> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.still200.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Configure a schedule

> Define when a job should run and how long Still200 should wait.

Create a scheduled-job monitor in the [Still200 dashboard](https://app.still200.com) and configure these values.

| Setting         | Description                                                | Default     |
| --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| Name            | A recognizable job name.                                   | Required    |
| Cron expression | A five-field cron schedule.                                | Required    |
| Timezone        | IANA timezone used to interpret the schedule.              | `UTC`       |
| Grace period    | Seconds after the scheduled time before the run is missed. | 300 seconds |
| Maximum runtime | Seconds a started job may run before it times out.         | Optional    |

## Cron expressions

Still200 accepts standard five-field cron expressions and croniter shorthands such as `@hourly` and `@daily`. Consecutive occurrences must be at least five minutes apart.

```text theme={null}
┌──────── minute (0–59)
│ ┌────── hour (0–23)
│ │ ┌──── day of month (1–31)
│ │ │ ┌── month (1–12)
│ │ │ │ ┌ day of week (0–6)
│ │ │ │ │
0 2 * * *
```

| Expression            | Meaning                                              |
| --------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| `0 * * * *`           | At the start of every hour                           |
| `0 2 * * *`           | Every day at 02:00                                   |
| `0,10,30 * * * 1,2,3` | At minutes 0, 10, and 30 on Monday through Wednesday |
| `0 9 * * 1-5`         | Weekdays at 09:00                                    |

## Timezones

Use an IANA timezone such as `UTC`, `America/New_York`, or `Africa/Nairobi`. Still200 converts each occurrence to an absolute time; your server and Still200 do not need to share a timezone.

<Warning>
  Local schedules can be skipped or repeated during daylight-saving transitions. Use `UTC` when a fixed elapsed interval matters more than local wall-clock time.
</Warning>

## Ping token

Still200 returns a token when the monitor is created or its token is regenerated. Store it as a secret and send it in the `Still200-Ping-Token` header. Regenerating the token immediately invalidates the previous value.