Know when a cron job doesn't run.

Add two curl calls around a command in your crontab. If a run doesn't start or doesn't finish on time, CronDrive emails you or posts to Slack.

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        curl -fsS https://job.crondrive.com/uG2Exw/start;

tells CronDrive it started


        backup.sh

your command


        && curl -fsS https://job.crondrive.com/uG2Exw/end

tells CronDrive it finished, only if it succeeded

Every run, on the record

Each job keeps a timetable of its runs: when it was due, when it started and finished, and the alerts sent when it didn't.

backup.sh, America/Santiago
Due	Started	Finished	Took
Mon 05:00	05:00	05:07	7 min	On time
Tue 05:00	05:00	05:06	6 min	On time
Wed 05:00	No start			Alert sent at 05:02
Thu 05:00	05:01	05:09	8 min	On time

1

Create a job

Give it the same cron expression and time zone as in your server.
2

Add the calls to your crontab

Copy the line from the job page; it already has your token.
3

Resume monitoring

Choose how long to wait before an alert. Connect Slack if your team lives there.

Email and Slack alerts included.