---
title: CronJob
id: cronjob
date: 2018-04-12
full_link: /docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/cron-jobs/
short_description: >
  Manages a [Job](/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/jobs-run-to-completion/) that runs on a periodic schedule.

aka: 
tags:
- core-object
- workload
---
 Manages a [Job](/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/jobs-run-to-completion/) that runs on a periodic schedule.

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Similar to a line in a *crontab* file, a Cronjob object specifies a schedule using the [Cron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron) format.