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# Job runtime

> How job runtimes execute tasks, workflows, and scheduled work.

A job runtime executes durable background work.

It runs tasks, workflow steps, and cron-triggered work.

## Use this for

| Work          | Needs                                    |
| ------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| Tasks         | Status, logs, retries, and cancellation. |
| Workflows     | Durable progress across steps.           |
| Cron triggers | Scheduled execution.                     |

## What it records

| Record       | Meaning                                          |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------ |
| Job          | Durable execution for a task or workflow target. |
| Workflow run | Multi-step execution with durable progress.      |
| Cron trigger | Schedule that creates a new run.                 |

## How it fits

Tasks and workflows define work.

Jobs record that work ran.

## Related concepts

| Concept                                   | Explains                                                       |
| ----------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Runs and events](/cloud/runs-and-events) | How Veryfront tracks agent, job, and workflow execution.       |
| [Runtimes](/cloud/concepts/runtimes)      | How server, job, sandbox, and connected runtimes execute work. |