diff --git a/.github/workflows/cronjob.yml b/.github/workflows/cronjob.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d8bfa33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/cronjob.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+name: Ping Server
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "*/10 * * * *"
+
+jobs:
+  ping:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Run Ping Script
+        run: /usr/bin/node  /server/serverPing.js
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e464800a..74a61b45 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@babel/runtime": "^7.22.6",
 				"bootstrap": "^5.3.2",
+				"child_process": "^1.0.2",
 				"dotenv": "^16.3.1",
 				"express": "^4.18.2",
 				"helmet": "^7.0.0",
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
 				"react-player": "^2.13.0",
 				"react-range": "^1.8.14",
 				"react-slider": "^2.0.6",
+				"util": "^0.12.5",
 				"winston": "^3.10.0"
 			},
 			"devDependencies": {
@@ -3159,7 +3161,6 @@
 		},
 		"node_modules/available-typed-arrays": {
 			"version": "1.0.5",
-			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"engines": {
 				"node": ">= 0.4"
@@ -3656,6 +3657,11 @@
 				"node": ">=4"
 			}
 		},
+		"node_modules/child_process": {
+			"version": "1.0.2",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/child_process/-/child_process-1.0.2.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-Wmza/JzL0SiWz7kl6MhIKT5ceIlnFPJX+lwUGj7Clhy5MMldsSoJR0+uvRzOS5Kv45Mq7t1PoE8TsOA9bzvb6g=="
+		},
 		"node_modules/chokidar": {
 			"version": "3.5.3",
 			"dev": true,
@@ -5584,7 +5590,6 @@
 		},
 		"node_modules/for-each": {
 			"version": "0.3.3",
-			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"is-callable": "^1.1.3"
@@ -5616,9 +5621,9 @@
 		},
 		"node_modules/fs.realpath": {
 			"version": "1.0.0",
-			"dev": true,
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fs.realpath/-/fs.realpath-1.0.0.tgz",
 			"integrity": "sha512-OO0pH2lK6a0hZnAdau5ItzHPI6pUlvI7jMVnxUQRtw4owF2wk8lOSabtGDCTP4Ggrg2MbGnWO9X8K1t4+fGMDw==",
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "ISC"
 		},
 		"node_modules/function-bind": {
@@ -5782,7 +5787,6 @@
 		},
 		"node_modules/gopd": {
 			"version": "1.0.1",
-			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"get-intrinsic": "^1.1.3"
@@ -5873,7 +5877,6 @@
 		},
 		"node_modules/has-tostringtag": {
 			"version": "1.0.0",
-			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"has-symbols": "^1.0.2"
@@ -6407,7 +6410,6 @@
 		},
 		"node_modules/is-arguments": {
 			"version": "1.1.1",
-			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"call-bind": "^1.0.2",
@@ -6477,7 +6479,6 @@
 		},
 		"node_modules/is-callable": {
 			"version": "1.2.7",
-			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"engines": {
 				"node": ">= 0.4"
@@ -6541,6 +6542,20 @@
 				"node": ">=8"
 			}
 		},
+		"node_modules/is-generator-function": {
+			"version": "1.0.10",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-generator-function/-/is-generator-function-1.0.10.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-jsEjy9l3yiXEQ+PsXdmBwEPcOxaXWLspKdplFUVI9vq1iZgIekeC0L167qeu86czQaxed3q/Uzuw0swL0irL8A==",
+			"dependencies": {
+				"has-tostringtag": "^1.0.0"
+			},
+			"engines": {
+				"node": ">= 0.4"
+			},
+			"funding": {
+				"url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
+			}
+		},
 		"node_modules/is-glob": {
 			"version": "4.0.3",
 			"dev": true,
@@ -6713,7 +6728,6 @@
 		},
 		"node_modules/is-typed-array": {
 			"version": "1.1.10",
-			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"available-typed-arrays": "^1.0.5",
@@ -10224,6 +10238,18 @@
 				"requires-port": "^1.0.0"
 			}
 		},
+		"node_modules/util": {
+			"version": "0.12.5",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/util/-/util-0.12.5.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-kZf/K6hEIrWHI6XqOFUiiMa+79wE/D8Q+NCNAWclkyg3b4d2k7s0QGepNjiABc+aR3N1PAyHL7p6UcLY6LmrnA==",
+			"dependencies": {
+				"inherits": "^2.0.3",
+				"is-arguments": "^1.0.4",
+				"is-generator-function": "^1.0.7",
+				"is-typed-array": "^1.1.3",
+				"which-typed-array": "^1.1.2"
+			}
+		},
 		"node_modules/util-deprecate": {
 			"version": "1.0.2",
 			"license": "MIT"
@@ -10670,7 +10696,6 @@
 		},
 		"node_modules/which-typed-array": {
 			"version": "1.1.10",
-			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"available-typed-arrays": "^1.0.5",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 25e37385..a9b8b3eb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@babel/runtime": "^7.22.6",
 		"bootstrap": "^5.3.2",
+		"child_process": "^1.0.2",
 		"dotenv": "^16.3.1",
 		"express": "^4.18.2",
 		"helmet": "^7.0.0",
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@
 		"react-player": "^2.13.0",
 		"react-range": "^1.8.14",
 		"react-slider": "^2.0.6",
+		"util": "^0.12.5",
 		"winston": "^3.10.0"
 	},
 	"engines": {
diff --git a/server/cronjob.txt b/server/cronjob.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e81de22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/cronjob.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*/10 * * * * /usr/bin/node /server/serverPing.js
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/serverPing.js b/server/serverPing.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b515ed89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/serverPing.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+const child_process = require("child_process"); //to run command-line tools
+const util = require("util"); //to handle asynchronous functions
+
+const exec = util.promisify(child_process.exec);
+
+async function ping(hostname) {
+	try {
+		const { stdout, stderr } = await exec(`ping -c 3 ${hostname}`);
+		return { stderr, stdout };
+	} catch (err) {
+		return err;
+	}
+}
+
+ping("starter-kit-al84.onrender.com");