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Cron expression for every day at midnight
The cron expression for every day at midnight is:
What it does
Runs once a day at 00:00 in the server's timezone. @daily is a shortcut for the same thing.
Field by field
| Field | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Minute | 0 | exactly 0 |
| Hour | 0 | exactly 0 |
| Day of month | * | every value |
| Month | * | every value |
| Day of week | * | every value |
Typical uses
Daily reports, database maintenance, or rotating daily log files.
Watch out for
Midnight is when many people schedule jobs, so shared services get busy. Consider an odd minute such as 17 0 * * * to spread load.
Add it to your crontab
crontab -e, then add:
0 0 * * * /path/to/command >> /var/log/myjob.log 2>&1
Related schedules
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