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Cron expression: every month (1st, midnight)

Runs at 00:00 on the first day of every month.

0 0 1 * *

Field by field

FieldValueMeaning
Minute0At minute 0
Hour0At hour 00:00
Day of month1At day of the month 1
Month*Every month
Day of week*Every day of the week

Typical uses

  • Monthly billing/invoicing
  • Monthly report generation
  • Quota resets

Related schedules

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