Cron Every Weekend (Saturday & Sunday)
Cron expression 0 0 * * 0,6 means At 12:00 AM, on Sunday and Saturday.
Cron expression to run every weekend at midnight: 0 0 * * 0,6. Runs on both Saturday and Sunday — useful for weekend-only processing and low-traffic maintenance.
Cron Expression
Common use cases
- Weekend-only maintenance windows
- Running resource-intensive jobs during low-traffic periods
- Generating weekend digest reports
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Open it in the visual builder to tweak the expression interactively.
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Platform usage examples
# Edit your crontab
crontab -e
# Add this line to run every weekend (saturday & sunday)
0 0 * * 0,6 /usr/bin/php /var/www/html/script.php
# Or run a shell script
0 0 * * 0,6 /home/user/scripts/job.sh >> /var/log/job.log 2>&1# .github/workflows/scheduled.yml
name: Scheduled Job
on:
schedule:
- cron: '0 0 * * 0,6'
jobs:
run:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Run job
run: echo "Running every weekend (saturday & sunday)"apiVersion: batch/v1
kind: CronJob
metadata:
name: my-scheduled-job
spec:
schedule: "0 0 * * 0,6"
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 weekend (saturday & sunday)?
The cron expression is 0 0 * * 0,6. Cron expression to run every weekend at midnight: 0 0 * * 0,6. Runs on both Saturday and Sunday — useful for weekend-only processing and low-traffic maintenance.
How do I schedule a cron job to run every weekend (saturday & sunday) in Linux?
Open your crontab with "crontab -e" and add a new line: 0 0 * * 0,6 /path/to/your/script.sh — this schedules your script to run every weekend (saturday & sunday). Save and exit; the cron daemon picks up the change immediately.
What does the cron expression "0 0 * * 0,6" mean?
Cron expression to run every weekend at midnight: 0 0 * * 0,6. Runs on both Saturday and Sunday — useful for weekend-only processing and low-traffic maintenance.
Can I use "0 0 * * 0,6" in GitHub Actions?
Yes. In your workflow YAML, set the schedule trigger: on: schedule: - cron: '0 0 * * 0,6'. GitHub Actions uses standard 5-field Unix cron syntax, so this expression works as-is.