Standard POSIX / Crontab Syntax

0 /8 * *

“Every 8 Hours (0 */8 * * *)” — Executes every 8 hours at 00:00, 08:00, and 16:00. (Her 8 Saatte Bir (Günde 3 Kez))

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Crontab Expression (5 fields):

Minute

0-59

Hour

0-23

Day (Month)

1-31

Month

1-12

Day (Week)

0-6 (Sun-Sat)

Human Readable Meaning:

Executes every 8 hours at 00:00, 08:00, and 16:00.

Günde 3 kez, her 8 saatte bir tetiklenir.

Quick Presets:

Next 5 Scheduled Executions

1.Sun, Sep 20, 00:00

2.Sun, Sep 20, 08:00

3.Sun, Sep 20, 16:00

4.Mon, Sep 21, 00:00

5.Mon, Sep 21, 08:00

Ready Crontab Line

0 */8 * * * /usr/bin/python3 /opt/scripts/backup.py

Crontab 5-Field Breakdown

Minute

*/8

Hour

Every 8th hour (*/8)

Day (Month)

Every day (*)

Month

Every month (*)

Day (Week)

Every day of week (*)

Copy-Paste Integration Snippets

Linux (crontab -e)

0 */8 * * * /usr/bin/python3 /opt/scripts/backup.py >> /var/log/cron.log 2>&1

GitHub Actions Workflow

on:
  schedule:
    - cron: '0 */8 * * *'

Kubernetes (CronJob Spec)

apiVersion: batch/v1
kind: CronJob
metadata:
  name: scheduled-task
spec:
  schedule: "0 */8 * * *"
  jobTemplate:
    spec:
      template:
        spec:
          containers:
          - name: runner
            image: alpine
          restartPolicy: OnFailure

Other Popular Cron Schedules

* * * * *(Her Dakika Başı)

*/2 * * * *(Her 2 Dakikada Bir)

*/3 * * * *(Her 3 Dakikada Bir)

*/5 * * * *(Her 5 Dakikada Bir)

*/10 * * * *(Her 10 Dakikada Bir)

*/15 * * * *(Her 15 Dakikada Bir (Çeyrek Saatte Bir))

*/20 * * * *(Her 20 Dakikada Bir)

*/30 * * * *(Her 30 Dakikada Bir (Yarım Saatte Bir))

*/45 * * * *(Her 45 Dakikada Bir)

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