https://theithollow.com/tags/job/ Recent content in Job on The IT Hollow Hugo en-us Mon, 16 Dec 2019 15:05:36 +0000 https://theithollow.com/2019/12/16/kubernetes-jobs-and-cronjobs/ Mon, 16 Dec 2019 15:05:36 +0000 https://theithollow.com/2019/12/16/kubernetes-jobs-and-cronjobs/ <p>Sometimes we need to run a container to do a specific task, and when its completed, we want it to quit. Many containers are deployed and continuously run, such as a web server. But other times we want to accomplish a single task and then quit. This is where a Job is a good choice.</p> <h2 id="jobs-and-cronjobs---the-theory">Jobs and CronJobs - The Theory</h2> <p>Perhaps, we need to run a batch process on demand. Maybe we built an automation routine for something and want to kick it off through the use of a container. We can do this by submitting a job to the Kubernetes API. Kubernetes will run the job to completion and then quit.</p>