GoCron

A self-hosted task scheduler in Go and Vue.js that runs recurring jobs defined in one YAML file and shows their runs and logs in a web UI.

626 stars, 23 forks Go On GitHub since February 2025

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What is GoCron?

GoCron reads job definitions, cron schedules and per-job environment variables from a single YAML file and runs the commands on time. Jobs inherit defaults for schedule, timeout, retries and pre or post commands, and edits to the file are picked up without a restart. A web UI backed by SQLite lets you trigger runs by hand and inspect logs, with optional single sign-on. It runs as a container or a Linux binary and is packaged for NixOS.

Good fit if

  • You want cron jobs kept as one config file in Git, with a UI to watch them.
  • You run backups or maintenance scripts on a single server.

Look elsewhere if

  • You need jobs spread across several servers: Cronicle.
  • You want to edit jobs in the browser instead of a file: Cronmaster.

Before you adopt it

GoCron is MIT-licensed, and every feature is free. It started in 2025 and is almost entirely the work of one developer, so its future depends on that person.

Drafted with AI from the project's README and repository data, then checked against that data on 30 October 2026. Report a correction

GoCron health: is it still maintained?

70 of 100, actively developed

  • Activity
    101 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 23 October 2026.
    24 / 30
  • Contributors
    2 people wrote the latest 100 commits; the most active wrote 99% of them.
    4 / 20
  • Releases
    15 releases in the last 12 months; the latest, v0.14.1, on 23 October 2026.
    19 / 20
  • Replies to issues
    Maintainers answered 69% of recent issues, with a median first reply after 15 hours.
    18 / 20
  • Security practices
    No OpenSSF Scorecard for this repository yet, so this part gets a neutral score.
    5 / 10

Read from GitHub on 1 November 2026. How the score works

GoCron license: is it open source?

GoCron uses MIT, an open-source license approved by the OSI.

  1. February 2025First published on GitHub.
  2. TodayMIT.

How to run GoCron yourself

Docker
Dockerfile or compose file in the repository
Compose file
compose.yml: 9 services
Setup effort
4 of 5, judged from the compose file
Kubernetes
No Helm chart in the repository
Desktop and mobile
Builds for Linux, including ARM in GitHub releases
Interface languages
English only

Install instructions: the README on GitHub.

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Questions about GoCron

Is GoCron open source?

Yes. GoCron is published under MIT, an OSI-approved open-source license.

Is GoCron still maintained?

Its health score is 70 of 100 (actively developed). It had 101 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 23 October 2026, and its latest release came out on 23 October 2026.

How do I run GoCron?

You can run it with Docker, as an app for Linux, including ARM. The README on GitHub has the exact steps.

What are the alternatives to GoCron?

Close alternatives in the Workflow automation category include Cronicle, Dagu, Kestra.