Google AI ModeJun 11, 2026
ShedLock (Java/Spring): If you are running multiple instances of an application (e.g., in Kubernetes) and need to ensure a cron job only runs once, ShedLock is the industry standard.
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ShedLock is a library that ensures scheduled tasks are executed at most once across multiple nodes or threads by using a lock in an external store.
AI named ShedLock from January 2026 to July 2026.
Question: Best scheduler for cron, retries, and idempotency?
Google AI ModeJun 7, 2026
ShedLock (Java/Spring): If your primary goal is to run scheduled cron tasks in a distributed environment (like Kubernetes) without duplicate execution, ShedLock uses a database or Redis to ensure only one instance runs a job.
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ShedLock (Java/Spring): If you are running multiple instances of an application (e.g., in Kubernetes) and need to ensure a cron job only runs once, ShedLock is the industry standard.
ShedLock (Java/Spring): If your primary goal is to run scheduled cron tasks in a distributed environment (like Kubernetes) without duplicate execution, ShedLock uses a database or Redis to ensure only one instance runs a job.