Ofelia is a modern, low-footprint job scheduler for Docker environments.
It’s designed as an alternative to traditional cron-based setups and lets you schedule commands to run inside existing containers, in newly created containers, on the local host, or as run-once services in Docker Swarm deployments.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Runs scheduled commands inside existing Docker containers.
- Can launch a new container for a scheduled job and remove it when the job finishes.
- Supports local host jobs and run-once service jobs for Docker Swarm environments.
- Accepts configuration through INI files or Docker labels.
- Uses cron-style scheduling, including standard cron expressions and @every intervals.
- Provides logging drivers for email, saved execution reports, and Slack webhooks.
- Can connect to Docker through the default socket, a socket proxy, or remote TLS-enabled Docker hosts.
Website: github.com/mcuadros/ofelia
Support:
Developer: Máximo Cuadros
License: MIT License
Ofelia is written in Go. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| Alternatives to cron | |
|---|---|
| cronie | Modern day version of cron and associated tools |
| fcron | Designed for systems which are not continuously running or regularly |
| Cronicle | Multi-server task scheduler and runner |
| systemd | Suite of basic building blocks for a Linux system |
| Supercronic | Crontab-compatible job runner designed for container environments |
| Ofelia | Low-footprint job scheduler for Docker environments |
| Dkron | Distributed job scheduling system for cloud native environments |
| mcron | 100% compatible replacement for Vixie cron |
| Dagu | Lightweight workflow orchestration engine |
| anacron | Designed for systems which are not continuously running |
| Jobber | Run commands to a schedule |
| bcron | Designed with secure operations in mind |
| Chadburn | Modern job scheduler for Docker environments |
| runcron | Minimal cron alternative for automated and container-friendly environments |
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