systemd timers
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
3recommend
1warn against
Jun 2, 2026first mention
Jul 27, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“I abolished cron. I use systemd timers which are monitored through prometheus.”
switched from cronon “Ask HN: What do you use to monitor cron jobs and que…”
“I love systemd timers! I've slowly moved all of my ansible-deployed cron jobs to timers”
switched from cronon “You Don't Love Systemd Timers Enough”
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“Moved from cronie to systemd timers because they are resilient to system startup times.”
switched from cronieon “You Don't Love Systemd Timers Enough”
Caveats and dissent
“Is there a way yet to force-trigger a timer? There wasn't the last time I used them, which I found to be super annoying for testing them.”
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Threads where it came up
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“I abolished cron. I use systemd timers which are monitored through prometheus.”
“I love systemd timers! I've slowly moved all of my ansible-deployed cron jobs to timers”
“Is there a way yet to force-trigger a timer? There wasn't the last time I used them, which I found to be super annoying for testing them.”
“Moved from cronie to systemd timers because they are resilient to system startup times.”