diff --git a/systemd/tarsnap.service b/systemd/tarsnap.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0792b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd/tarsnap.service
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+# systemctl enable /path/to/this/unit-file
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Backup documents folder to Tarsnap
+Wants=tarsnap.timer
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/bin/sh -c "/usr/bin/tarsnap -c --print-stats -f \"$(uname -n)-$(date +%%Y-%%m-%%d_%%H-%%M-%%S)\" /home/rob/Documents/"
+WorkingDirectory=/root
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/systemd/tarsnap.timer b/systemd/tarsnap.timer
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a34e1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd/tarsnap.timer
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+# systemctl enable /path/to/this/unit-file
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Run tarsnap.service every six hours
+Requires=tarsnap.service
+
+[Timer]
+Unit=tarsnap.service
+OnCalendar=*-*-* 00:00:00
+OnCalendar=*-*-* 06:00:00
+OnCalendar=*-*-* 12:00:00
+OnCalendar=*-*-* 18:00:00
+RandomizedDelaySec=3m
+AccuracySec=1s
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target