diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5fd8106f0..21a55e18c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -13,6 +13,17 @@ RUN wget -q https://github.com/gorcon/rcon-cli/releases/download/v0.10.3/rcon-0.
     mv rcon-0.10.3-amd64_linux/rcon /usr/bin/rcon-cli && \
     rmdir /tmp/dumps
 
+# Latest releases available at https://github.com/aptible/supercronic/releases
+ENV SUPERCRONIC_URL=https://github.com/aptible/supercronic/releases/download/v0.2.29/supercronic-linux-amd64 \
+    SUPERCRONIC=supercronic-linux-amd64 \
+    SUPERCRONIC_SHA1SUM=cd48d45c4b10f3f0bfdd3a57d054cd05ac96812b
+
+RUN wget -q "$SUPERCRONIC_URL" \
+ && echo "${SUPERCRONIC_SHA1SUM}  ${SUPERCRONIC}" | sha1sum -c - \
+ && chmod +x "$SUPERCRONIC" \
+ && mv "$SUPERCRONIC" "/usr/local/bin/${SUPERCRONIC}" \
+ && ln -s "/usr/local/bin/${SUPERCRONIC}" /usr/local/bin/supercronic
+
 ENV PORT= \
     PUID=1000 \
     PGID=1000 \
@@ -29,7 +40,9 @@ ENV PORT= \
     RCON_PORT=25575 \
     QUERY_PORT=27015 \
     TZ=UTC \
-    SERVER_DESCRIPTION=
+    SERVER_DESCRIPTION= \
+    BACKUP_ENABLED=true \
+    BACKUP_CRON_EXPRESSION="0 0 * * *"
 
 COPY ./scripts/* /home/steam/server/
 RUN chmod +x /home/steam/server/init.sh /home/steam/server/start.sh /home/steam/server/backup.sh && \
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c35fb7301..daa615ad6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ It is highly recommended you set the following environment values before startin
 | RCON_ENABLED***    | Enable RCON for the Palworld server                                                                                                                                                                 | true           | true/false                                                                                                 |
 | RCON_PORT          | RCON port to connect to                                                                                                                                                                             | 25575          | 1024-65535                                                                                                 |
 | QUERY_PORT         | Query port used to communicate with Steam servers                                                                                                                                                   | 27015          | 1024-65535                                                                                                 |
+| BACKUP_CRON_EXPRESSION  | Setting affects frequency of automatic backups. | 0 0 \* \* \* | Needs a Cron-Expression - See [Configuring Automatic Backups with Cron](#configuring-automatic-backups-with-cron) |
+| BACKUP_ENABLED | Enables automatic backups | true | true/false |
 | DELETE_OLD_BACKUPS | Delete backups after a certain number of days                                                                                                                                                       | false          | true/false                                                                                                 |
 | OLD_BACKUP_DAYS    | How many days to keep backups                                                                                                                                                                       | 30             | any positive integer                                                                                       |
 
@@ -204,6 +206,23 @@ This will create a backup at `/palworld/backups/`
 
 The server will run a save before the backup if rcon is enabled.
 
+## Configuring Automatic Backups with Cron
+
+The server is automatically backed up everynight at midnight according to the timezone set with TZ
+
+Set BACKUP_ENABLED enable or disable automatic backups (Default is enabled)
+
+BACKUP_CRON_EXPRESSION is a cron expression, in a Cron-Expression you define an interval for when to run jobs.
+
+> [!TIP]
+> This image uses Supercronic for crons
+> see [supercronic](https://github.com/aptible/supercronic#crontab-format)
+> or
+> [Crontab Generat](https://crontab-generator.org).
+
+Set BACKUP_CRON_EXPRESSION to change the default schedule.
+Example Usage: If BACKUP_CRON_EXPRESSION to `0 2 * * *`, the backup script will run every day at 2:00 AM.
+
 ## Editing Server Settings
 
 ### With Environment Variables
diff --git a/scripts/backup.sh b/scripts/backup.sh
index 707df6ce0..0fd0b6d65 100644
--- a/scripts/backup.sh
+++ b/scripts/backup.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 if [ "${RCON_ENABLED}" = true ]; then
-        rcon-cli save
+        rcon-cli -c /home/steam/server/rcon.yaml save
 fi
 
 DATE=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S")
diff --git a/scripts/start.sh b/scripts/start.sh
index 3ad3564b0..40edf2ff8 100644
--- a/scripts/start.sh
+++ b/scripts/start.sh
@@ -289,6 +289,13 @@ if [ -n "${RCON_PORT}" ]; then
     sed -i "s/RCONPort=[0-9]*/RCONPort=$RCON_PORT/" /palworld/Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/PalWorldSettings.ini
 fi
 
+if [ "${BACKUP_ENABLED}" = true ]; then
+    echo "BACKUP_ENABLED=${BACKUP_ENABLED}"
+    
+    echo "$BACKUP_CRON_EXPRESSION bash /usr/local/bin/backup" > "/home/steam/server/crontab"
+    supercronic "/home/steam/server/crontab" &
+fi
+
 # Configure RCON settings
 cat >/home/steam/server/rcon.yaml  <<EOL
 default: