dagu
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.
⭐ 3,883 stars on GitHub · 🍴 327 forks · 📜 License: gpl-3.0 · 💻 Language: Go
What is dagu?
Upgrade brittle, interdependent cron jobs into observable pipelines without rewriting your business logic into a framework's SDK. * Orchestrate ETL pipelines by chaining Python data extraction scripts, SQL queries, and dbt commands
Topics: the project is tagged with popular topics:
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agentic-workflows - 🏷️
ai-agents - 🏷️
ai-workflows - 🏷️
airflow-alternative - 🏷️
cron - 🏷️
dag - 🏷️
data-pipeline - 🏷️
devops - 🏷️
durable-execution - 🏷️
human-in-the-loop
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Quick install
See the README for detailed install instructions. Most projects support Docker — if the repo has a Dockerfile, use:
git clone https://github.com/dagucloud/dagu.git
cd dagu
docker build -t dagu .
docker run -d -p 8080:8080 dagu
Minimum system requirements
| Component | Recommended |
|---|---|
| RAM | 2048 MB |
| CPU | 2 vCPU |
| Disk | 25 GB SSD |
| OS | Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / Debian 12 |
| Docker | 24.0+ |
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Resources
- 🔗 GitHub: dagucloud/dagu
- 🌐 Homepage: https://dagu.sh
- 📚 Official docs: see README in the repo
- 💬 Community: GitHub Issues + Discussions
Article compiled from GitHub data on 10/09/2026. Star/fork counts may have changed — see live numbers via the GitHub link.