diff --git a/manifests/site.pp b/manifests/site.pp
index 6fa684a..7b30f15 100644
--- a/manifests/site.pp
+++ b/manifests/site.pp
@@ -186,6 +186,14 @@ define askbot::site (
     require => File[$askbot_site_root],
   }
 
+  file { "${askbot_site_root}/cron":
+    ensure  => directory,
+    owner   => 'root',
+    group   => 'root',
+    mode    => '0755',
+    require => File[$askbot_site_root],
+  }
+
   # askbot setup_templates
   # copy template files from askbot's setup_templates into site config
   $setup_templates = [ '__init__.py', 'manage.py', 'urls.py', 'django.wsgi']
@@ -205,6 +213,48 @@ define askbot::site (
     require => File["${askbot_site_root}/config"],
   }
 
+  # cron jobs
+  file { "${askbot_site_root}/cron/send_email_alerts.sh":
+    ensure  => present,
+    owner   => 'root',
+    group   => 'root',
+    mode    => '0644',
+    content => template('askbot/cron/send_email_alerts.sh.erb'),
+    require => File["${askbot_site_root}/cron"],
+  }
+
+  file { "${askbot_site_root}/cron/clean_session.sh":
+    ensure  => present,
+    owner   => 'root',
+    group   => 'root',
+    mode    => '0644',
+    content => template('askbot/cron/clean_session.sh.erb'),
+    require => File["${askbot_site_root}/cron"],
+  }
+
+  # 0 3 * * *
+  cron { "${slot_name}-send-email-alerts":
+    name    => "${slot_name}-send-mail-alerts.cron",
+    command => "/bin/bash ${askbot_site_root}/cron/send_email_alerts.sh",
+    user    => root,
+    minute  => '0',
+    hour    => '3',
+    require => [
+      File["${askbot_site_root}/cron/send_email_alerts.sh"],
+      ]
+  }
+
+  # 10 * * * *
+  cron { "${slot_name}-clean-session":
+    name    => "${slot_name}-clean-session.cron",
+    command => "/bin/bash ${askbot_site_root}/cron/clean_session.sh",
+    user    => root,
+    minute  => '10',
+    require => [
+      File["${askbot_site_root}/cron/clean_session.sh"],
+      ]
+  }
+
   # post-configuration
   Exec {
     path => ['/bin', '/usr/bin', '/sbin', '/usr/sbin'],
diff --git a/templates/cron/clean_session.sh.erb b/templates/cron/clean_session.sh.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1c5bb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/cron/clean_session.sh.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+cd <%= @askbot_site_root %>/config
+python manage.py clean_session
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diff --git a/templates/cron/send_email_alerts.sh.erb b/templates/cron/send_email_alerts.sh.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a96048
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/cron/send_email_alerts.sh.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+cd <%= @askbot_site_root %>/config
+python manage.py send_email_alerts
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