Cron Job Every 1 Day At 10:30 am (Crontab)

This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 1 day at 10:30 am.

The Cron Job/Crontab

To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:

30 10 * * *

This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):

“Every 1 day at 10:30 am.”

What is a Cron Job & Crontab?

A cron job is a scheduled task that is typically executed automatically at a predetermined time or interval. Cron jobs are often used to perform routine system maintenance tasks, such as backing up files or databases, deleting temporary files, or sending email notifications.

A crontab is a file containing commands and instructions for the cron daemon to execute.

Cron Fields

Every cron job uses five fields. Here is an explanation of what each field does in this cron, which runs “every 1 day at 10:30 am“:

Field 1: (30) indicates that the task will be run at minute 30.

Field 2: (10) indicates that the task will be run at hour 10 (10 am).

Field 3: (*) indicates that the task will be run every day of the month.

Field 4: (*) indicates that the task will be run every month.

Field 5: (*) indicates that the task will be run every day of the week.

 

FUN FACT: Cron jobs are often used to perform regular maintenance tasks, such as running backups or sending out reports..

Use Cases

You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 1 day at 10:30 am for several reasons, including:

• Calculating statistics that need to be generated on a daily basis
• Sending out a daily digest of news articles
• Generating a report of yesterday’s sales
• Backing up databases

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

• every 3 days
• every 9 days
• every 6 days
• every 5 days
• every 8 days at 10:00 pm
• every 1 day at 7:00 pm
• every 7 days at 12:00 pm

FUN FACT: A common use for cron jobs is to generate periodic reports – for example, you could set up a cron job to automatically generate and send out a report on website traffic statistics every week..

Wrapping Up

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If you are looking for cron jobs that run at certain minutes, hours, days, weekdays, or months, or if you are looking for miscellaneous cron jobs, then check out our relevant sections, or visit our cron job cheat sheet for a list of hundreds of popular cron jobs.