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Cron expression: every 30 minutes

Runs every half hour, on minutes 0 and 30.

*/30 * * * *

Field by field

FieldValueMeaning
Minute*/30Every 30 minutes
Hour*Every hour
Day of month*Every day of the month
Month*Every month
Day of week*Every day of the week

Typical uses

  • Sitemap regeneration
  • Cleanup of temp files
  • Newsletter queue processing

Related schedules

Every 5 minutes*/5 * * * *Every 10 minutes*/10 * * * *Every 15 minutes*/15 * * * *Every 30 seconds (workaround)* * * * *Every hour0 * * * *Every 2 hours0 */2 * * *

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