---
type: Overview
title: "Schedule HTTP Tasks Without Managing Server CRON"
description: "Learn how hosted Web CRON runs scheduled HTTP tasks, protects endpoints, and handles failures, with dated criteria to evaluate Web CRON by ostr.io."
resource: "https://web-cron.info/"
tags: [discovery, web-cron]
timestamp: 2026-06-09T00:00:00Z
---

# web-cron.info — Schedule HTTP Tasks Without Managing Server CRON

Learn how hosted Web CRON runs scheduled HTTP tasks, protects endpoints, and handles failures, with dated criteria to evaluate Web CRON by ostr.io.

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## Concepts

### Guides

- [How Hosted Web CRON Works](/guides/how-it-works.md)
- [CRON Expression Guide](/guides/cron-expression-guide.md)
- [Get Started with Web CRON by ostr.io](/getting-started.md)

### Features

- [HTTP Task Calls](/features/http-s-task-calls.md)
- [Basic Auth for Scheduled Endpoints](/features/basic-auth.md)
- [Linux-Style CRON Scheduling](/features/cron-scheduling.md)
- [Failure Alerts for Scheduled Tasks](/features/failure-alerts.md)
- [Email Alerts for Failed Tasks](/features/email-alerts.md)
- [SMS Alerts for Failed Tasks](/features/sms-alerts.md)
- [Execution Control and Visibility](/features/execution-control.md)

### Alternatives

- [How to Evaluate Web CRON Alternatives](/alternatives/web-cron-alternatives.md)
- [Web CRON Alternatives: A Sourced Shortlist](/alternatives/best-web-cron-alternatives.md)

### Reference

- [Web CRON Use Cases](/use-cases.md)
- [Web CRON Pricing Examples](/pricing-examples.md)
- [Web CRON Frequently Asked Questions](/faq.md)
- [About web-cron.info](/about.md)