Cron Every Wednesday at 9 AM
Cron expression 0 9 * * 3 means At 9:00 AM, on Wednesday.
Cron expression to run every Wednesday at 9 AM: 0 9 * * 3. Mid-week scheduling — great for sprint reviews, digest emails, and halfway-point automation.
Cron Expression
Common use cases
- Mid-sprint status emails
- Wednesday digest newsletters
- Halfway-point reminders and summaries
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Platform usage examples
# Edit your crontab
crontab -e
# Add this line to run every wednesday at 9 am
0 9 * * 3 /usr/bin/php /var/www/html/script.php
# Or run a shell script
0 9 * * 3 /home/user/scripts/job.sh >> /var/log/job.log 2>&1# .github/workflows/scheduled.yml
name: Scheduled Job
on:
schedule:
- cron: '0 9 * * 3'
jobs:
run:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Run job
run: echo "Running every wednesday at 9 am"apiVersion: batch/v1
kind: CronJob
metadata:
name: my-scheduled-job
spec:
schedule: "0 9 * * 3"
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 wednesday at 9 am?
The cron expression is 0 9 * * 3. Cron expression to run every Wednesday at 9 AM: 0 9 * * 3. Mid-week scheduling — great for sprint reviews, digest emails, and halfway-point automation.
How do I schedule a cron job to run every wednesday at 9 am in Linux?
Open your crontab with "crontab -e" and add a new line: 0 9 * * 3 /path/to/your/script.sh — this schedules your script to run every wednesday at 9 am. Save and exit; the cron daemon picks up the change immediately.
What does the cron expression "0 9 * * 3" mean?
Cron expression to run every Wednesday at 9 AM: 0 9 * * 3. Mid-week scheduling — great for sprint reviews, digest emails, and halfway-point automation.
Can I use "0 9 * * 3" in GitHub Actions?
Yes. In your workflow YAML, set the schedule trigger: on: schedule: - cron: '0 9 * * 3'. GitHub Actions uses standard 5-field Unix cron syntax, so this expression works as-is.