Cronicle
Simple, distributed task scheduler and runner with a web based UI.
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 33% of tracked projects; popularity more than 70%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 5.8k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v0.9.134 · 16 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 16 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | MIT |
| Built with | Nodejs |
Is Cronicle actively maintained?
Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 112 commits, of which 42 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 14 commits a month.
The most recent tagged release, v0.9.134, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Cronicle ranks #13 of 32 in Automation, placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.
What Cronicle actually does
Cronicle is a distributed task scheduler and runner equipped with a web-based user interface. It allows you to schedule and execute jobs across multiple servers from a centralised dashboard. The application is built using Node.js and distributed under the MIT licence.
Best fit: It suits administrators who need a lightweight, self-hosted web interface to manage and monitor scheduled routines across a small to medium cluster of servers.
Worth knowing: You should consider that community activity and maintenance are steady rather than rapid, meaning you may encounter delays with modern dependency updates or security patches.
Deployment notes
Because it runs on Node.js, you will typically need to provision a persistent process manager like PM2, set up a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination, and ensure local storage is configured if job logs need to persist across restarts.
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