diff --git a/Capfile b/Capfile
index 3e0bb4329..372653a5e 100644
--- a/Capfile
+++ b/Capfile
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ require 'capistrano/rails/assets'
 require 'capistrano/rails/migrations'
 #require 'capistrano/passenger'
 require 'capistrano/delayed-job'
+require 'whenever/capistrano'
 
 # Load custom tasks from `lib/capistrano/tasks` if you have any defined
 Dir.glob('lib/capistrano/tasks/*.rake').each { |r| import r }
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 05d9ec2e9..6840329ff 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ gem 'delayed_job_active_record'
 gem 'daemons'
 gem 'devise-async'
 gem 'newrelic_rpm'
+gem 'whenever', require: false
 
 gem 'ahoy_matey', '~> 1.2.1'
 gem 'groupdate'   # group temporary data
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 6dfcba2b0..4814dc6af 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ GEM
       rack (>= 1.0.0)
       rack-test (>= 0.5.4)
       xpath (~> 2.0)
+    chronic (0.10.2)
     ckeditor (4.1.3)
       cocaine
       orm_adapter (~> 0.5.0)
@@ -392,6 +393,8 @@ GEM
     websocket-driver (0.6.2)
       websocket-extensions (>= 0.1.0)
     websocket-extensions (0.1.2)
+    whenever (0.9.4)
+      chronic (>= 0.6.3)
     xpath (2.0.0)
       nokogiri (~> 1.3)
 
@@ -457,6 +460,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   uglifier (>= 1.3.0)
   unicorn
   web-console (~> 2.0)
+  whenever
 
 BUNDLED WITH
    1.10.6
diff --git a/config/deploy.rb b/config/deploy.rb
index f09c199f9..5d4b15960 100644
--- a/config/deploy.rb
+++ b/config/deploy.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ def deploysecret(key)
   @deploy_secrets_yml.fetch(key.to_s, 'undefined')
 end
 
-
 set :rails_env, fetch(:stage)
 set :rvm_ruby_version, '2.2.3'
 set :rvm_type, :user
@@ -47,6 +46,8 @@ set(:config_files, %w(
   sidekiq.yml
 ))
 
+set :whenever_roles, -> { :cron }
+
 namespace :deploy do
   # Check right version of deploy branch
   # before :deploy, "deploy:check_revision"
diff --git a/config/deploy/preproduction.rb b/config/deploy/preproduction.rb
index 97759d6ce..a514f84eb 100644
--- a/config/deploy/preproduction.rb
+++ b/config/deploy/preproduction.rb
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ set :ssh_options, port: deploysecret(:ssh_port)
 set :stage, :preproduction
 set :rails_env, :preproduction
 
-server deploysecret(:server1), user: deploysecret(:user), roles: %w(web app db importer)
+server deploysecret(:server1), user: deploysecret(:user), roles: %w(web app db importer cron)
 server deploysecret(:server2), user: deploysecret(:user), roles: %w(web app db importer)
diff --git a/config/deploy/production.rb b/config/deploy/production.rb
index 8b784cf21..5e002af1a 100644
--- a/config/deploy/production.rb
+++ b/config/deploy/production.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ set :stage, :production
 set :rails_env, :production
 
 #server deploysecret(:server1), user: deploysecret(:user), roles: %w(web app db importer)
-server deploysecret(:server2), user: deploysecret(:user), roles: %w(web app db importer)
+server deploysecret(:server2), user: deploysecret(:user), roles: %w(web app db importer cron)
 server deploysecret(:server3), user: deploysecret(:user), roles: %w(web app db importer)
 server deploysecret(:server4), user: deploysecret(:user), roles: %w(web app db importer)
diff --git a/config/deploy/staging.rb b/config/deploy/staging.rb
index 0822fb9a1..c97bb9a7f 100644
--- a/config/deploy/staging.rb
+++ b/config/deploy/staging.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ set :ssh_options, port: deploysecret(:ssh_port)
 set :stage, :staging
 set :rails_env, :staging
 
-server deploysecret(:server), user: deploysecret(:user), roles: %w(web app db importer)
+server deploysecret(:server), user: deploysecret(:user), roles: %w(web app db importer cron)
 
 
diff --git a/config/schedule.rb b/config/schedule.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..308cdc69c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/schedule.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Use this file to easily define all of your cron jobs.
+#
+# It's helpful, but not entirely necessary to understand cron before proceeding.
+# http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron
+
+# Example:
+#
+# set :output, "/path/to/my/cron_log.log"
+#
+# every 2.hours do
+#   command "/usr/bin/some_great_command"
+#   runner "MyModel.some_method"
+#   rake "some:great:rake:task"
+# end
+#
+# every 4.days do
+#   runner "AnotherModel.prune_old_records"
+# end
+
+# Learn more: http://github.com/javan/whenever
+
+every 1.minute do
+  command "date > ~/cron-test.txt"
+end