diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/framework/ubuntu/cron/infrstructure/CronJob.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/framework/ubuntu/cron/infrstructure/CronJob.kt
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+package org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.framework.ubuntu.cron.infrstructure
+
+import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.framework.core.Prov
+import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.framework.ubuntu.filesystem.base.createDirs
+import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.framework.ubuntu.filesystem.base.createFile
+import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.framework.ubuntu.user.base.whoami
+
+
+/**
+ * Creates a cron job.
+ * @param cronFilename e.g. "90_my_cron", file is created in folder /etc/cron.d/
+ * @param schedule in the usual cron-format, examples: "0 * * * *" for each hour, "0 3 1-7 * 1" for the first Monday each month at 3:00, etc
+ * @param cronCommand the executed command
+ * @param cronUser the user with whom the command will be executed, if null the current user is used
+ */
+fun Prov.createCronJob(cronFilename: String, schedule: String, cronCommand: String, cronUser: String? = null) = task {
+    val user = cronUser ?: whoami()
+    val cronLine = "$schedule $user $cronCommand\n"
+
+    createDirs("/etc/cron.d/", sudo = true)
+    createFile("/etc/cron.d/$cronFilename", cronLine, "644", sudo = true, overwriteIfExisting = true)
+}
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/framework/ubuntu/cron/infrstructure/CronJobKtTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/framework/ubuntu/cron/infrstructure/CronJobKtTest.kt
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+package org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.framework.ubuntu.cron.infrstructure
+
+import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.framework.ubuntu.filesystem.base.checkFile
+import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.framework.ubuntu.filesystem.base.createDirs
+import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.framework.ubuntu.filesystem.base.fileContent
+import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.framework.ubuntu.install.base.aptInstall
+import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.framework.ubuntu.user.base.whoami
+import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.test.defaultTestContainer
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+
+class CronJobKtTest {
+    @Test
+    fun createCronJob_creates_cron_file() {
+        // given
+        val prov = defaultTestContainer()
+        val cronFilename = "50_test_cron"
+
+        // when
+        val result = prov.createCronJob(cronFilename, "0 * * * *", "echo hello > /dev/null 2>&1")
+
+        // then
+        assertTrue(result.success)
+        val fqFilename = "/etc/cron.d/$cronFilename"
+        assertTrue(prov.checkFile(fqFilename), "")
+        val actualFileContent = prov.fileContent(fqFilename, sudo = true)
+        val expectedUser = prov.whoami()
+        assertEquals("0 * * * * $expectedUser echo hello > /dev/null 2>&1\n", actualFileContent)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @Disabled // only for manual execution and manual check for the created files
+    // Test if cron-job is actually running, but needs manual checks
+    fun createCronJob_which_creates_files_with_timestamp() {
+        // given
+        val prov = defaultTestContainer()
+        val cronFilename = "90_time_cron"
+
+        // for cron in docker see e.g. https://serverfault.com/questions/924779/docker-cron-not-working
+        prov.task {
+            aptInstall("cron")
+            cmd("sudo touch /var/log/cron.log")    // Create the log file
+            optional {                          // may already be running
+                cmd("sudo cron")                   // Run cron
+            }
+            cmd("pgrep cron")                      // Ensure cron is running
+        }
+
+        prov.createDirs("tmp")
+        val user = prov.whoami()
+
+        // when
+        val result = prov.createCronJob(
+            cronFilename,
+            "*/1 * * * *",
+            "echo \"xxx\" > /home/$user/tmp/\$(/usr/bin/date +\\%Y_\\%m_\\%d-\\%H_\\%M)"
+        )
+
+        // then
+        assertTrue(result.success)
+        val fqFilename = "/etc/cron.d/$cronFilename"
+        assertTrue(prov.checkFile(fqFilename), "File does not exist: $fqFilename")
+
+        // after a minute check manually if files exist, e.g. with: sudo docker exec provs_test /bin/bash -c "ls -l tmp"
+        // each minute a new file should be created with the timestamp
+    }
+}
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