Kubernetes CronJob Syntax

Key Features

• Standard 5-field cron
• Optional timezone (spec.timeZone)
• Concurrency policies
• Job history limits

Example Configuration

apiVersion: batch/v1
kind: CronJob
metadata:
  name: hello
spec:
  schedule: '*/5 * * * *'
  jobTemplate:
    spec:
      template:
        spec:
          containers:
          - name: hello
            image: busybox
          restartPolicy: OnFailure

Official Documentation

Kubernetes Scheduling Documentation →

Monitoring Kubernetes Jobs

Add heartbeat monitoring to your Kubernetes jobs. Just add a ping at the end of your job:

curl -fsS https://cronsignal.io/ping/YOUR_CHECK_ID