Cron Every 5 Hours

The cron expression 0 */5 * * * runs at the top of every 5th hour — at 00:00, 05:00, 10:00, 15:00, and 20:00 each day. Since 24 is not evenly divisible by 5, there's a 4-hour gap between 20:00 and 00:00 the next day.

This gives you roughly 5 executions per day, making it suitable for periodic data syncs, regular cache rebuilds, and medium-frequency health checks that don't need hourly attention but need more than daily runs.

For perfectly even spacing, consider 0 */4 * * * (every 4 hours, 6 runs/day), 0 */6 * * * (every 6 hours, 4 runs/day), or 0 */8 * * * (every 8 hours, 3 runs/day) — these all divide evenly into 24.