minicron
A monitoring system for cron jobs with a web UI and alerting via email, SMS, PagerDuty, AWS SNS, and Slack.
What is minicron?
minicron is an open-source tool for monitoring cron jobs to ensure they execute correctly and on schedule. It provides a web-based interface to view job output, track execution history, and set up alerts for failures or missed runs. The system uses a client-server architecture where jobs run via a client on your server and data is relayed to a central hub.
System administrators, DevOps engineers, and developers who manage scheduled tasks (cron jobs) on servers and need reliable monitoring and alerting.
Developers choose minicron for its straightforward setup, comprehensive alerting options (including Slack and PagerDuty), and historical job tracking—all without relying on external SaaS services, as it can be self-hosted.
Overview
🕰️ Monitor your cron jobs
Use Cases
Best For
- Monitoring critical backup scripts to ensure they run successfully
- Tracking scheduled data processing jobs and receiving alerts on failures
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