Cron Every Thursday

Understanding the Expression

The cron expression 0 0 * * 4 breaks down as follows:

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	4	Thursday

Example Usage

Basic crontab entry

0 0 * * 4 /path/to/your/script.sh

With output logging

0 0 * * 4 /path/to/script.sh >> /var/log/script.log 2>&1

With monitoring

0 0 * * 4 /path/to/script.sh && curl -fsS https://cronsignal.io/ping/YOUR_CHECK_ID

Common Use Cases for Every Thursday

• Weekly backups: Create full system backups
• Maintenance tasks: Run database optimization and cleanup
• Weekly reports: Generate comprehensive weekly summaries
• Security scans: Run vulnerability and compliance checks