jhuckaby/Cronicle
A simple, distributed task scheduler and runner with a web based UI. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
94/100
- Activity 97
- Release rhythm 86
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 6.0
- age_days: 3890
- days_rel: 18
- days_push: 18
- n_releases_24m: 69
Adoption not part of the score
5812 stars · 501 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Cronicle is a multi-server task scheduler and runner with a web-based UI, written in Node.js. It replaces cron with support for scheduled, repeating, and on-demand jobs across worker servers, including failover, live logs, and a REST API.
Use cases
- replace cron with a web UI for scheduled jobs
- run scheduled tasks across multiple servers with failover
- schedule jobs in multiple timezones
- monitor job CPU and memory usage with live logs
- chain sequential jobs and pass data between them
- trigger jobs via a REST API or webhooks
When to choose
- you need a cron replacement with a visual UI and no database requirement
- you want distributed job execution with automatic failover to backup servers
- you need plugins in any language and a simple JSON messaging API
When to avoid
- you need a single lightweight cron daemon without a web UI
- you require heavy-duty workflow orchestration like Airflow with complex DAG dependencies
- you need a project under active feature development, since Cronicle is now in maintenance mode
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
scheduling workflow-automation monitoring webhook cli developer-tools self-hosted developer-tools microservices self-hosted cron-replacement task-runner job-scheduler multi-server web-ui rest-api plugins devops automation nodejs linux macos web-server docker
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/jhuckaby/Cronicle · fetched 2026-08-28 · bdb903fa11a7
- homepage: http://cronicle.net · fetched 2026-08-29 · ab698eb592b7
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| jhuckaby/Cronicle | main | 94 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="jhuckaby/Cronicle")
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