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go-crond

Lightweight cron daemon for containers and minimal systems

Automation & Workflows ★ 143 stars Easy setup MIT

go-crond is a small cron daemon written in Go that runs scheduled jobs from crontab-style files, designed for use inside containers and minimal environments. It is self-hosted as a single binary.

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Key features

  • Container-friendly cron
  • Single static binary
  • Crontab-compatible
  • Run jobs as users

Strengths

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

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