Open-source cron job and scheduled task monitoring. Listens for pings, alerts when a job fails to check in on time.
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1 reviewed open source alternative to Dead Man's Snitch so far. More in review.
"Not OP, https://healthchecks.io is great for monitoring automated tasks like backup scripts. Also has the option to immediately signal failure and send an alert: https://healthchecks.io/docs/signaling_failures/"
| Project | License | Stars | Last release | Hosted | Docker | Zero terminal | Install path |
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| Healthchecks | BSD-3-Clause | 10.2k | 2026-07-14 | Yes | Yes | No | Install path |