diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1dea47c..6cb91a9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -112,23 +112,28 @@ Repository defined in `restic_repos`.
 
 Available variables:
 
-| Name             |           Required            | Description                                                                                                             |
-| ---------------- |:-----------------------------:| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| `name`           |              yes              | The name of this backup. Used together with pruning and needs to be unique.                                             |
-| `repo`           |              yes              | The name of the repository to backup to.                                                                                |
-| `src`            |              yes              | The source directory or file                                                                                            |
-| `stdin`          |              no               | Is this backup created from a [stdin](https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/stable/040_backup.html#reading-data-from-stdin)? |
-| `stdin_cmd`      | no (yes if `stdin` == `true`) | The command to produce the stdin.                                                                                       |
-| `stdin_filename` |              no               | The filename used in the repository.                                                                                    |
-| `tags`           |              no               | Array of default tags                                                                                                   |
-| `keep_last`      |              no               | If set, only keeps the last n snapshots.                                                                                |
-| `keep_hourly`    |              no               | If set, only keeps the last n hourly snapshots.                                                                         |
-| `keep_daily`     |              no               | If set, only keeps the last n daily snapshots.                                                                          |
-| `keep_weekly `   |              no               | If set, only keeps the last n weekly snapshots.                                                                         |
-| `keep_monthly`   |              no               | If set, only keeps the last n monthly snapshots.                                                                        |
-| `keep_yearly `   |              no               | If set, only keeps the last n yearly snapshots.                                                                         |
-| `keep_within`    |              no               | If set, only keeps snapshots in this time period.                                                                       |
-| `keep_tag`       |              no               | If set, keep snapshots with this tags.                                                                                   |
+| Name               |      Required (Default)       | Description                                                                                                             |
+| ------------------ |:-----------------------------:| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `name`             |              yes              | The name of this backup. Used together with pruning and scheduling and needs to be unique.                                             |
+| `repo`             |              yes              | The name of the repository to backup to.                                                                                |
+| `src`              |              yes              | The source directory or file                                                                                            |
+| `stdin`            |              no               | Is this backup created from a [stdin](https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/stable/040_backup.html#reading-data-from-stdin)? |
+| `stdin_cmd`        | no (yes if `stdin` == `true`) | The command to produce the stdin.                                                                                       |
+| `stdin_filename`   |              no               | The filename used in the repository.                                                                                    |
+| `tags`             |              no               | Array of default tags                                                                                                   |
+| `keep_last`        |              no               | If set, only keeps the last n snapshots.                                                                                |
+| `keep_hourly`      |              no               | If set, only keeps the last n hourly snapshots.                                                                         |
+| `keep_daily`       |              no               | If set, only keeps the last n daily snapshots.                                                                          |
+| `keep_weekly `     |              no               | If set, only keeps the last n weekly snapshots.                                                                         |
+| `keep_monthly`     |              no               | If set, only keeps the last n monthly snapshots.                                                                        |
+| `keep_yearly `     |              no               | If set, only keeps the last n yearly snapshots.                                                                         |
+| `keep_within`      |              no               | If set, only keeps snapshots in this time period.                                                                       |
+| `keep_tag`         |              no               | If set, keep snapshots with this tags.                                                                                  |
+| `scheduled`        |         no (`false`)          | If `restic_create_cron` is set to `true`, this backup is scheduled.                                                     |
+| `schedule_minute`  |           no (`*`)            | Minute when the job is run. ( 0-59, *, */2, etc )                                                                       |
+| `schedule_hour`    |           no (`*`)            | Hour when the job is run. ( 0-23, *, */2, etc )                                                                         |
+| `schedule_weekday` |           no (`*`)            | Weekday when the job is run.  ( 0-6 for Sunday-Saturday, *, etc )                                                       |
+| `schedule_month`   |           no (`*`)            | Month when the job is run. ( 1-12, *, */2, etc )                                                                        |
 
 ## Dependencies
 none
diff --git a/tasks/distribution/Linux.yml b/tasks/distribution/Linux.yml
index 451a015..2de4a22 100644
--- a/tasks/distribution/Linux.yml
+++ b/tasks/distribution/Linux.yml
@@ -15,3 +15,19 @@
     - item.src is defined or item.stdin is defined
     - item.src is defined or item.stdin and item.stdin_cmd is defined
     - item.repo in restic_repos
+
+- name: Setup CRON jobs
+  cron:
+    name: 'arillso.restic backup {{ item.name }}'
+    job: 'CRON=true {{ restic_script_dir }}/backup-{{ item.name }}.sh'
+    minute: '{{ schedule_minute | default("*") }}'
+    hour: '{{ schedule_hour | default("*") }}'
+    weekday: '{{ schedule_weekday | default("*") }}'
+    month: '{{ schedule_month | default("*") }}'
+    state: present
+  become: yes
+  when:
+    - restic_create_cron
+    - item.name is defined
+    - item.scheduled
+  with_items: '{{ restic_backups }}'
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