# Scheduled jobs, a terminal and pre-deploy commands

Run tasks on a schedule, open a shell into a running service, and run migrations before a release goes live.

Canonical URL: https://unbroker.cloud/changelog/2026-08-01-jobs-terminal-pre-deploy
Published: 2026-08-01
Tags: Apps

## Related reading

- [Cloud Apps](https://unbroker.cloud/deploy)
- [Deploy from Git](https://docs.unbroker.cloud/guides/deploy-from-git)

**Update, October 8, 2026:** the interactive browser terminal has been removed. One-off commands and scheduled jobs remain available. See [audited commands and the Jobs tab](https://unbroker.cloud/changelog/2026-10-08-audited-commands).

#### The new Jobs tab

Every service has a **Jobs** tab with:

- **One-off command:** run a command once, with your service's image and variables.
- **Scheduled jobs:** give a job a name, a cron schedule, a command and a timezone. Each run's output appears under **Executions**.
- **Interactive terminal:** open a shell into the running service from your browser.

#### Pre-deploy command

In **Settings**, a service can set a **Pre-deploy command** such as `npm run db:migrate`. It runs once from the new image before it goes live. Rollbacks don't run it again, so keep migrations backward compatible.