Track your Shell cron jobs
When setting up cron jobs in Shell, it is usually crucial to keep track of their execution and whether they have been executed successfully or not. Sometimes, a minor failure in a cronjob can cause your Shell application to stop working correctly. LogSnag makes it easy to track your cron jobs and their execution status all in real-time, and it works seamlessly with your Shell code.
Setting up your account
Setting up LogSnag with Shell is very simple!
- Create a free LogSnag account.
- Create a new project on your dashboard.
- Copy your API token from the settings page.
Shell code snippets
Once your LogSnag account is set up, you can use the following code snippets to track user signup events. Just replace the YOUR_API_TOKEN with your LogSnag API token and update your project name.
Using Shell with Httpie
printf '{"project":"my-saas","channel":"cronjobs","event":"Cronjob Started","description":"job: email-notifications","icon":"⏰","notify":true}'| http --follow --timeout 3600 POST 'https://api.logsnag.com/v1/log' \ Content-Type:'application/json' \ Authorization:'Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN'
Using Shell with wget
wget --no-check-certificate --quiet \ --method POST \ --timeout=0 \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN' \ --body-data '{"project":"my-saas","channel":"cronjobs","event":"Cronjob Started","description":"job: email-notifications","icon":"⏰","notify":true}' \ 'https://api.logsnag.com/v1/log'
Shell integration details
LogSnag is an easy-to-use event tracking tool that allows you to track any event within your Shell application. One of the most common use cases for LogSnag is tracking cron jobs as they are being executed. With LogSnag, you can receive real-time push notifications on your desktop and mobile devices whenever a new cronjob is executed. In addition, you can create simple charts and filter through your data to help you better understand how your Shell application is performing.