Deadmanssnitch
Deadmanssnitch monitors scheduled jobs and alerts you when they fail to check in on time. · Deadmanssnitch · Observability
Overview
Deadmanssnitch provides simple monitoring for scheduled jobs, alerting you if your jobs fail to check in as expected. Its free Lone Snitch plan covers 1 snitch forever.
Good fit
Use Deadmanssnitch to monitor cron jobs or scheduled tasks where missing a run could cause issues.
- cron job monitoring
- scheduled task alerting
- simple uptime notifications
Not a fit
Avoid if you need continuous application monitoring or more than 1 snitch without upgrading.
- need more than 1 free snitch
- require deep application metrics
- want integrated infrastructure monitoring
Quickstart · 5 steps
- Sign up for a Deadmanssnitch account.
- Create a new snitch for your scheduled job.
- Copy the unique check-in URL provided.
- Add an HTTP request to the check-in URL at the end of your job script.
- Configure alert preferences for missed check-ins.
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