diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 00131cc..cfd782f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ ADD container_files/bin/onbuild.sh /opt/autoexec/bin/onbuild.sh
 ADD container_files/bin/stub.sh /opt/autoexec/firstrun/stub.sh
 ADD container_files/bin/stub.sh /opt/autoexec/onbuild/stub.sh
 
+ADD container_files/tier-crontab /opt/tier/tier-crontab
+RUN crontab /opt/tier/tier-crontab
+ADD container_files/bin/startcron.sh /usr/bin/startcron.sh
+RUN chmod +x /usr/bin/startcron.sh
+ADD container_files/bin/sendtierbeacon.sh /usr/bin/sendtierbeacon.sh
+RUN touch /var/log/cron.log
+
+
 # Set default environment variables.
 ENV HOME /opt/tier
 
@@ -52,3 +60,6 @@ RUN touch /tmp/firsttimerunning
 
 # Define working directory.
 WORKDIR /opt/tier
+
+
+CMD /usr/bin/startcron.sh
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diff --git a/container_files/bin/sendtierbeacon.sh b/container_files/bin/sendtierbeacon.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..583ea30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/container_files/bin/sendtierbeacon.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+LOGHOST="cerif.org"
+LOGPORT="5000"
+LOGTEXT="TIERBEACON/TIER/1.0#IM=$IMAGENAME#IV=$VERSION#MT=$MAINTAINER#"
+if [ -z "$TIER_BEACON_OPT_OUT" ]; then
+  `logger -n $LOGHOST -P $LOGPORT -t TIERBEACON $LOGTEXT`
+fi
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diff --git a/container_files/bin/startcron.sh b/container_files/bin/startcron.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..571fe0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/container_files/bin/startcron.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+cron
+touch /var/log/cron.log
diff --git a/container_files/tier-crontab b/container_files/tier-crontab
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..590dd74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/container_files/tier-crontab
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#send daily ping to TIER Central
+0 0 * * * /usr/bin/sendtierbeacon.sh >> /var/log/cron.log 2>&1