Cron: Once a year
Runs the job once a year on January 1st.
0 0 1 1 *At 00:00 on January 1st every year.
Field breakdown
| Minute | Hour | Day of month | Month | Day of week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | * |
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).
Common use case
Annual housekeeping, certificate-renewal reminders, or yearly archive jobs.
Watch out for
Runs only on Jan 1; for another date change the month and day-of-month fields (e.g. 0 0 1 4 * for April 1).
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