Wake Render – GitHub Actions

Wakes https://job-scrapper-8hwq.onrender.com at:

IST	UTC (cron)	Schedule
2:55 AM	21:25 UTC	55 21 * * *
6:50 AM	01:20 UTC	20 1 * * *
1:08 PM	07:38 UTC	8 7 * * *

• Timeout: 2 minutes per request (Render cold start)
• Retries: 3 attempts on failure
• Manual run: Actions → "Wake Render Service" → "Run workflow"

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Steps to use this

1. Turn this into a GitHub repo (if it isn’t already)

cd /Users/sanjeev/Desktop/sanjeev-github/cron-job
git init
git add .
git commit -m "Add GitHub Actions wake-up workflow"

2. Create a repo on GitHub and push

• GitHub.com → New repository (e.g. cron-job or wake-render).
• Public is best (no Actions limits). Private works with limits.
• Do not add a README/.gitignore if the repo is new and you already have files locally.

Then:

git remote add origin https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/YOUR_REPO_NAME.git
git branch -M main
git push -u origin main

3. Confirm the workflow is enabled

• Open the repo on GitHub → Actions.
• You should see "Wake Render Service".
• First run will be at the next scheduled time (2:55 AM, 6:50 AM, or 1:08 PM IST).

4. Test immediately (optional)

• Actions → Wake Render Service → Run workflow → Run workflow.
• In the run, open the ping job and check the log: you should see something like HTTP 200 in …s (or another code). Even failures here still trigger Render to wake.

5. Change the URL or times later

Edit .github/workflows/wake-render.yml:

• URL: replace https://job-scrapper-8hwq.onrender.com/ping in the curl line.

• Times: edit the schedule.cron lines. Times are in UTC:

  • 2:55 AM IST → 55 21 * * *
  • 6:50 AM IST → 20 1 * * *
  • 1:08 PM IST → 8 7 * * *

Format: minute hour day month weekday (UTC).

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Why this is more reliable than cron-job.org

• No 30s timeout; this workflow uses 2 minutes.
• No “output too large” limit; the workflow only needs the request to be sent.
• Runs on GitHub’s schedule; Render is less likely to treat these as synthetic.
• Free for public repos, with no extra sign-up.

Your Render app will be woken at 2:55 AM, 6:50 AM, and 1:08 PM IST every day once the workflow is on the default branch and pushed.