xyOps

xyOps is a next-generation, open-source platform that unifies job scheduling, workflow automation, server monitoring, alerting, and incident response into a single, cohesive system. Built for developers and operations teams, xyOps provides complete control over your automation stack without hidden paywalls, telemetry, or data lock-in. It allows you to orchestrate your entire infrastructure from one central interface, scheduling jobs across fleets of servers, tracking performance in real time, and setting up smart alerts that trigger the moment something goes wrong. The platform features a visual workflow builder for creating complex pipelines with conditional logic, a flexible job scheduler that goes far beyond cron, and an integrated ticketing system for incident response. xyOps is designed to scale from five servers to five thousand, with support for hot backups, automatic failover, and easy agent installation on macOS, Linux, and Windows. Its plugin architecture supports any programming language via a simple JSON over STDIO API, and a growing marketplace offers ready-made plugins for popular services like GitHub, Slack, AWS S3, Notion, OpenAI, and more. Licensed under the BSD 3-Clause license, xyOps is 100% free and open source, ensuring maximum flexibility and freedom for your team.

Visual Workflow Builder

Chain multiple jobs together with conditional logic, passing data and even files between workflow steps. Assign actions to events such as notifications or webhooks, attach limiters like timeouts, memory caps, and log size caps, and run jobs in parallel or create custom queues. This graphical editor turns complex automation into a manageable, visual pipeline.

Flexible Job Scheduler

Target individual servers or entire groups with multiple schedules per event. Support for blackout ranges during holidays or downtime, crontab import for migrating legacy cron jobs, one-time single-shot jobs, and plugin-based scheduler extensions. This feature brings superpowers to job scheduling, far beyond what traditional cron offers.

Active Job Tracking

Run any number of jobs in parallel with an optional max parallel limit that queues the rest automatically. View real-time progress updates with time remaining, enforce CPU and memory usage limits per job, and let your jobs emit their own progress and stats. Custom actions can be triggered based on the job result, giving you full visibility and control.

Smart Alerts and Integrated Ticketing

Trigger expressions with flexible rules send email, webhook, or custom notifications, each including a server snapshot. Alerts can automatically create tickets or run jobs, and active alerts can prevent new jobs from launching. The built-in ticketing system supports incident response with file attachments, job execution for CI/CD, and full API scriptability.

Automating CI/CD Pipelines

Use the visual workflow builder to chain build, test, and deployment jobs across multiple servers. Pass artifacts between steps, set conditional logic for rollbacks on failure, and attach monitors to track resource usage. Alerts can automatically create tickets or trigger rollback jobs, ensuring your deployment pipeline is robust and self-healing.

Server Fleet Monitoring and Alerting

Monitor CPU, memory, network, disk, and log usage across thousands of servers from a single dashboard. Define custom monitors and alerts with complex trigger expressions, and receive notifications via email, webhook, or your preferred channel. Historical performance graphs from hourly to yearly help you identify trends and capacity issues before they become problems.

Scheduled Data Processing and ETL

Schedule complex data extraction, transformation, and loading jobs that run across your fleet. Use the flexible scheduler to set up recurring jobs with blackout periods for maintenance, enforce memory and time limits, and track real-time progress. Failed jobs can automatically create tickets, and plugins for AWS S3, Google Sheets, and Notion streamline data movement.

Incident Response and Ticketing

Leverage the integrated ticketing system to automatically create tickets from alerts or failed jobs. Attach server snapshots and logs to tickets, and run remediation jobs directly from the ticket interface. The fully scriptable API allows you to integrate xyOps into your existing incident management workflows, reducing mean time to resolution.

What is the licensing model for xyOps?

xyOps is 100% free and open source under the BSD 3-Clause license. The license will never be modified, split, or amended with additional restrictive terms. No new code or contributions will ever be accepted under a non-OSI-approved license. All current and future app features will remain open source forever. Professional and enterprise support plans are available separately.

How does xyOps handle scalability and redundancy?

xyOps supports running multiple hot backups that take over instantly on power loss, ensuring no jobs are interrupted during primary failover. It scales to thousands of worker servers in your cluster, with the ability to group servers manually or automatically based on hostname. Agents can be easily installed on macOS, Linux, and Windows machines.

Can I write custom plugins for xyOps?

Yes, xyOps uses a simple JSON over STDIO Plugin API that requires no SDK and supports all programming languages. You can define custom parameters with UI form fields, and plugins can be of multiple types including Event, Action, Monitor, and Trigger. Plugins can be published to the Marketplace for others to use.

What integrations are available in the Plugin Marketplace?

The Marketplace offers a growing library of ready-made plugins, both official and community-based. Current integrations include Atlassian, AWS S3, Bluesky, Cloudinary, Discord, GitHub, Google Sheets, Linear, Mastodon, Notion, OpenAI, Pushover, Replicate, Slack, Telegram, and Twilio. You can also easily add MCP servers as plugins.