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📚 Cron Job Examples

Ready-to-use cron expressions for common scheduling needs. Copy, test, and implement these proven patterns in your projects.

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🕐 Common Schedules

General purpose scheduling patterns for everyday automation needs.

0 0 * * *

Every day at midnight

Daily backup or maintenance

0 9 * * 1-5

Every weekday at 9 AM

Business hours notification

*/15 * * * *

Every 15 minutes

Frequent monitoring check

0 */2 * * *

Every 2 hours

Regular sync or update

30 6 * * 1

Every Monday at 6:30 AM

Weekly report generation

0 12 * * *

Every day at noon

Midday status check

45 23 * * *

Every day at 11:45 PM

Late night cleanup

0 8 * * 1-5

Weekdays at 8 AM

Morning startup tasks

30 18 * * 1-5

Weekdays at 6:30 PM

End of business day

0 6 * * 1-5

Weekdays at 6 AM

Pre-business preparation

💾 Backup Schedules

Reliable backup patterns for data protection and archival tasks.

🔍 Development & Monitoring

Monitoring, health checks, and development workflow automation.

*/5 * * * *

Every 5 minutes

Health check monitoring

0 */6 * * *

Every 6 hours

System metrics collection

*/10 9-17 * * 1-5

Every 10 min, 9 AM-5 PM, weekdays

Business hours monitoring

0 23 * * *

Every day at 11 PM

End of day cleanup

*/1 * * * *

Every minute

Critical system monitoring

*/30 * * * *

Every 30 minutes

Regular health check

0 */4 * * *

Every 4 hours

System status report

15 */8 * * *

Every 8 hours at 15 minutes

Performance monitoring

0 1 * * *

Every day at 1 AM

Daily log analysis

🔧 Maintenance Tasks

System maintenance, cleanup, and optimization schedules.

📊 Business & Reporting

Business reports, analytics, and team communication schedules.

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