Cron + Docker = The Easiest Job Scheduler You’ll Ever Create

Two components for maximum power and flexibility.

Erik Burger
Level Up Coding
Published in
6 min readFeb 22, 2022

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For a recent project, I was looking for a way to schedule jobs. Sounds simple enough, right? Not surprisingly, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of options available.

I had the following requirements:

  • Ability to run Bash and…

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