Tron is a centralized system for managing periodic batch processes across a cluster. If you find cron or fcron to be insufficient for managing complex work flows across multiple computers, Tron might be for you.

Install with:

> sudo pip install tron

Or look at the tutorial.

The full documentation is available on ReadTheDocs.

Tron is changing and under active development.

It is being transformed from an ssh-based execution engine to a Mesos framework.

Tron development is specifically targeting Yelp's needs and not designed to be a general solution for other companies.

• <= v0.6.2 - Stable version, recommended for non-Yelp installations.

• = v0.7.x - Development version. Many features removed and experimental features added.

Read Working on Tron and start sending pull requests!

Any issues should be posted on Github.

$ brew install berkeley-db
$ export BERKELEYDB_DIR=$(brew --cellar)/berkeley-db/<installed version>
$ export YES_I_HAVE_THE_RIGHT_TO_USE_THIS_BERKELEY_DB_VERSION=1