Retention and scheduling

Schedule

Backups use a 5-field cron expression in the schedule_cron config field, e.g. 0 2 * * * for daily at 02:00. The UI Backup wizard provides a visual builder with daily / weekly / monthly / custom modes.

Retention

retention_count keeps the last N successful backup files; older files are deleted after each successful run. Failed runs do not count against retention.

Backup labels

Compose label shortcuts:

labels:
  simpledeploy.backup.schedule: "0 2 * * *"
  simpledeploy.backup.retention: "7"