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Chadburn

Job scheduler for Docker environments using container labels

Automation & Workflows ★ 78 stars Easy setup MIT

Chadburn is a job scheduler inspired by Ofelia that runs scheduled tasks defined as Docker labels or in an INI file, designed for container environments. It is self-hosted as a single lightweight binary.

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Key features

  • Docker-label job scheduling
  • INI file config
  • Container-native
  • Lightweight binary

Strengths

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in Go

Is Chadburn secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Chadburn's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

Chadburn replaces

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