Cron Jobs

Vessl allows you to define and schedule Cron Jobs to run commands on a recurring basis within your project environments.

Creating a Job

You can create a job directly from the Vessl dashboard:

1. Navigate to your project.
2. Go to the Jobs tab.
3. Click New Job.
4. Enter a Name for your job (e.g., daily-report, db-cleanup).
5. Provide a valid Cron Schedule (e.g., 0 0 * * * for midnight every day).
6. Enter the Command to execute.
7. Click Create.

Execution Context

When a job triggers, Vessl provisions a temporary container environment with access to:

• Your project’s environment variables.
• Linked databases via standard connection strings (e.g., DATABASE_URL).
• Shared persistent storage volumes (if attached).

The container executes the defined command, logs the output, and terminates immediately once finished.

Monitoring & Logs

In the Jobs tab, you can view:

• The Status of the job (Active, Paused, Running, Failed).
• Last Run At timestamp.
• Last Output for debugging issues from the most recent execution.

Vessl will automatically alert you via your configured Notification channels (Discord, Slack, Email) if a scheduled job fails to execute properly.