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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ The architectures supported by this image are:
 
 Requires a user and database in either mysql or mariadb.
 
+crontab for scheduled tasks should be added to /config/crontabs/abc and the container restarted to enable.
+
 To set PHP options like max upload size please edit /config/php/projectsend.ini
 
 To use translations, follow the instructions [here](https://www.projectsend.org/how-to-use-translation-files/). The necessary paths are symlinked under `/config/translations` (note that the "templates" paths don't need `lang` subdirectories).
diff --git a/readme-vars.yml b/readme-vars.yml
index 4a1e767..ac79a80 100644
--- a/readme-vars.yml
+++ b/readme-vars.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ app_setup_block_enabled: true
 app_setup_block: |
   Requires a user and database in either mysql or mariadb.
 
+  crontab for scheduled tasks should be added to /config/crontabs/abc and the container restarted to enable.
+
   To set PHP options like max upload size please edit /config/php/projectsend.ini
 
   To use translations, follow the instructions [here](https://www.projectsend.org/how-to-use-translation-files/). The necessary paths are symlinked under `/config/translations` (note that the "templates" paths don't need `lang` subdirectories).
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ init_diagram: |
   "projectsend:latest" <- Base Images
 # changelog
 changelogs:
+  - {date: "06.06.25:", desc: "Add crontab handler for scheduled tasks."}
   - {date: "21.12.24:", desc: "Rebase to Alpine 3.21, move php .ini file to /config/php."}
   - {date: "06.06.24:", desc: "Rebase to Alpine 3.20."}
   - {date: "23.12.23:", desc: "Rebase to Alpine 3.19 with php 8.3."}
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-projectsend-config/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-projectsend-config/run
index e1c0dfe..6214f02 100755
--- a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-projectsend-config/run
+++ b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-projectsend-config/run
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ done
 
 shopt -u globstar dotglob
 
+# handle crontab if configured
+mkdir -p /config/crontabs
+touch /config/crontabs/abc
+lsiown abc:abc /config/crontabs/abc
+crontab -u abc /config/crontabs/abc
+
 # permissions
 lsiown -R abc:abc \
     /config \
@@ -117,3 +123,5 @@ lsiown -R abc:abc \
 lsiown abc:abc \
     /data/projectsend \
     /app/www/public/includes
+
+chmod 755 /app/www/public/emails