Cron Expression for First Day of Month

0 0 1 * *

Breakdown

This expression runs a job at midnight on the 1st of every month.

Minute	0 — at minute 0
Hour	0 — at midnight
Day of Month	1 — the 1st
Month	* — every month
Day of Week	* — any day of week

Also equivalent to the shorthand @monthly on systems that support it.

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