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Cron Expression for Every 55 Minutes

*/55 * * * *→Runs every 55 minutes
*/55
Minute
0–59
*
Hour
0–23
*
Day
1–31
*
Month
1–12
*
Weekday
0–7

Quick Examples

How It Works

With */55 * * * *, the job runs once per hour near the end of the hour in typical cron behavior.

Common Use Cases

  • 1Almost-hourly jobs with a small offset
  • 2Avoiding top-of-hour spikes

Linux Crontab Example

*/55 * * * * /app/almost-hourly.sh

Add this line to your crontab with crontab -e

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