diff --git a/docs/b_n_r_backup.md b/docs/b_n_r_backup.md
index afc932563..9fb976e58 100644
--- a/docs/b_n_r_backup.md
+++ b/docs/b_n_r_backup.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ### Backup
 
+#### Manual
+
 You can use the provided script `helper-scripts/backup_and_restore.sh` to backup mailcow automatically.
 
 Please do not copy this script to another location.
@@ -30,3 +32,42 @@ To run a backup unattended, define MAILCOW_BACKUP_LOCATION as environment variab
 ```
 MAILCOW_BACKUP_LOCATION=/opt/backup /opt/mailcow-dockerized/helper-scripts/backup_and_restore.sh backup all
 ```
+
+#### Cronjob
+
+You can run the backup script regularly via cronjob. Make sure `BACKUP_LOCATION` exists:
+
+```5 4 * * * cd /opt/mailcow-dockerized/; MAILCOW_BACKUP_LOCATION=/mnt/mailcow_backups /opt/mailcow-dockerized/helper-scripts/backup_and_restore.sh backup mysql crypt redis --delete-days 3
+```
+
+Per default cron sends the full result of each backup operation by email. If you want cron to only mail on error (non-zero exit code) you may want to use the following snippet. Pathes need to be modified according to your setup (this script is a user contribution).
+
+This following script may be placed in `/etc/cron.daily/mailcow-backup` - do not forget to mark it as executable via `chmod +x`:
+
+```
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Backup mailcow data
+# https://mailcow.github.io/mailcow-dockerized-docs/b_n_r_backup/
+
+set -e
+
+OUT="$(mktemp)"
+export MAILCOW_BACKUP_LOCATION="/opt/backup"
+SCRIPT="/opt/mailcow-dockerized/helper-scripts/backup_and_restore.sh"
+PARAMETERS="backup all"
+OPTIONS="--delete-days 30"
+
+# run command
+set +e
+"${SCRIPT}" ${PARAMETERS} ${OPTIONS} 2>&1 > "$OUT"
+RESULT=$?
+
+if [ $RESULT -ne 0 ]
+    then
+            echo "${SCRIPT} ${PARAMETERS} ${OPTIONS} encounters an error:"
+            echo "RESULT=$RESULT"
+            echo "STDOUT / STDERR:"
+            cat "$OUT"
+fi
+```