Cron monitoring that installs itself.

// routes/console.php or app/Console/Kernel.php
$schedule->command('backup:run')
    ->daily()
    ->pingArk('nightly-backup');
// duration, exit code & exceptions: automatic

// or mirror the whole schedule as checks,
// one credential in .env and you are done
// php artisan pingark:sync

// npm install pingark
import { monitor, log } from 'pingark'

// start, success or failure, duration: automatic
await monitor(() => runNightlyJob(), 'nightly-job')

// optional notes on the check's timeline
await log('nightly-job', 'processed 5,000 rows')

// works on Node.js 18+, Bun, Deno, and the edge

// app/api/cron/nightly/route.ts
import { withPingArk } from 'pingark/next'

export const GET = withPingArk(
  async () => {
    await runNightlyJob()
    return Response.json({ ok: true })
  },
  { check: 'nightly-job' },
)

import express from 'express'
import { pingarkExpress } from 'pingark/express'

const app = express()

// start on arrival, success on finish, failure on a 5xx
app.get('/cron/nightly', pingarkExpress('nightly-job'), (req, res) => {
  runNightlyJob()
  res.send('ok')
})

// server/tasks/nightly.ts
import { withPingArk } from 'pingark/nuxt'

export default defineTask({
  meta: { name: 'nightly' },
  run: withPingArk(async () => {
    await runNightlyJob()
    return { result: 'ok' }
  }, { check: 'nightly-job' }),
})

# end of your cron job: one line
curl -fsS https://pingark.com/ping/pk_live_a1b2c3d4/nightly-backup

# richer timeline: start, then success or an exit code
curl https://pingark.com/ping/pk_live_a1b2c3d4/nightly-backup/start
curl https://pingark.com/ping/pk_live_a1b2c3d4/nightly-backup/$?

# the first ping can even create the check
curl "https://pingark.com/ping/pk_live_a1b2c3d4/nightly-backup?create=1"