diff --git a/fireflyiii_data_importer/CHANGELOG.md b/fireflyiii_data_importer/CHANGELOG.md
index f762207ab..99d1c2fd3 100644
--- a/fireflyiii_data_importer/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/fireflyiii_data_importer/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
+- Add auto import of csv files periodically (see readme)
+- Add auto import of configurations (see readme)
 - Add config.yaml configurable options (see readme)
 
 ## version-0.7.0 (22-01-2022)
+
 - Update to latest version from fireflyiii/data-importer
 
 ## version-0.6.5 (21-01-2022)
+
 - Update to latest version from fireflyiii/data-importer
 
 ## 0.7.0 (21-01-2022)
+
 - Update to latest version from firefly-iii/data-importer
+
 ## 0.6.5 (15-01-2022)
 
 - Update to latest version from firefly-iii/data-importer
diff --git a/fireflyiii_data_importer/Dockerfile b/fireflyiii_data_importer/Dockerfile
index 47dfeac3f..874c28649 100644
--- a/fireflyiii_data_importer/Dockerfile
+++ b/fireflyiii_data_importer/Dockerfile
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ RUN if ! command -v bash >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then (apt-get update && apt-get
     && chmod -R 755 /etc/cont-init.d || printf '%s\n' "${MODULES}" >/MODULESFILE
 
 # Manual apps
-ENV PACKAGES=""
+ENV PACKAGES="cron"
 
 # Automatic apps & bashio
 RUN if ! command -v bash >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then (apt-get update && apt-get install -yqq --no-install-recommends bash || apk add --no-cache bash) >/dev/null; fi \
diff --git a/fireflyiii_data_importer/Readme.md b/fireflyiii_data_importer/Readme.md
index a65a8fd23..0c9ee8a58 100644
--- a/fireflyiii_data_importer/Readme.md
+++ b/fireflyiii_data_importer/Readme.md
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ This addon is based on the docker image https://hub.docker.com/r/fireflyiii/data
 
 ## Configuration
 
-Read official documentation for information how to set the variables: https://docs.firefly-iii.org/data-importer
+Read official documentation for information how to set the variables: https://docs.firefly-iii.org/data-importer.
+Configurations can be added in the /config/addons_config/fireflyiii_data_importer/configurations folder according to :https://docs.firefly-iii.org/data-importer/help/config/
+An auto import can be made by adding files in /config/addons_config/fireflyiii_data_importer/import_files according to : https://docs.firefly-iii.org/data-importer/usage/command_line/
 
 Options can be configured through two ways :
 
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ Options can be configured through two ways :
 "NORDIGEN_KEY": your Nordigen Client Secret
 "SPECTRE_APP_ID": your Spectre / Salt Edge Client ID
 "SPECTRE_SECRET": your Spectre / Salt Edge Client secret
+"Updates": hourly|daily|weekly # Sets an automatic upload of files set in /config/addons_config/fireflyiii_data_importer/import_files
+"silent": true # suppresses debug messages
 ```
 
 - Config.yaml
diff --git a/fireflyiii_data_importer/config.json b/fireflyiii_data_importer/config.json
index 5d7c2d7d1..a58ecb8ed 100644
--- a/fireflyiii_data_importer/config.json
+++ b/fireflyiii_data_importer/config.json
@@ -1,21 +1,13 @@
 {
   "apparmor": true,
-  "arch": [
-    "aarch64",
-    "amd64",
-    "armv7"
-  ],
+  "arch": ["aarch64", "amd64", "armv7"],
   "boot": "auto",
   "description": "Data importer for Firefly III (separate addon)",
   "devices": [],
   "environment": {
     "TRUSTED_PROXIES": "**"
   },
-  "map": [
-    "config:rw",
-    "share:rw",
-    "ssl"
-  ],
+  "map": ["config:rw", "share:rw", "ssl"],
   "name": "Firefly iii Data Importer",
   "options": {
     "CONFIG_LOCATION": "/config/addons_config/fireflyiii_data_importer/config.yaml"
@@ -34,11 +26,13 @@
     "NORDIGEN_KEY": "str?",
     "SPECTRE_APP_ID": "str?",
     "SPECTRE_SECRET": "str?",
-    "CONFIG_LOCATION": "str"
+    "CONFIG_LOCATION": "str",
+    "Updates": "list(|hourly|daily|weekly)?",
+    "silent": "bool?"
   },
   "slug": "fireflyiii_data_importer",
   "upstream": "version-0.7.0",
   "url": "https://github.com/alexbelgium/hassio-addons",
-  "version": "version-0.7.0-2",
+  "version": "version-0.7.0-3",
   "webui": "[PROTO:ssl]://[HOST]:[PORT:8080]"
 }
diff --git a/fireflyiii_data_importer/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/20-folders.sh b/fireflyiii_data_importer/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/20-folders.sh
index 1a5a3a4c8..fdefa15e4 100644
--- a/fireflyiii_data_importer/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/20-folders.sh
+++ b/fireflyiii_data_importer/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/20-folders.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ CONFIGSOURCE=$(bashio::config "CONFIG_LOCATION")
 
 # Create directory
 mkdir -p "$(dirname "${CONFIGSOURCE}")"
+mkdir -p "$(dirname "${CONFIGSOURCE}/import_files")"
+mkdir -p "$(dirname "${CONFIGSOURCE}/configurations")"
 
 # Make sure permissions are right
 chown -R $(id -u):$(id -g) "$(dirname "${CONFIGSOURCE}")"
diff --git a/fireflyiii_data_importer/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh b/fireflyiii_data_importer/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
index 1b5515714..24ba5e9d3 100644
--- a/fireflyiii_data_importer/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
+++ b/fireflyiii_data_importer/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,109 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bashio
 
+CONFIGSOURCE=$(bashio::config "CONFIG_LOCATION")
+
+#################
+# CONFIG IMPORT #
+#################
+
+if [ "$(ls -A $CONFIGSOURCE/configurations)" ]; then
+    bashio::log.info "Configurations were found in $CONFIGSOURCE/configurations, they will be loaded."
+    JSON_CONFIGURATION_DIR="$CONFIGSOURCE/configurations"
+    export JSON_CONFIGURATION_DIR
+fi
+
+################
+# CRON OPTIONS #
+################
+
+if bashio::config.has_value 'Updates'; then
+    
+    CONFIGSOURCE="$(dirname "${CONFIGSOURCE}/import_files")"
+    
+    if [ "$(ls -A $CONFIGSOURCE)" ]; then
+        # Align update with options
+        echo ""
+        FREQUENCY=$(bashio::config 'Updates')
+        bashio::log.info "$FREQUENCY updates"
+        echo ""
+        
+        # Sets cron // do not delete this message
+        cp /templates/cronupdate /etc/cron."${FREQUENCY}"/
+        chmod 777 /etc/cron."${FREQUENCY}"/cronupdate
+        
+        # Sets cron to run with www-data user
+        sed -i 's|root|www-data|g' /etc/crontab
+        
+        # Starts cron
+        service cron start
+        
+        # Export variables
+        IMPORT_DIR_WHITELIST="$CONFIGSOURCE"
+        export IMPORT_DIR_WHITELIST
+        
+        bashio::log.info "Automatic updates were requested. The files in $CONFIGSOURCE will be imported $FREQUENCY."
+        
+    else
+        bashio::log.fatal "Automatic updates were requested, but there are no configuration files in $CONFIGSOURCE. There will therefore be be no automatic updates."
+    fi
+    
+else
+    
+    bashio::log.info "Automatic updates not set in addon config. If you add configuration files in $CONFIGSOURCE, they won't be automatically updated."
+    
+fi
+
+##############
+# LAUNCH APP #
+##############
+
+bashio::log.info "Please wait while the app is loading !"
+
+/./usr/local/bin/entrypoint.sh
+    export JSON_CONFIGURATION_DIR
+fi
+
+################
+# CRON OPTIONS #
+################
+
+if bashio::config.has_value 'Updates'; then
+
+    CONFIGSOURCE="$(dirname "${CONFIGSOURCE}/import_files")"
+
+    if [ "$(ls -A $CONFIGSOURCE)" ]; then
+        # Align update with options
+        echo ""
+        FREQUENCY=$(bashio::config 'Updates')
+        bashio::log.info "$FREQUENCY updates"
+        echo ""
+
+        # Sets cron // do not delete this message
+        cp /templates/cronupdate /etc/cron."${FREQUENCY}"/
+        chmod 777 /etc/cron."${FREQUENCY}"/cronupdate
+
+        # Sets cron to run with www-data user
+        sed -i 's|root|www-data|g' /etc/crontab
+
+        # Starts cron
+        service cron start
+
+        # Export variables
+        IMPORT_DIR_WHITELIST="$CONFIGSOURCE"
+        export IMPORT_DIR_WHITELIST
+
+        bashio::log.info "Automatic updates were requested. The files in $CONFIGSOURCE will be imported $FREQUENCY."
+
+    else
+        bashio::log.fatal "Automatic updates were requested, but there are no configuration files in $CONFIGSOURCE. There will therefore be be no automatic updates."
+    fi
+
+else
+
+    bashio::log.info "Automatic updates not set in addon config. If you add configuration files in $CONFIGSOURCE, they won't be automatically updated."
+
+fi
+
 ##############
 # LAUNCH APP #
 ##############
diff --git a/fireflyiii_data_importer/rootfs/templates/cronupdate b/fireflyiii_data_importer/rootfs/templates/cronupdate
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c74499c82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fireflyiii_data_importer/rootfs/templates/cronupdate
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bashio
+
+PATHTOFILES="$(bashio::config "CONFIG_LOCATION")"
+PATHTOFILES="$(dirname "${PATHTOFILES}")"
+
+bashio::log.info "Running update according to defined schedule. Files located in $PATHTOFILES will be imported"
+if bashio::config.true 'silent'; then
+    bashio::log.warning "Silent mode activated. Only errors will be shown. Please disable in addon options if you need to debug"
+    /usr/local/bin/php /var/www/html/artisan importer:auto-import >/dev/null
+else
+    /usr/local/bin/php /var/www/html/artisan importer:auto-import "$PATHTOFILES"/import_files
+fi
+fi