ghettocron: periodic tasks in a container

ghetto_cron.sh

ghettocron() {
    sleep_duration=$1
    echo "[ghettocron] task interval set to $sleep_duration"
    while true; do
        sleep $sleep_duration
        echo "[ghettocron] running task at $(date)"
        curl http://localhost:8000/do_thing/ > /dev/null
    done
}

ghettocron 60 & # start ghettocron

./run_server.sh # start the main app