diff --git a/copy_unit.sh b/copy_unit.sh
index ff0c2a7d..f87c441c 100755
--- a/copy_unit.sh
+++ b/copy_unit.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 BASEDIR=$(dirname "$0")
 
-for file_path in ${BASEDIR}/unit/*.service
+for file_path in ${BASEDIR}/unit/*.service ${BASEDIR}/unit/*.timer
 do
     file_name=$(basename ${file_path})
     echo copying ${file_name}
diff --git a/tools/install.sh b/tools/install.sh
index feece9c7..8504e6c9 100755
--- a/tools/install.sh
+++ b/tools/install.sh
@@ -351,7 +351,6 @@ main() {
 					     rtkbase_requirements         && \
 					     install_unit_files           && \
 					     install_gpsd_chrony          && \
-					     add_crontab                  && \
 					     detect_usb_gnss              && \
 					     configure_gnss               && \
                start_services               ;fi
diff --git a/unit/rtkbase_archive.service b/unit/rtkbase_archive.service
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0f1ef146
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unit/rtkbase_archive.service
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=RTKBase - Archiving and cleaning raw data
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+User={user}
+ExecStart={script_path}/archive_and_clean.sh
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diff --git a/unit/rtkbase_archive.timer b/unit/rtkbase_archive.timer
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ea3a5130
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unit/rtkbase_archive.timer
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Run rtkbase_archive.service everyday at 04H00
+
+[Timer]
+OnCalendar=*-*-* 04:00:00
+Persistent=true
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target
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