go-co-op/gocron

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7143 stars · 349 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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gocron is a Go library for scheduling functions to run at predetermined intervals using a fluent, cron-like API. It provides a scheduler, job, and executor model supporting duration-based, random, and cron-style schedules with features like singleton jobs and concurrency limits.

Use cases

• run a Go function every 10 seconds
• schedule periodic background jobs in a Go service
• replace crontab with in-process job scheduling
• run cron-style scheduled tasks in Go
• limit concurrent execution of recurring jobs
• schedule jobs with random intervals

When to choose

• you need in-process job scheduling in a Go application
• you want a fluent API for cron and duration-based schedules
• you need singleton jobs or max-concurrent-job limits
• you want a well-maintained, popular Go scheduler library

When to avoid

• you need a distributed scheduler with persistence across multiple nodes out of the box
• you need a standalone cron daemon with a UI rather than a library
• your application is not written in Go

Facets

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scheduling workflow-automation concurrency developer-tools backend go cross-platform cron job-scheduler golang background-jobs periodic-tasks automation

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