ouqiang/gocron

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6263 stars · 1303 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

gocron is a lightweight web-based distributed cron job scheduling and management system written in Go, designed to replace Linux crontab. It provides a web UI for managing scheduled shell and HTTP tasks across multiple worker nodes, with retry, timeout, dependency, notification, and access control features.

Use cases

• manage cron jobs from a web interface instead of crontab
• run scheduled shell commands on multiple servers centrally
• schedule HTTP endpoint pings on a cron schedule
• retry failed scheduled tasks automatically
• chain tasks so one runs after another completes
• get email or Slack notifications when cron jobs fail
• control who can edit scheduled tasks with user permissions

When to choose

• you need a centralized web UI to manage cron jobs across many machines
• you want task retries, timeouts, and dependencies beyond plain crontab
• you need multi-user access control for scheduled tasks
• you want a lightweight self-hosted scheduler backed by MySQL

When to avoid

• you only need simple single-machine crontab scheduling
• you require a scheduler backed by databases other than MySQL
• you need a Go scheduling library to embed in your own code rather than a standalone application
• the project appears to be in maintenance mode with infrequent releases

Facets

application · maturity maintenance

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