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Cron Every Sunday at Midnight — Crontab Example

0 0 * * 0

Runs once a week on Sunday at 00:00 (midnight).

Field by field

Field	Value	Meaning
`Minute`	`0`	At minute 0
`Hour`	`0`	At midnight (00:00)
`Day of month`	`*`	Every day of the month
`Month`	`*`	Every month
`Day of week`	`0`	Sunday only

Sunday midnight is the standard timestamp for weekly rollups, log archives, and database vacuuming. The shorthand @weekly expands to this exact schedule.

0 0 * * 0 /usr/local/bin/weekly-maintenance.sh

Related schedules

0 0 * * * Daily at midnight 0 9 * * 1 Every Monday at 9 AM 0 10 * * 6,0 Weekends at 10 AM

FAQ

Is 0 0 * * 7 the same as 0 0 * * 0?
Yes, in most implementations both 0 and 7 represent Sunday. However, 0 is the POSIX standard.

Is @weekly identical to 0 0 * * 0?
Yes, @weekly is the standardized shorthand.

What if I want Sunday at 11 PM?
Write 0 23 * * 0.

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