Know when client-site scheduled jobs stop checking in
DownCTL watches expected job check-ins for client-site cron jobs, recurring scripts, and background automations, then alerts when a process misses its window.
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What cron monitoring tracks
Cron monitoring watches expected check-ins for scheduled jobs, recurring scripts, automations, and background processes so recurring work is confirmed instead of assumed.
Expected check-ins
Missed pings
Cron status
Recent ping history
Recurring script and automation health
Failure alerts
Why it matters
Scheduled jobs and recurring background work often fail silently, which can break billing, imports, reports, and notifications long before anyone notices.
Cron failures are often silent
Background jobs can break billing, reports, imports, and notifications
Recurring scripts and automations need a lightweight way to prove they ran
Teams need alerts when jobs do not run on schedule
How it works in DownCTL
Cron job monitoring keeps invisible client-site maintenance work visible when scheduled tasks, recurring scripts, or automations miss their expected cadence.
- 1 Create a cron monitor
- 2 Add the generated ping URL to the scheduled job, script, or automation
- 3 DownCTL waits for expected check-ins
- 4 Alert when the process misses its window
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Common questions
What is cron job monitoring?
Cron job monitoring checks whether scheduled jobs report in when expected.
How do ping URLs work?
Your job, script, or automation pings a unique URL when it runs successfully, and DownCTL alerts if that ping is missing.
What happens if a cron job runs late?
If the job misses its expected window, DownCTL can mark it as failing and notify your team.
Can I monitor recurring scripts that are not cron jobs?
Yes. Any recurring process that can make an HTTP request can use the cron monitor ping URL.
Can cron failures alert Slack or PagerDuty?
Yes. Cron monitor alerts can use DownCTL notification channels.
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