diff --git a/urlwatch/Dockerfile b/urlwatch/Dockerfile
index 179aeda..1db9a7c 100644
--- a/urlwatch/Dockerfile
+++ b/urlwatch/Dockerfile
@@ -38,3 +38,5 @@ VOLUME /root/.urlwatch
 WORKDIR /root/.urlwatch
 
 CMD ["crond", "-f", "-L", "/dev/stdout"]
+
+VOLUME /etc/crontabs/root
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diff --git a/urlwatch/README.md b/urlwatch/README.md
index 3b4def3..c7a836a 100644
--- a/urlwatch/README.md
+++ b/urlwatch/README.md
@@ -49,3 +49,25 @@ v3.2.5
 ```
 
 [1]: https://thp.io/2008/urlwatch/
+
+## customizing cron schedule
+
+### Create a crontab file
+
+```
+*/30 * * * * cd /root/.urlwatch && urlwatch --urls urls.yaml --config urlwatch.yaml --hooks hooks.py --cache cache.db
+*/15 * * * * cd /root/.urlwatch && urlwatch --urls urls-every-15m.yaml --config urlwatch.yaml --hooks hooks.py --cache cache.db
+```
+
+See the [crontab manpage for details on format](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man5/crontab.5.html#DESCRIPTION).
+
+### Mount the crontab file as a docker volume
+
+```yaml
+urlwatch:
+  image: vimagick/urlwatch
+  volumes:
+    - ./data:/root/.urlwatch
+    - ./crontabs/root:/etc/crontabs/root
+  restart: unless-stopped
+```
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diff --git a/urlwatch/data/crontab b/urlwatch/data/crontab
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48dd6ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/urlwatch/data/crontab
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*/30 * * * * cd /root/.urlwatch && urlwatch --urls urls.yaml --config urlwatch.yaml --hooks hooks.py --cache cache.db
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diff --git a/urlwatch/docker-compose.yml b/urlwatch/docker-compose.yml
index d3db538..9893fe6 100644
--- a/urlwatch/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/urlwatch/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-urlwatch:
-  image: vimagick/urlwatch
-  volumes:
-    - ./data:/root/.urlwatch
-  restart: unless-stopped
+services:
+  urlwatch:
+    image: vimagick/urlwatch
+    volumes:
+      - ./data:/root/.urlwatch
+      - ./data/crontab:/etc/crontabs/root
+    restart: unless-stopped
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