diff --git a/root/etc/crontabs/abc b/root/etc/crontabs/abc
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/root/etc/crontabs/abc
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# min   hour    day     month   weekday command
+0       3       *       *       *       /app/blocklist-update.sh 2>&1
diff --git a/root/etc/crontabs/root b/root/etc/crontabs/root
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-# do daily/weekly/monthly maintenance
-# min   hour    day     month   weekday command
-*/15    *       *       *       *       run-parts /etc/periodic/15min
-0       *       *       *       *       run-parts /etc/periodic/hourly
-0       2       *       *       *       run-parts /etc/periodic/daily
-0       3       *       *       6       run-parts /etc/periodic/weekly
-0       5       1       *       *       run-parts /etc/periodic/monthly
-
-# run daily blocklist update
-0 3 * * * /app/blocklist-update.sh 2>&1
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-config-end/dependencies.d/init-crontabs-config b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-config-end/dependencies.d/init-crontabs-config
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diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontabs-config/dependencies.d/init-transmission-config b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-config-end/dependencies.d/init-transmission-config
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rename from root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontabs-config/dependencies.d/init-transmission-config
rename to root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-config-end/dependencies.d/init-transmission-config
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontabs-config/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontabs-config/run
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-#!/usr/bin/with-contenv bash
-# shellcheck shell=bash
-
-# make folders
-mkdir -p \
-    /config/crontabs
-
-## root
-# if crontabs do not exist in config
-if [[ ! -f /config/crontabs/root ]]; then
-    # copy crontab from system
-    if crontab -l -u root; then
-        crontab -l -u root >/config/crontabs/root
-    fi
-
-    # if crontabs still do not exist in config (were not copied from system)
-    # copy crontab from included defaults (using -n, do not overwrite an existing file)
-    cp -n /etc/crontabs/root /config/crontabs/
-fi
-# set permissions and import user crontabs
-lsiown root:root /config/crontabs/root
-crontab -u root /config/crontabs/root
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontabs-config/type b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontabs-config/type
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-oneshot
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontabs-config/up b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontabs-config/up
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-crontabs-config/run
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-cron/dependencies.d/init-services b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-cron/dependencies.d/init-services
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diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-cron/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-cron/run
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-#!/usr/bin/with-contenv bash
-# shellcheck shell=bash
-
-exec /usr/sbin/crond -f -S -l 5
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-cron/type b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-cron/type
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-longrun
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/user/contents.d/init-crontabs-config b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/user/contents.d/init-crontabs-config
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diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/user/contents.d/svc-cron b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/user/contents.d/svc-cron
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