# render-cron-jobs

> Claude/Codex skill by [@render-oss](https://omgskills.com/library/render-oss/index.md) · 1 stars · Updated 2026-10-13

Configures and troubleshoots scheduled tasks on Render using cron job services. Use when the user needs to run something on a schedule, write a cron expression, set up a periodic job, migrate from Heroku Scheduler, choose between cron jobs and background workers, or fix a cron that isn't firing. Trigger terms: cron job, scheduled task, periodic job, cron expression, schedule, run every, timer, Heroku Scheduler migration.

## Install

```sh
git clone https://github.com/render-oss/render-plugin-claude-code /tmp/render-plugin-claude-code && ln -s /tmp/render-plugin-claude-code/skills/render-cron-jobs ~/.claude/skills/render-cron-jobs
```

## From README

Render Cron Jobs This skill covers Cron Job services on Render: how schedules run, what the platform guarantees, and how they differ from workers and workflows. Pair it with Blueprint and deploy skills when authoring render.yaml or Dashboard settings. When to Use Scheduled work that starts on a cron, runs a command, and exits when finished Choosing between cron, background worker, or workflow for periodic or long-running jobs Blueprint fields for type: cron, schedule, and commands Constraints: no disk, single concurrent run, 12-hour max duration, private-network outbound only UTC scheduling pitfalls (expressions are not local time) Expression cheat sheets, framework startCommand examples, and Heroku Scheduler migration mapping live under references/. Before configuring or troubleshooting a cron job's outbound private-network connection, read references/private-networking.md. When choosing between a cron job, worker, and Workflow, read references/service-types.md.

## Links

- HTML page: https://omgskills.com/library/render-oss/render-plugin-claude-code/skills/render-cron-jobs/
- GitHub: https://github.com/render-oss/render-plugin-claude-code
- Author: [@render-oss](https://omgskills.com/library/render-oss/index.md)

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