I have a soft spot for cron jobs. But if you use them, I highly recommend you also use the open source runitor tool: https://github.com/bdd/runitor https://git

I have a soft spot for cron jobs. But if you use them, I highly recommend you also use the open source runitor tool: https://github.com/bdd/runitor https://github.com/bdd/runitor ... which lets you quickly integrate any cron job with the https://healthchecks.io https://healthchecks.io service. So darn handy. And you're supporting an indie startup that regularly shows up on HN.