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WebCron

Scheduled HTTP job execution service. Allows users to define cron-style schedules that trigger HTTP requests at specified intervals, providing a managed job scheduling platform.

Architecture

          +-------------+       +----------------+
          |   Browser   |       | External Calls |
          +-------------+       +----------------+
                |                       |
          HTTPS |                 HTTPS |
                v                       v
       +----------------+    +------------------+
       | webcron-wui    |    | webcron-server   |
       |    .jar        |    |     .jar         |
       | (CN)           |    | (Cloud Run)      |
       +----------------+    +------------------+
                |                       |
                v                       v
          +-----------------------------------+
          |          url://webcron/            |
          |        (ContainerNursery)          |
          +-----------------------------------+
                          |
                          v
          +-----------------------------------+
          |       Scheduler / Storage         |
          +-----------------------------------+

Dependents

• Services and users relying on scheduled HTTP job execution

Deployment

• Cloud Run: webcron-server.jar deployed to Google Cloud Run, serving the API at api.webcron.wasmserver.com.
• ContainerNursery: webcron-wui.jar serves the web UI at www.webcron.wasmserver.com. The webcron backend runs as a ContainerNursery service accessible via url://webcron/.

Health Checks

• Web UI: https://www.webcron.wasmserver.com/
• API endpoint: https://api.webcron.wasmserver.com/
• ContainerNursery: monitored via standard ContainerNursery health checks

Notes

• Standard layered architecture with a web UI, public API, and internal service backend.
• The web UI provides a dashboard for managing scheduled jobs.