return (normalized_value - min(values)) % step == 0
+
+
+def _normalize_values(values: range, sunday_alias: bool) -> set[int]:
+    out: set[int] = set()
+    for value in values:
+        if sunday_alias and value == 7:
+            out.add(0)
+        else:
+            out.add(value)
+    return out

src/pobsync_backend/tests/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+

src/pobsync_backend/tests/test_config_repository.py

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from django.test import TestCase
+
+from pobsync.config.load import load_global_config, load_host_config
+from pobsync_backend.config_repository import export_runtime_configs
+from pobsync_backend.models import GlobalConfig, HostConfig
+
+
+class ConfigRepositoryTests(TestCase):
+    def test_exports_database_configs_to_engine_yaml(self) -> None:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
+            prefix = Path(tmp)
+            GlobalConfig.objects.create(
+                name="default",
+                backup_root="/backups",
+                pobsync_home=str(prefix),
+                data={
+                    "backup_root": "/ignored",
+                    "pobsync_home": "/ignored",
+                    "retention_defaults": {"daily": 7, "weekly": 4, "monthly": 3, "yearly": 1},
+                },
+            )
+            HostConfig.objects.create(
+                host="web-01",
+                address="web-01.example.test",
+                config={
+                    "host": "ignored",
+                    "address": "ignored",
+                    "retention": {"daily": 7, "weekly": 4, "monthly": 3, "yearly": 1},
+                    "includes": [],
+                    "excludes_add": ["/tmp/***"],
+                },
+            )
+
+            written = export_runtime_configs(prefix=prefix, host="web-01")
+
+            self.assertEqual(len(written), 2)
+            global_cfg = load_global_config(prefix / "config" / "global.yaml")
+            host_cfg = load_host_config(prefix / "config" / "hosts" / "web-01.yaml")
+            self.assertEqual(global_cfg["backup_root"], "/backups")
+            self.assertEqual(global_cfg["pobsync_home"], str(prefix))
+            self.assertEqual(host_cfg["host"], "web-01")
+            self.assertEqual(host_cfg["address"], "web-01.example.test")

src/pobsync_backend/tests/test_retention.py

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+
+from django.test import SimpleTestCase
+
+from pobsync.retention import Snapshot, build_retention_plan
+
+
+class RetentionTests(SimpleTestCase):
+    def test_always_keeps_newest_snapshot(self) -> None:
+        snapshots = [
+            Snapshot("scheduled", "old", "/x/old", datetime(2026, 5, 18, tzinfo=timezone.utc), "success", None),
+            Snapshot("scheduled", "new", "/x/new", datetime(2026, 5, 19, tzinfo=timezone.utc), "failed", None),
+        ]
+
+        plan = build_retention_plan(
+            snapshots,
+            retention={"daily": 0, "weekly": 0, "monthly": 0, "yearly": 0},
+            now=datetime(2026, 5, 19, tzinfo=timezone.utc),
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(plan.keep, {"new"})
+        self.assertEqual(plan.reasons["new"], ["newest"])

src/pobsync_backend/tests/test_scheduler.py

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from datetime import datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import patch
+from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
+
+from django.test import SimpleTestCase, TestCase
+
+from pobsync_backend.management.commands.run_pobsync_scheduler import Command
+from pobsync_backend.models import HostConfig, ScheduleConfig
+from pobsync_backend.scheduler import due_key, is_due
+
+
+class SchedulerTests(SimpleTestCase):
+    def test_daily_time_is_due_only_on_matching_minute(self) -> None:
+        moment = datetime(2026, 5, 19, 2, 15, tzinfo=ZoneInfo("UTC"))
+
+        self.assertTrue(is_due("15 2 * * *", moment))
+        self.assertFalse(is_due("16 2 * * *", moment))
+
+    def test_step_values_are_supported(self) -> None:
+        moment = datetime(2026, 5, 19, 2, 30, tzinfo=ZoneInfo("UTC"))
+
+        self.assertTrue(is_due("*/15 * * * *", moment))
+        self.assertFalse(is_due("*/20 * * * *", moment))
+
+    def test_sunday_allows_zero_and_seven(self) -> None:
+        sunday = datetime(2026, 5, 24, 2, 0, tzinfo=ZoneInfo("UTC"))
+
+        self.assertTrue(is_due("0 2 * * 0", sunday))
+        self.assertTrue(is_due("0 2 * * 7", sunday))
+
+    def test_due_key_has_minute_granularity(self) -> None:
+        moment = datetime(2026, 5, 19, 2, 15, 45, tzinfo=ZoneInfo("UTC"))
+
+        self.assertEqual(due_key(moment), "202605190215")
+
+
+class SchedulerCommandTests(TestCase):
+    def test_run_due_executes_schedule_once_per_minute(self) -> None:
+        host = HostConfig.objects.create(
+            host="web-01",
+            address="web-01.example.test",
+            config={
+                "retention": {"daily": 7, "weekly": 4, "monthly": 3, "yearly": 1},
+            },
+        )
+        ScheduleConfig.objects.create(host=host, cron_expr="* * * * *")
+
+        command = Command()
+        with patch("pobsync_backend.management.commands.run_pobsync_scheduler.call_command") as call:
+            first_count = command._run_due(prefix=Path("/opt/pobsync"), dry_run=True)
+            second_count = command._run_due(prefix=Path("/opt/pobsync"), dry_run=True)
+
+        self.assertEqual(first_count, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(second_count, 0)
+        self.assertEqual(call.call_count, 1)
+        schedule = ScheduleConfig.objects.get(host=host)
+        self.assertEqual(schedule.last_status, "success")