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Dagu — lightweight workflow orchestration around existing scripts

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Stars
4,038
Primary language
Go
License
GPL-3.0
Repository last updated
Sep 19, 2026

Overview

Dagu is a self-hosted workflow engine that wraps existing shell commands, SSH tasks, Docker containers, and Kubernetes Jobs in declarative YAML DAGs. It runs as a single binary without requiring an external database or message broker.

Features and best fit

Based on official documentation; not hands-on tested · Content checked:

Add dependencies, retries, and history without rewriting existing scripts

Workflow structure stays in YAML while existing commands gain schedules, dependency graphs, retries, step logs, and run history.

Sources: [2][3]

Run Docker, Kubernetes, SSH, and MCP-driven operations from the same workflow model

Dagu can orchestrate local commands, containers, Kubernetes Jobs, remote SSH work, and MCP-assisted operations.

Sources: [2][3]

For teams that have outgrown cron but do not want a heavy orchestration platform

It suits internal automation, ETL, and operations where existing scripts should remain independent from the orchestrator.

Sources: [2]

Review Docker socket privileges and licensed team features

Mounting the Docker socket grants powerful host access. The README also places SSO, RBAC, audit logging, and related capabilities in a self-host license tier.

Sources: [2][4]

Official sources

  1. [1]dagucloud/dagu repository(2026-09-20)
  2. [2]Dagu README(2026-09-20)
  3. [3]Dagu documentation(2026-09-20)
  4. [4]Dagu GPL-3.0 license(2026-09-20)
Supplemental curator note

Dagu keeps workflow structure in YAML instead of forcing existing scripts into an SDK. Community self-hosting is GPL-3.0, while the README also describes a self-host license adding SSO, RBAC, audit logging, and related team features.

Try it in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Get the source

    git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/dagucloud/dagu.git
  2. 2

    Enter the repository

    cd dagu
  3. 3

    Check the official steps

    Continue with the commands in the README Installation, Quick Start, or Getting Started section.

    find . -maxdepth 1 -iname 'README*' -exec sed -n '1,220p' {} \; -quit
Check the official README

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Commits (last 30 days)
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Open PRs
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GitHub Topics

  • cron
  • workflow-engine
  • workflow-scheduler
  • workflow-orchestration
  • devops
  • data-pipeline
  • job-scheduler
  • task-automation
  • durable-execution
  • human-in-the-loop
  • mcp-server
  • self-hosted
Stars
4,038
Forks
339
Watchers
21
Open issues
72
Contributors
94
Primary language
Go
License
GPL-3.0
Repository last updated
Sep 19, 2026
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