diff --git a/files/bin/sendtierbeacon.sh b/files/bin/sendtierbeacon.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc13f84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/bin/sendtierbeacon.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+if [ -z "$TIER_BEACON_OPT_OUT" ]; then
+#   logger -p $IMAGENAME &MAINTAINER &VERSION
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/files/bin/startcron.sh b/files/bin/startcron.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..571fe0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/bin/startcron.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+cron
+touch /var/log/cron.log
diff --git a/files/tier-crontab b/files/tier-crontab
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index 0000000..590dd74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/tier-crontab
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+#send daily ping to TIER Central
+0 0 * * * /usr/bin/sendtierbeacon.sh >> /var/log/cron.log 2>&1