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Supercronic

Crontab-compatible job runner built for containers

Automation & Workflows ★ 2.7k stars Easy setup MIT

Supercronic is an open-source cron job runner that is crontab compatible and designed specifically to run inside containers. It is self-hosted to schedule periodic tasks with proper logging and signal handling.

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Key features

  • Crontab compatible
  • Container friendly
  • Proper logging
  • Lightweight single binary

Strengths

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (2.7k GitHub stars)

Is Supercronic secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Supercronic'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.

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