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cronjob monitor

Cronjob Monitoring​

Cronjob monitoring with Beepr helps you keep track of the health of your scheduled tasks using a straightforward approach. This is done through a callback URL, commonly known as a heartbeat or pingback. Here’s how it works:

  1. Unique URL for Each Cron Job: When you create a cron job definition in Beepr, you receive a unique URL that corresponds to that specific cron job.

  2. Monitoring Execution: To ensure your cron job runs successfully, you need to include a network fetch to the unique URL within your code or on your servers. If Beepr receives this pingback on time, it indicates that the cron job was executed correctly.

  3. Alerts for Failures: If Beepr doesn’t receive a hit on the unique URL within the expected timeframe, it means the cron job hasn’t executed as planned. In this case, Beepr will promptly alert you.

To make the most of cron job monitoring, configure your application to make an HTTP call to the Ping URL whenever the job completes. Beepr provides example code for various programming languages to help you integrate this monitoring easily, including:

  • Crontab and Bash
  • PHP (Laravel, Symfony, etc.)
  • Python
  • Ruby
  • NodeJS
  • Golang
  • Perl

By implementing this approach, you can proactively monitor your cron jobs and receive timely notifications in case of any issues or failures.