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Keeping incremental backups is easy with rdiff-backup. In this episode, learn how to set up a simple cron job that will keep an incremental backup of a remote directory. Watch this screencast

Cron is great for handling recurring tasks, but it is an external dependency with a crazy syntax. In this episode I show you how to use Whenever to create cron jobs with Ruby. Watch this screencast

Need to ensure your background processes stay up and running and don't use too many resources? Check out the god gem as shown in this episode. Watch this screencast

Creating a custom daemon to handle background tasks is surprisingly simple. In this episode I will make a daemon to handle dynamically scheduled tasks. Watch this screencast

In need of a background process? You may be able to accomplish this with a simple Rake task. See how in this episode. Watch this screencast