diff --git a/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Cron/+MANIFEST b/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Cron/+MANIFEST
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+name: opnsense-cron
+version: 0.1
+origin: opnsense/cron
+comment: OPNsense Cron configuration
+desc: configuration templates for Cron
+maintainer: jos at opnsense.org
+www: https://opnsense.org
+prefix: /
diff --git a/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Cron/+TARGETS b/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Cron/+TARGETS
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+user.cron:/var/cron/tabs/root
diff --git a/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Cron/user.cron b/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Cron/user.cron
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+# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE - OPNsense auto generated file.
+# (Cron version -- $FreeBSD$)
+SHELL=/bin/sh
+PATH=/etc:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin
+# Order of crontab fields
+#   minute      hour        mday        month       wday        command
+{% if helpers.exists('OPNsense.cron.jobs') %}
+{%   for job in helpers.toList('OPNsense.cron.jobs.job') %}
+# Origin/Description: {{job.origin}}/{{job.description}}
+{{job.minutes}} {{job.hours}}   {{job.days}}    {{job.moths}}   {{job.weekdays}}   configd {{job.command}} '{{job.parameter}}'
+{%  endfor %}
+{% endif %}
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