dagucloud/dagu
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Self-hostable workflow orchestrator for teams whose main work isn't orchestration. Declarative YAML over your scripts, SSH commands, containers, etc; keep workflows separate from business logic. One binary, no database, runs on limited H/W resources. Alternative to Airflow / Cron / Job Scheduler.
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Dagu is a lightweight, self-contained alternative to Airflow or Cron with Web UI. It supports Linux / Mac / Windows. Define DAGs in a simple, declarative YAML format. It natively supports shell commands, Docker containers, Kubernetes Jobs, remote commands via SSH, external coding-agent CLIs through harness.run, and more through Dagu Actions.
It was designed to be easy to use, self-contained, and require no coding, making it ideal for small teams.
For a quick look at how workflows are defined, see the examples.
Try it live: Live Demo (credentials: demouser / demouser)
Dagu stores state in local files. How much it can run depends on the machine and the workload. CPU, memory, disk,…
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| Open issues | 64 | 2026-09-12 |
| Open PRs | 7 | 2026-09-12 |