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If you use consul, you can use `consul lock` [0]. Allows you to have the cron configured on multiple servers too.

[0]: https://www.consul.io/commands/lock

I don't get why people downvotes you. Clearly consul is not that widespread but if you happen to use it, consul lock is pretty cool, it also permits locks between a cluster of machines

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