What is NnCron?
nnCron is an open-source job scheduler and task automation software. It allows users to schedule jobs and tasks to run automatically at preset times and intervals.
Some of the key features of nnCron include:
- Intuitive graphical interface to manage all jobs and tasks
- Support for running shell scripts, batch files, executables, and more
- Scheduling based on minutes, hours, days, weeks, or cron expressions
- Monitoring and logging of job activity and statuses
- Email notifications when jobs fail or have errors
- Load balancing across nodes in distributed deployments
- APIs and webhook support for integration and automation
- Cross-platform support across Linux, Windows, and macOS
nnCron is useful for automating IT processes like database backups, report generation, file transfers, sending reminders, automating workflows, and much more. It can help simplify job scheduling and provide more flexibility than the basic task schedulers built into operating systems.
With robust features for triggering and monitoring jobs, error handling, decentralization, and APIs for integration, nnCron is a good open-source alternative to commercial schedulers like Control-M, UC4 AIM, or BMC Control-M.