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Guides and deep dives on Heartbeat Monitoring, SSL Monitoring, and API Monitoring.

Cron monitoring checklist with heartbeat monitoring illustration

Feb 07, 2026•10 min

10 Critical Cron Jobs You Should Be Monitoring Right Now

A practical checklist for DevOps and no-code teams. Use Heartbeat Monitoring (healthchecks) as a Dead Man’s Switch to catch silent failures, overdue runs, and validate outcomes with payload inspection.

Silent cron failures and overdue heartbeat monitoring illustration

Feb 07, 2026•8 min

Why Cron Jobs Fail Silently: Heartbeat Monitoring for Scheduled Tasks

Silent failures don’t throw errors — they just stop doing the work. Use Heartbeat Monitoring (healthchecks) as a Dead Man’s Switch to catch overdue jobs.