diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index da5ecc3..7aa0756 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -54,4 +54,9 @@ RUN rm -f index.html \
  && chmod 777 filestore \
  && chmod -R 777 include/
 
-CMD apachectl -D FOREGROUND
+# Copy custom entrypoint script
+COPY entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
+RUN chmod +x /entrypoint.sh
+
+# Start both cron and Apache
+CMD ["/entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1f4ebe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Start cron service
+service cron start
+
+# Ensure daily cron jobs are executable
+chmod +x /etc/cron.daily/*
+
+# Start Apache in the foreground (keeps the container alive)
+apachectl -D FOREGROUND