Ofelia
A docker-friendly job scheduler written in Go
Ofelia is a modern, lightweight job scheduler for Docker environments, intended as a replacement for cron. It can run jobs inside containers, in new containers or on the host on a schedule.
Key features
- Cron replacement for Docker
- Run jobs in existing or new containers
- Configuration via labels or INI
- Slack and email notifications
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Very lightweight
- Docker-native scheduling
Trade-offs
- No web UI
Ofelia replaces
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