⏰Cron Schedules

Every 5 Minutes

Run a job every 5 minutes, 24/7.

Pattern

*/5 * * * *

Explanation

The */5 means "every 5th minute". This runs at :00, :05, :10, :15, etc.

Examples

Cron Expression

Output

*/5 * * * *

Next Runs

Output

10:00, 10:05, 10:10, 10:15, 10:20...

Code Examples

Crontab

# Crontab entry
*/5 * * * * /path/to/script.sh

# Explanation:
# */5  - Every 5 minutes
# *    - Every hour
# *    - Every day
# *    - Every month
# *    - Every day of week

Node.js

// Node-cron (npm package)
const cron = require('node-cron');

cron.schedule('*/5 * * * *', () => {
  console.log('Running job every 5 minutes');
});

Try it Now

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💡 Tips

Consider system load - 5 minutes is quite frequent
Add logging to track execution
Use locking to prevent overlapping runs
Monitor for failed executions

⚠️ Common Pitfalls

Can overload system if job takes longer than 5 minutes
May miss executions if system is down
Timezone matters - schedule runs in server timezone