Deploy Healthchecks cron monitoring
Durable cron and background-job monitoring with PostgreSQL.
Application
Healthchecks
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Storage
Postgres
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/var/lib/postgresql/data
Deploy and Host Healthchecks on Railway
About Hosting Healthchecks
Healthchecks is a BSD-licensed monitor for cron jobs and background tasks. This template runs the official 4.3 image with a bootstrapped administrator, closed registration, PostgreSQL, database-aware health checks, and durable storage.
Why Deploy Healthchecks on Railway
One click creates a ready-to-use private account and a public ping endpoint while keeping PostgreSQL private. The official process also handles migrations, alerts, and periodic reports, so the deployment stays compact.
Common Use Cases
- Detect missed cron jobs and scheduled backups.
- Track long-running task starts, successes, and failures.
- Send alerts through email, webhooks, chat, or incident tools.
Dependencies for Healthchecks Hosting
The template uses immutable Healthchecks 4.3 and PostgreSQL 16 images. SMTP is optional, but email alerts and magic-link login require a configured mail server.
Deployment Dependencies
- Healthchecks provides monitoring, ping endpoints, dashboards, and alert integrations.
- PostgreSQL stores accounts, checks, pings, and integration configuration.
- Railway provides networking, generated secrets, health checks, and persistent storage.
Template Content
Healthchecks
healthchecks/healthchecks:v4.3Postgres
postgres:16-alpine
