Docker image that runs periodically runs a curl command
docker run -d [URL] lecovi/curl-cron
-e URL=<URL>
: curl URL (you can add command options before URL)-e CRON_SCHEDULE="0 1 * * *"
: specifies when cron job starts (details), e.g.0 1 * * *
(runs every night at 1:00).
now
: run container once and exit (no cron scheduling).
Run every hour with cron schedule (container keeps running):
docker run -d \
-e URL=example.com \
-e CRON_SCHEDULE="0 1 * * *" \
lecovi/curl-cron
Run just once (container is deleted afterwards):
docker run --rm \
-e URL=example.com \
lecovi/curl-cron now