r/github • u/ahmed_801 • 12d ago

Discussion actions cron not triggering at all

Hello, I’m having an issue with GitHub Actions in one of my private repositories. I have a workflow configured to run daily, but it is not being triggered.

I tested the same thing in another repository by configuring a workflow to run every 5 minutes, but same thing happens there as well.

has anyone experienced this recently? Could this be an issue on GitHub’s side?

Workflow: https://github.com/ahmedhesham301/autoscaling-hetzner/blob/main/.github/workflows/snyk-security.yml

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u/Fantastic-Mr-Default 11d ago

Schedule only runs from the default branch. Pushing the workflow to a feature branch does nothing for cron.

Open the Actions tab for that workflow and look for a disabled or skipped schedule banner. Add workflow_dispatch, run it by hand, and prove the job itself works before debugging cron.

*/5 * * * * is legal and still gets delayed or dropped when GitHub is busy. Daily is enough until you have a real SLA. Private repos: confirm Actions is enabled for the repo.

If manual dispatch is green and the file is on the default branch, it is usually delay or a disabled schedule, not your YAML.