Cron parser / examples
Cron for: every 6 hours
0 */6 * * * At minute 0 past every 6 hours.
How it works
Fires at 00:00, 06:00, 12:00, 18:00 — anchored to midnight in the machine's timezone.
Next runs
Variations
0 */4 * * *every 4 hours0 */12 * * *every 12 hours30 */6 * * *every 6 hours at half past
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