Run automation every two days

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This automation turns on the switch at 5:00 and off at 5:15 every other day (i.e. every two days) and is able to handle a restart correctly.

alias: Example 1
trigger:
  - platform: time
    at:
      - '05:00:00'
      - '05:15:00'
  - platform: homeassistant
    event: start
condition: "{{ (now() - as_datetime('19700101T00Z')).days % 2 == 0 }}"
action:
  - service: "switch.turn_{{ iif(now().hour == 5 and 0 <= now().minute < 15, 'on', 'off') }}"
    target:
      entity_id: switch.your_device
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