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It is always a struggle configuring a cronjob to run certain scripts; there is always a mis configuration, a PATH, an environment variable that is different from when you use it in interactive mode, etc.. Do you have any tricks to avoid or minimize those issues?

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[-] johntash@eviltoast.org 2 points 1 year ago

Depending on what your setup is like, you could use something other than cron.

Kubernetes and Nomad both have cron-like schedulers. It's convenient to keep your cronjob definitions near the app code.

I've also been using windmill.dev lately for some simple cronjob-like tasks and it's working pretty great. It also has a UI if that helps.

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