Cron Jobs - Azure Azcopy ini files - cron

We have Azure Azcopy configured on Ubuntu Server (16.04). The ini file we have created pulls data from a cloud storage account to the local Ubuntu system. When we run it manually, there are no issues.
However, we want to run it via a cron job every thirty minutes.
Here are the steps we have taken (we've tried variants from stack flow postings as well). Cron is running.
crontab -e
30 * * * * root /azcopy/azcopy --config-file "azcopy_run.ini"
crontab -l lists it fine
no errors in logging
Any guidance please?
Thanks

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Cronjobs in Magento are separate from the cronjobs ran on the server. A cronjob in Magento can't run without a cronjob on the server.
If you want cronjobs in Magento to run automatically you'll have to add a cronjob on the server.
* * * * * bin/magento cron:run
I do not recommend copy-pasting the above as a cronjob on your server, it does for example not log any output.
If you want a more detailed explanation about the workings of cronjobs in Magento I recommend the article in Magento DevDocs below.
https://devdocs.magento.com/guides/v2.4/config-guide/cli/config-cli-subcommands-cron.html

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crontab -e
Then just set your pattern and add a line with your command to launch, for example this will run each day at 3.00 AM:
0 3 * * * /root/backup.sh
Then don't forget to reload your cron process:
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Define your pattern here : https://crontab.guru/
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Here is my crontab -l:
*/2 * * * * php /home/ubuntu/workspace/public_html/updater.php
I also tried to use data from "whereis php" instead of simple php, but still nothing.
And here comes my question. Is there any time restriction eg. 1 hour minimum for cron in C9?
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In Magento I have set the cron job to run every minute and I also created a cron job in the plesk control panel because the magento setup wasn't working for me.
So I created a cron job as follows:
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This works for me most of the time when the cron job is set to 1 minute.
If I create a cron job for any other amount of time, it does not work.
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