Lessons

How to run Github Actions on a Schedule

It is very simple! Github Actions can use CRON schedule to trigger a workflow. Here is a sample workflow:

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name: Master
on:
  push:
    branches:
      - master
  schedule:
    - cron: '0 8 1 * *'
jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
    - name: Running
      run: |
        echo "Running!"

The workflow above can run on pushes to master or on the first of the month at 8:00 am. The easiest way to determine CRON schedule is to use a CRON schedule builder.

This was a short one. Thanks for reading!