diff --git a/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/04-svc-main.sh b/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/04-svc-main.sh
index 5ac92f93..cb852568 100644
--- a/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/04-svc-main.sh
+++ b/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/04-svc-main.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ DB_TIMEOUT=${DB_TIMEOUT:-60}
 SIDECAR_DISPATCHER=${SIDECAR_DISPATCHER:-0}
 SIDECAR_SYSLOGNG=${SIDECAR_SYSLOGNG:-0}
 SIDECAR_SNMPTRAPD=${SIDECAR_SNMPTRAPD:-0}
+DISABLE_DB_MIGRATE=${DISABLE_DB_MIGRATE:-0}
 
 if [ "$SIDECAR_DISPATCHER" = "1" ] || [ "$SIDECAR_SYSLOGNG" = "1" ] || [ "$SIDECAR_SNMPTRAPD" = "1" ]; then
   exit 0
@@ -77,9 +78,13 @@ if [ "${counttables}" -eq "0" ]; then
   echo "INSTALL=user,finish" >>${LIBRENMS_PATH}/.env
 fi
 
-echo "Updating database schema..."
-lnms migrate --force --no-ansi --no-interaction
-artisan db:seed --force --no-ansi --no-interaction
+if [ "${DISABLE_DB_MIGRATE}" -ne "1" ] ; then
+  echo "Updating database schema..."
+  lnms migrate --force --no-ansi --no-interaction
+  artisan db:seed --force --no-ansi --no-interaction
+else
+  echo "Skipping database migration and seeding as DISABLE_DB_MIGRATE is set to 1."
+fi
 
 echo "Clear cache"
 artisan cache:clear --no-interaction
diff --git a/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/07-svc-cron.sh b/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/07-svc-cron.sh
index 96ffc70b..8bd6258a 100644
--- a/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/07-svc-cron.sh
+++ b/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/07-svc-cron.sh
@@ -3,16 +3,22 @@
 set -e
 
 CRONTAB_PATH="/var/spool/cron/crontabs"
+CRON_HOOK_PATH="/data/cron-pre-hook"
 
 LIBRENMS_WEATHERMAP=${LIBRENMS_WEATHERMAP:-false}
 LIBRENMS_WEATHERMAP_SCHEDULE=${LIBRENMS_WEATHERMAP_SCHEDULE:-*/5 * * * *}
 LIBRENMS_DAILY_SCHEDULE="15 0 * * *"
+LIBRENMS_SCHEDULER_SCHEDULE="* * * * *"
 
 SIDECAR_DISPATCHER=${SIDECAR_DISPATCHER:-0}
 SIDECAR_SYSLOGNG=${SIDECAR_SYSLOGNG:-0}
 SIDECAR_SNMPTRAPD=${SIDECAR_SNMPTRAPD:-0}
+DISABLE_CRON=${DISABLE_CRON:-0}
 
-if [ "$SIDECAR_DISPATCHER" = "1" ] || [ "$SIDECAR_SYSLOGNG" = "1" ] || [ "$SIDECAR_SNMPTRAPD" = "1" ]; then
+if [ "$SIDECAR_DISPATCHER" = "1" ] || \
+   [ "$SIDECAR_SYSLOGNG" = "1" ] || \
+   [ "$SIDECAR_SNMPTRAPD" = "1" ] || \
+   [ "$DISABLE_CRON" = "1" ] ; then
   exit 0
 fi
 
@@ -23,11 +29,14 @@ touch ${CRONTAB_PATH}/librenms
 
 # Cron
 echo "Creating LibreNMS daily.sh cron task with the following period fields: $LIBRENMS_DAILY_SCHEDULE"
-echo "${LIBRENMS_DAILY_SCHEDULE} cd /opt/librenms/ && bash daily.sh" >>${CRONTAB_PATH}/librenms
+echo "${LIBRENMS_DAILY_SCHEDULE} [ -e \"${CRON_HOOK_PATH}\" ] && source \"${CRON_HOOK_PATH}\" ; cd /opt/librenms && bash daily.sh" >>${CRONTAB_PATH}/librenms
+
+echo "Creating LibreNMS scheduler cron task as we are running in a container"
+echo "${LIBRENMS_SCHEDULER_SCHEDULE} [ -e \"${CRON_HOOK_PATH}\" ] && source \"${CRON_HOOK_PATH}\" ; cd /opt/librenms && php artisan schedule:run" >>${CRONTAB_PATH}/librenms
 
 if [ "$LIBRENMS_WEATHERMAP" = "true" ] && [ -n "$LIBRENMS_WEATHERMAP_SCHEDULE" ]; then
   echo "Creating LibreNMS Weathermap cron task with the following period fields: $LIBRENMS_WEATHERMAP_SCHEDULE"
-  echo "${LIBRENMS_WEATHERMAP_SCHEDULE} php -f /opt/librenms/html/plugins/Weathermap/map-poller.php" >>${CRONTAB_PATH}/librenms
+  echo "${LIBRENMS_WEATHERMAP_SCHEDULE} [ -e \"${CRON_HOOK_PATH}\" ] && source \"${CRON_HOOK_PATH}\" ; php -f /opt/librenms/html/plugins/Weathermap/map-poller.php" >>${CRONTAB_PATH}/librenms
 fi
 
 echo "Creating LibreNMS cron artisan schedule:run"