diff --git a/ubuntu/roles/apt-maintenance/files/apt-maintenance.sh b/ubuntu/roles/apt-maintenance/files/apt-maintenance.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Update repositories
+apt-get update
+# Update packages
+apt-get -y upgrade
+# Autoremove packages
+apt-get -y autoremove
diff --git a/ubuntu/roles/apt-maintenance/tasks/main.yml b/ubuntu/roles/apt-maintenance/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+# This task adds a daily cron job to do apt related maintenance
+# Update repos, update packages, autoremove packages
+
+- name: Copy cron script
+  copy:
+    src: apt-maintenance.sh
+    dest: /etc/cron.daily/apt-maintenance.sh
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0744
+    backup: yes
+
+- name: Restart cron daemon
+  service:
+    name: cron
+    state: restarted
+