diff --git a/manifest.jps b/manifest.jps
index 52da7bc..f92b535 100644
--- a/manifest.jps
+++ b/manifest.jps
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ id: mb-backup-manager
 description: Custom Backup and Restore Addon for WordPress using Restic. Supports backing up databases, core files, media files, and full backups with scheduling and retention policies.
 baseUrl: https://deploy.mightybox.io/addons/mb-backup-manager/raw/branch/main/
 
-
 targetNodes:
   nodeType:
     - nginxphp
@@ -23,6 +22,14 @@ settings:
         values:
           - value: 1 
             caption: Pre-defined
+          - value: 2 
+            caption: Custom
+          - value: 3 
+            caption: Manual (crontab)
+            tooltip: "<span>A simple <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron#Overview\" target=\"_blank\"> cron-based</a>
+    scheduler to automatically start the backup process based on prescribed timing
+    instructions.</span><div><b>Note</b> that the required timestamps should be specified
+    respectively to the UTC time zone.</div>" 
         showIf:
           1:
             - name: cronTime
@@ -39,7 +46,72 @@ settings:
                 - value: 0 0 1 * *
                   caption: "Monthly (at 00:00 on day 1)"
               default: 0 0 * * *
-
+          2:
+            - type: string
+              name: backupTime
+              caption: Time
+              inputType: time
+              default: "09:00"
+              cls: x-form-text
+              width: 120
+              required: true
+            - caption: Days
+              type: compositefield
+              name: days
+              defaultMargins: 0 12 0 0
+              items:
+                - name: sun
+                  value: true
+                  type: checkbox
+                  caption: Su
+                - name: mon
+                  value: true
+                  type: checkbox
+                  caption: Mo
+                - name: tue
+                  value: true
+                  type: checkbox
+                  caption: Tu
+                - name: wed
+                  value: true
+                  type: checkbox
+                  caption: We
+                - name: thu
+                  value: true
+                  type: checkbox
+                  caption: Th
+                - name: fri
+                  value: true
+                  type: checkbox
+                  caption: Fr
+                - name: sat
+                  value: true
+                  type: checkbox
+                  caption: Sa
+            - name: "tz"
+              caption: "Time Zone"
+              type: "list"
+              required: true
+              editable: true
+              forceSelection: true
+              values: values
+          3:
+            - name: cronTime
+              caption: Crontab             
+              type: string
+              default: 0 0 * * *
+              regexText: Cron syntax is incorrect!
+              regex: "^(((([\\\\*]{1}){1,})|((\\\\*\\\\\\/){0,1}(([0-9\\/\\*\\-\\,]{1}){1,}|(([1-5]{1}){1}([0-9\\/\\*\\-\\,]{1}){1,}){1})))
+              ((([\\\\*]{1}){1,})|((\\\\*\\\\\\/){0,1}(([0-9\\/\\*\\-\\,]{1}){1,}|(([1]{1}){1}([0-9\\/\\*\\-\\,-]{1}){1,}){1}|([2]{1}){1}([0-3]{1}){1})))
+              ((([\\\\*]{1}){1})|((\\\\*\\\\\\/){0,1}(([1-9]{1}){1}|(([1-2]{1}){1}([0-9\\/\\*\\-\\,]{1}){1,5}){1}|([3]{1}){1}([0-1]{1}){1})))
+              ((([\\\\*]{1}){1})|((\\\\*\\\\\\/){0,1}(([1-9]{1}){1}|(([1-2]{1}){1}([0-9\\/\\*\\-\\,]{1}){1,}){1}|([3]{1}){1}([0-1]{1}){1}))|(jan|JAN|feb|FEB|mar|MAR|apr|APR|may|MAY|jun|JUN|jul|JUL|aug|AUG|sep|SEP|okt|OKT|nov|NOV|dec|DEC)(-?\\w+?)?)
+              ((([\\\\*]{1}){1})|((\\\\*\\\\\\/){0,1}(([0-7]{1,}(-?[0-7]?(,[0-7]){0,6})){1}))|((sun|SUN|mon|MON|tue|TUE|wed|WED|thu|THU|fri|FRI|sat|SAT)?(,(sun|SUN|mon|MON|tue|TUE|wed|WED|thu|THU|fri|FRI|sat|SAT)){0,6})(-?\\w+?)?))$|^(@(reboot|yearly|annualy|monthly|weekly|daily|hourly))$"
+      - caption: Backup storage
+        type: list
+        tooltip: "The environment with backup storage to be used for backups creation. Presence of this environment is obligatory."  
+        name: storageName
+        dependsOn: region
+        required: true
       - type: spinner
         name: backupCount
         caption: Number of backups
@@ -47,14 +119,6 @@ settings:
         min: 1
         max: 30
         default: 5
-
-      - caption: Backup storage
-        type: list
-        tooltip: "The environment with backup storage to be used for backups creation. Presence of this environment is obligatory."
-        name: storageName
-        dependsOn: region
-        required: true
-
     onBeforeInit: scripts/configOnBeforeInit.js
         
   restore: