Cron Job Heartbeat & Dead Man's Snitch
Monitor background workers, scheduled cron jobs, and backup pipelines.
Cron Job & Scheduled Heartbeat Watcher
Generate silent ping URLs for scheduled background scripts. Detect missed jobs or silent failures.
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About the Cron Job Heartbeat & Dead Man's Snitch
A Dead Man's Snitch for scheduled tasks. Generate a unique ping endpoint and ping it with curl at the end of your bash or python script.
How to Use
Generate a unique heartbeat token, then add 'curl -fsS http://probesonar.online/api/cron/ping/{token}' to your cron job.
Understanding Results
Displays the last ping timestamp, ping frequency, and operational status.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I alert if a cron job fails?
If your script fails or crashes before reaching the curl line, the ping is missed, signaling a failure.
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