Dkron Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Dkron hosting on xCloud replaces scattered crontabs with one self-hosted distributed job scheduler that shows every job, its schedule and its last result. Deploy Dkron 4.2.0 and xCloud runs the pinned image as a single server node behind a Caddy proxy that enforces a username and generated password on the UI and API, publishes it over HTTPS in minutes, and stores jobs on a persistent volume.

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What is Dkron?

Self-hosted Dkron is a distributed cron service. Upstream's README says it is easy to set up and fault tolerant, written in Go on the Raft protocol and Serf gossip, and that it can run scheduled commands on a server cluster, inspired by Google's reliable cron paper and Airbnb Chronos. It is a self-hosted alternative to system cron, and the open-source code is licensed LGPL-3.0.

On xCloud the template runs the official dkron/dkron 4.2.0 image, pinned by digest, as a single server node, so the cluster and failure tolerance upstream describes are not set up here. A Caddy proxy adds HTTP Basic Auth, because the open-source image has no login. Raft state lives on the dkron_data volume, and shell jobs run as root inside the Dkron container.

From Sign-Up to Your First Scheduled Job In Just 3 Easy Steps

Self-hosting Dkron normally means a container, an authentication layer bolted on yourself, a domain and a certificate before a single job runs. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Dkron from the OneClick catalog. Keep or change the Dkron Username (default admin) — xCloud generates a 24-character password.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the pinned Dkron 4.2.0 image behind a Caddy HTTP Basic Auth proxy, and publish the UI and API over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Create And Run A Job
Save the username and password from the protected installation credentials, sign in at https://<your-domain>/ui/, then create a job with a name and schedule, choose the shell or http executor, and use run now to check the output.

Everything Dkron Does, On Your Own Server

Dkron runs here as a single server node — scheduling, shell and HTTP executors and execution history, on infrastructure you control.

One Scheduler, Every Job
Replace scattered crontabs on multiple servers with one scheduler that shows every job, its schedule and its last result.
Cron Expressions And Shortcuts
Standard cron expressions plus shortcuts such as @every 1h30m or @daily, with an on-demand run now for any job.
Shell And HTTP Executors
Run maintenance scripts inside the container or call webhooks and APIs on a schedule, with the same job model.
Execution History With Output
Each job execution has a status and output, which Dkron stores by default, so you can see why a job failed instead of guessing.
Manage Jobs From The UI Or The API
Create, run, list and delete jobs from the web UI or automate them through the REST API at /v1/jobs, with the same credentials.
Jobs And History Survive A Restart
The dkron_data volume holds the Raft state — jobs and execution history — and persists across an xCloud restart.

Everything You Need To Run Your Job Scheduling 24/7

Managed hosting for Dkron, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

Dkron 4.2.0 deployed instantly
Generated login for UI and API
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Private Caddy auth proxy
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Dkron

A cron job scheduler with a web UI
An operator replaces scattered crontabs with one place that lists every job, its schedule and its last execution result, reachable over HTTPS with a login.
Schedule HTTP calls
A developer creates an http job that calls a URL on a schedule, such as a webhook or health endpoint, and reads the execution result without maintaining a script on a server.
Run shell commands on a timetable
A sysadmin schedules shell jobs for maintenance tasks, knowing they run as root inside the Dkron container and the Docker socket is not mounted.
Manage jobs through the API
An engineer drives scheduling from scripts against the HTTP API at the /v1 path with the same credentials, rather than clicking through the UI for every change.

Dkron vs Alternatives

System cron: Choose Dkron over system cron when you want jobs listed with results in a UI and an API. Upstream builds Dkron on Raft and Serf for fault tolerance, though this template runs one node.
Apache Airflow: Airflow is a self-hosted workflow orchestrator with its own OneClick page. This page makes no feature claim about it; Dkron is a distributed cron service: scheduled shell and HTTP jobs with a web UI and HTTP API.
Cronicle: Cronicle is another self-hosted job scheduler that people compare. This page makes no feature claim about it; Dkron's pitch is a fault-tolerant, Go-based scheduler with a UI and HTTP API.
Healthchecks: Healthchecks is a self-hosted monitor for cron jobs, with its own OneClick page. Dkron runs the jobs; Healthchecks can watch whether scheduled tasks pinged it on time.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for Dkron hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More jobs, more frequent runs and longer execution history.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
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Cloud VPS 24 GB

Dkron alongside a whole self-hosted automation stack.

$84.99per month

24 GB RAM
8 vCPU cores
300 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. Dkron itself is free under the LGPL-3.0 licence.

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Priced per connected server, so your rate adjusts automatically as you add or remove servers. You pay your own provider for the server itself.

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Ready To Retire Your Crontabs?

Dkron on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

Is Dkron free and open source?

Yes. The open-source Dkron code is licensed LGPL-3.0, so the scheduler carries no licence charge. Username, password and ACLs are Dkron Pro features, which this template does not include. xCloud bills for the dedicated Cloud VPS.

Can I run Dkron with Docker?

Yes, and this template does it for you: the official dkron/dkron 4.2.0 image and a Caddy 2.10 proxy, pinned by digest, with the dkron_data volume behind HTTPS. It is Dkron Docker hosting without writing the compose file or the proxy config.

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How much RAM does a Dkron cloud server need?

The manifest floor is 512 MB of RAM, and the 6 GB Cloud VPS sold here suits a Dkron cloud scheduler. One server process and a proxy need little, but heavy shell jobs run inside the Dkron container and add to its memory use.

Is the Dkron web UI protected by a login?

Yes, by the template. The open-source image has no login of its own, so a Caddy proxy enforces HTTP Basic Auth on the UI and the whole HTTP API with the username and generated password in your credentials. Dkron's own port 8080 is not published.

Can Dkron run shell commands?

Yes. Dkron has built-in shell and HTTP executors, and shell jobs run as root inside the Dkron container. The host Docker socket is not mounted. Because anyone who can reach an open Dkron can run commands, keep the Basic Auth credentials private.

Can I run a Dkron cluster on this template?

No. It runs one server node with bootstrap-expect set to one, so failure tolerance is zero and extra servers or agents are not included. The Raft node name is fixed to your site identity and must not change after the first start.

How do I back up Dkron?

Take a backup of the whole dkron_data volume, which holds the Raft snapshots and raft.db. Jobs are recovered from that log, not from environment variables. Restore the volume with the same image pin and the same node name, and test a restore first.

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How do I update Dkron?

Version changes are manual. Dkron 4.2.0 is fixed by digest, and catalogue changes never move existing installs. Take a volume backup, read upstream's notes, adopt a newer template version when one is published, and never delete named volumes when recreating the project.

How do I change the Dkron login or call its API?

Change UI_USERNAME and UI_PASSWORD in the Environment editor, save and redeploy; the same credentials protect the HTTP API at the /v1 path, for example with curl using basic auth against the jobs endpoint. Mail and webhook notifications stay off until you add a complete destination.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.