# Creating, monitoring, and testing cron jobs on AWS

DevFeed: [Creating, monitoring, and testing cron jobs on AWS](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/creating-monitoring-and-testing-cron-jobs-on-aws-14143.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.serverless.com/blog/cron-jobs-on-aws>)

Author: Gareth McCumskey

Published: 2019-10-23T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Serverless Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/serverless-blog.md>)

Topics: [Amazon Web Services](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/aws.md>), [AWS Lambda](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/aws-lambda.md>), [serverless framework](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/serverless-framework.md>), [Monitoring](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/monitoring.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>)

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## AI overview

A tutorial on creating cron jobs on AWS with AWS Lambda and Serverless Framework, including monitoring, testing, alerts, and security measures.

## Source excerpt

In this article we walk you through how to create a cron job on AWS using AWS Lambda and Serverless Framework and how to get the right alerts and security measures in place.