Cron Every Monday Morning
Cron expression 0 7 * * 1 means At 7:00 AM, on Monday.
Cron expression to run a job every Monday at 7:00 AM: 0 7 * * 1. The quintessential start-of-week schedule for weekly planning and reporting.
Cron Expression
Common use cases
- Generating weekly sprint planning summaries
- Sending Monday morning briefings to team members
- Resetting weekly usage counters or rate limits
- Publishing weekly content digests to subscribers
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Platform usage examples
# Edit your crontab
crontab -e
# Add this line to run every monday morning
0 7 * * 1 /usr/bin/php /var/www/html/script.php
# Or run a shell script
0 7 * * 1 /home/user/scripts/job.sh >> /var/log/job.log 2>&1# .github/workflows/scheduled.yml
name: Scheduled Job
on:
schedule:
- cron: '0 7 * * 1'
jobs:
run:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Run job
run: echo "Running every monday morning"apiVersion: batch/v1
kind: CronJob
metadata:
name: my-scheduled-job
spec:
schedule: "0 7 * * 1"
jobTemplate:
spec:
template:
spec:
containers:
- name: job
image: my-image:latest
restartPolicy: OnFailureRelated developer tools
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cron expression for every monday morning?
The cron expression is 0 7 * * 1. Cron expression to run a job every Monday at 7:00 AM: 0 7 * * 1. The quintessential start-of-week schedule for weekly planning and reporting.
How do I schedule a cron job to run every monday morning in Linux?
Open your crontab with "crontab -e" and add a new line: 0 7 * * 1 /path/to/your/script.sh — this schedules your script to run every monday morning. Save and exit; the cron daemon picks up the change immediately.
What does the cron expression "0 7 * * 1" mean?
Cron expression to run a job every Monday at 7:00 AM: 0 7 * * 1. The quintessential start-of-week schedule for weekly planning and reporting.
Can I use "0 7 * * 1" in GitHub Actions?
Yes. In your workflow YAML, set the schedule trigger: on: schedule: - cron: '0 7 * * 1'. GitHub Actions uses standard 5-field Unix cron syntax, so this expression works as-is.