| Every 5 minutes | "*/5 * * * *" | Checks for new data or status updates every 5th minute (0, 5, 10...). |
| Every hour | "0 * * * *" | Runs at minute zero of every hour (e.g., 1:00, 2:00, 3:00). |
| At midnight | "0 0 * * *" | The classic "Daily maintenance" time for starting clean the day. |
| At 3:00 AM, the week-end | "0 3 * * 0,6" | "Daily maintenance" but maybe at a better time for your own stuff, week-end only. |
| AT 9:10 AM, on workday | "10 9 * * 1-5" | Runs at 9:00 AM, but only Monday through Friday. Good for "Daily Standup" alerts. |
| On Monday | "0 0 * * 1" | Runs a cronjob at midnight, the first day of the week, to start fresh. |
| The 1st of the month | "0 0 1 * *" | Runs a cronjob at midnight, the first day of the month. For something like Invoices, etc.... |
| Annual Backup | "0 0 1 1 *" | Runs once a year at midnight on January 1st. |