GearOps

Cron explainer

Every 4 hours

0 */4 * * *

On the hour, every 4 hours. Six times a day. A typical cadence for sync jobs.

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Questions

›What does 0 */4 * * * mean?

On the hour, every 4 hours

›Which timezone are the next runs in?

The expression is evaluated in UTC. This page also shows those times in the timezone of the browser you are using.