Cron: Every 6 hours

Runs the job four times a day, every six hours.

0 */6 * * *

At 00:00, 06:00, 12:00 and 18:00 every day.

Field breakdown

MinuteHourDay of monthMonthDay of week
0*/6***

The five fields are, in order: minute (0–59), hour (0–23), day of month (1–31), month (1–12), and day of week (0–6, Sunday = 0).

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