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Kubernetes CronJob

Chain the ping after your job’s command inside the CronJob’s container, so it only runs when the job succeeds.

CronJob manifest

apiVersion: batch/v1
kind: CronJob
metadata:
  name: nightly-backup
spec:
  schedule: "0 3 * * *"
  jobTemplate:
    spec:
      template:
        spec:
          restartPolicy: Never
          containers:
            - name: backup
              image: your/backup-image:latest
              command: ["/bin/sh", "-c"]
              args:
                - /opt/run-backup.sh && curl -fsS "$DMJR_PING_URL"
              env:
                - name: DMJR_PING_URL
                  valueFrom:
                    secretKeyRef:
                      name: dmjr
                      key: ping-url

  • The && ensures the ping fires only if run-backup.sh exited successfully. A failed job sends no ping and you get alerted.

  • Store the ping URL in a Secret (created from your monitor on the dashboard):

    Terminal window
    kubectl create secret generic dmjr \
      --from-literal=ping-url="https://didmyjobrun.com/ping/<your-key>"

  • Make sure your container image has curl available, or use wget -qO- "$DMJR_PING_URL" instead.

Set the monitor’s period to match schedule and add grace to absorb scheduler delays and pod startup time.