Cronie
The standard UNIX cron daemon, crond, for running programs at scheduled times on Linux.
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About Cronie
Cronie provides crond, the standard UNIX daemon that runs specified programs at scheduled times. It also includes anacron, which runs jobs that were missed while the machine was switched off.
The project ships man pages, PAM support and init files, and many Linux systems use it as their default cron implementation. It suits administrators and users who want dependable scheduled jobs on a Linux machine without adding anything beyond the base system.
Strengths
- Standard crond behaviour many systems rely on
- Includes anacron for jobs missed while the machine was off
- PAM support and man pages included
Limitations
- No graphical interface
- Linux and UNIX systems only
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree, with the source published on GitHub.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- The Cronie contributors
- Platforms
- Linux, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Scheduled jobs on Linux servers and desktops
- Categories
- System utilities, Automation
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Cronie
Compare allSoftware that can replace Cronie for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Supercronic
A crontab-compatible job runner built to run scheduled jobs inside containers.
Supercronic reads standard crontab files but is built to run inside containers and adds Prometheus metrics, making it of limited use on a regular host.
Cronicle
A self-hosted, distributed task scheduler and runner with a web interface.
Cronicle adds a web interface and runs jobs across multiple servers, but it is now in maintenance mode with only bug and security fixes.
Dagu
A self-hosted workflow orchestrator that runs scripts, SSH commands and containers from declarative YAML files.
Dagu replaces crontab lines with declarative YAML workflows and a web interface for running and monitoring jobs, shipped as a single binary.
Ofelia
A lightweight job scheduler for Docker environments that runs cron-style tasks for containers.
Ofelia runs cron-style jobs aimed at Docker containers, configured through files, and is only useful on hosts that run Docker.
Lingon
A macOS app for scheduling apps, scripts, shortcuts and commands to run at set times or at login.
Lingon schedules tasks on macOS 14 or later through launchd with a graphical interface, with root tasks needing the paid Pro app.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Pueue
A command-line task manager that queues shell commands and runs them in the background.
Cronitor
A hosted monitoring service for cron jobs, background workers, websites and APIs, with failure alerts.
Dead Man's Snitch
A hosted monitoring service that alerts you when a cron job or scheduled task fails to run.
Monit
A small daemon that monitors Unix processes, files and hosts and restarts or repairs them automatically.
GNU Parallel
A command-line utility that runs shell commands and scripts in parallel across CPU cores or machines.
Rundeck
A self-hosted runbook automation server that lets chosen users run existing scripts, tools and jobs.
