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<@ULVA73B9P> In the `prefect.yaml` file, how do I specify a cron schedule of `0 6-18 * * 1-5`?

To specify a cron schedule in your `prefect.yaml` file, you can follow the example below. This example will schedule your task to run at every hour from 06:00 to 18:00 (inclusive) on weekdays (Monday to Friday).

```yaml
deployments:
  - name: your-deployment-name
    schedules:
      - cron: "0 6-18 * * 1-5"
        timezone: "UTC"  # You can change the timezone as needed
        active: true
```

Be sure to fill in `your-deployment-name` with the actual name of your deployment.

For more detailed information, you can refer to the <https://docs.prefect.io/latest/concepts/schedules/|Prefect documentation on schedules>. Here's a brief example from the documentation:

```yaml
deployments:
  ...
  schedules:
    - cron: "0 0 * * *"
      timezone: "America/Chicago"
      active: false
    - cron: "0 12 * * *"
      timezone: "America/New_York"
      active: true
    - cron: "0 18 * * *"
      timezone: "Europe/London"
      active: true
```

This should get you started with scheduling using cron in your `prefect.yaml` file.

<@ULVA73B9P> How do I create a deployment from that `.yaml` file?

To create a deployment from the `prefect.yaml` file, follow these steps:

1. **Ensure you have your `prefect.yaml` file ready** with the deployment configuration, including schedules, like the example below:

```yaml
deployments:
  - name: your-deployment-name
    schedules:
      - cron: "0 6-18 * * 1-5"
        timezone: "UTC"
        active: true
```

2. **Navigate to the directory containing your `prefect.yaml` file**. You can also initialize your deployment configuration using the CLI command `prefect init` if you need to create a new `prefect.yaml` file.

3. **Run the Prefect deployment command** to create deployments as specified in the `prefect.yaml` file. Use the following command:

```sh
prefect deploy -n your-deployment-name
```

This command will create the deployment based on the information in the `prefect.yaml` file.

For further details, you can refer to the <https://docs.prefect.io/latest/guides/prefect-deploy/|Prefect deployment guide>.

If the `prefect.yaml` file is not in the root of your repository, ensure you provide the correct path to it:

```sh
prefect deploy -n your-deployment-name -p /path/to/your/prefect.yaml
```

This should create your deployment successfully.