From 2e8e5cdd980098241fbd5f6d92f05111818f574a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Craig Jennings <c@cjennings.net>
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2026 11:15:57 -0600
Subject: Add snapshot retention with automatic pruning

Implements hybrid retention policy:
- Always keep 20 most recent snapshots
- Delete snapshots beyond #20 only if older than 180 days
- Genesis snapshot is always protected

Features:
- zfs-snap-prune script with --dry-run, --test, --verbose modes
- Comprehensive test suite (22 tests)
- Runs automatically after pacman operations
- Daily systemd timer for cleanup
- Regenerates GRUB menu after pruning

This prevents unbounded snapshot growth while preserving
recent history and the genesis snapshot.
---
 custom/install-archzfs | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 46 insertions(+)

(limited to 'custom/install-archzfs')

diff --git a/custom/install-archzfs b/custom/install-archzfs
index 660cf34..2cec709 100755
--- a/custom/install-archzfs
+++ b/custom/install-archzfs
@@ -1114,6 +1114,11 @@ if zfs snapshot "$DATASET@$SNAPSHOT_NAME"; then
 else
     echo "Warning: Failed to create snapshot" >&2
 fi
+
+# Prune old snapshots (runs quietly, non-blocking)
+if [[ -x /usr/local/bin/zfs-snap-prune ]]; then
+    /usr/local/bin/zfs-snap-prune --quiet &
+fi
 EOF
 
     chmod +x /mnt/usr/local/bin/zfs-pre-snapshot
@@ -1121,6 +1126,46 @@ EOF
     info "Pacman hook configured."
 }
 
+configure_snapshot_retention() {
+    step "Configuring Snapshot Retention"
+
+    # Copy the prune script
+    cp /usr/local/bin/zfs-snap-prune /mnt/usr/local/bin/zfs-snap-prune
+    chmod +x /mnt/usr/local/bin/zfs-snap-prune
+
+    # Create systemd service for pruning
+    cat > /mnt/etc/systemd/system/zfs-snap-prune.service << 'EOF'
+[Unit]
+Description=Prune old ZFS snapshots
+After=zfs.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/zfs-snap-prune --quiet
+EOF
+
+    # Create systemd timer for daily pruning
+    cat > /mnt/etc/systemd/system/zfs-snap-prune.timer << 'EOF'
+[Unit]
+Description=Daily ZFS snapshot pruning
+
+[Timer]
+OnCalendar=daily
+Persistent=true
+RandomizedDelaySec=1h
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target
+EOF
+
+    # Enable the timer
+    arch-chroot /mnt systemctl enable zfs-snap-prune.timer
+
+    info "Snapshot retention configured."
+    info "Policy: Keep 20 recent, delete if older than 180 days"
+    info "Genesis snapshot is always preserved."
+}
+
 copy_archsetup() {
     step "Installing archsetup Launcher"
 
@@ -1299,6 +1344,7 @@ main() {
     configure_grub_zfs_snap
     configure_zfs_services
     configure_pacman_hook
+    configure_snapshot_retention
     copy_archsetup
     sync_efi_partitions
     create_genesis_snapshot
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