diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 78ebfba..c25599c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ __pycache__/
 .*.swp
 config.json
 venv/
+*.log
diff --git a/crontab.example b/crontab.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..759b81f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crontab.example
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@reboot $HOME/amber-ebooks/reply.py >> $HOME/reply.log 2>>$HOME/reply.log #keep the reply process running in the background
+*/20 * * * * $HOME/amber-ebooks/gen.py >> $HOME/gen.log 2>>$HOME/gen.log #post every twenty minutes
+*/15 * * * * $HOME/amber-ebooks/main.py >> $HOME/main.log 2>>$HOME/main.log #refresh the database every 15 minutes
diff --git a/usage b/usage
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29