diff --git a/ADVANCED.md b/ADVANCED.md
index 2f6d3ae..ca4a138 100644
--- a/ADVANCED.md
+++ b/ADVANCED.md
@@ -169,6 +169,11 @@ The `./gravity-sync.sh config` function will attempt to ping the remote host to
 
 Default setting in Gravity Sync is 0, change to 1 to skip this network test.
 
+#### `ROOT_CHECK_AVOID=''`
+At execution, Gravity Sync will check that it's deployed with it's own user (not running as root), but for a container deployment this is not necessary.
+
+Default setting in Gravity Sync is 0, change to 1 to skip this root user test.
+
 #### `BACKUP_RETAIN=''`
 The `./gravity-sync.sh backup` function will retain a defined number of days worth of `gravity.db` and `custom.list` backups.
 
@@ -216,9 +221,23 @@ If you prefer to still use cron but modify your settings by hand, using the entr
 
 ```bash
 crontab -e
-*/30 * * * * /bin/bash /home/USER/gravity-sync/gravity-sync.sh > /home/USER/gravity-sync/gravity-sync.cron
+*/15 * * * * /bin/bash /home/USER/gravity-sync/gravity-sync.sh > /home/USER/gravity-sync/gravity-sync.cron
+0 23 * * * /bin/bash /home/USER//gravity-sync/gravity-sync.sh backup >/dev/null 2>&1
 ```
 
+### Automating Automation
+
+To automate the deployment of automation option you can call it with 2 parameters:
+- First interval in minutes to run sync [0-30], 
+- Second the hour to run backup [0-24] 
+
+(0 will disable the cron entry)
+
+For example:
+`./gravity-sync.sh automate 15 23`
+
+Will configure automation of the sync function every 15 minutes and of a backup at 23:00.
+
 ## Reference Architectures
 The designation of primary and secondary is purely at your discretion. The doesn't matter if you're using an HA process like keepalived to present a single DNS IP address to clients, or handing out two DNS resolvers via DHCP. Generally it is expected that the two (or more) Pi-hole(s) will be at the same phyiscal location, or at least on the same internal networks. It should also be possible to to replicate to a secondary Pi-hole across networks, either over a VPN or open-Internet, with the approprate firewall/NAT configuration.
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2c1ec65..405ebe8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ Skipping a few digits because what does it really matter?
 
 #### 2.1.6
 - Adds prompts during `./gravity-sync.sh configure` to allow custom SSH port and enable PING avoidance.
+- Adds `ROOT_CHECK_AVOID` variable to advanced configuration options, to help facilitate running Gravity Sync with container installations of Pi-hole. (PR [#64](https://github.com/vmstan/gravity-sync/pull/64))
+- Adds the ability to automate automation. :mind_blown_emoji: Please see the ADVANCED.md document for more information. (PR [#64](https://github.com/vmstan/gravity-sync/pull/64))
+
+(Thanks to [@fbourqui](https://github.com/fbourqui) for this contributions to this release.)
 
 ## 2.0
 ### The Smart Release
diff --git a/gravity-sync.conf.example b/gravity-sync.conf.example
index 1e55653..c340201 100644
--- a/gravity-sync.conf.example
+++ b/gravity-sync.conf.example
@@ -33,5 +33,6 @@ REMOTE_PASS=''
 # SKIP_CUSTOM=''
 # DATE_OUTPUT=''
 # PING_AVOID=''
+# ROOT_CHECK_AVOID=''
 
 # BACKUP_RETAIN=''
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gravity-sync.sh b/gravity-sync.sh
index 06bf34a..9b5f4e5 100755
--- a/gravity-sync.sh
+++ b/gravity-sync.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ VERIFY_PASS='0'						# replace in gravity-sync.conf to overwrite
 SKIP_CUSTOM='0'						# replace in gravity-sync.conf to overwrite
 DATE_OUTPUT='0'						# replace in gravity-sync.conf to overwrite
 PING_AVOID='0'						# replace in gravity-sync.conf to overwrite
+ROOT_CHECK_AVOID='0'				# replace in gravity-sync.conf to overwrite
 
 # Backup Customization
 BACKUP_RETAIN='7'					# replace in gravity-sync.conf to overwrite
@@ -1624,9 +1625,14 @@ function task_automate {
 	MESSAGE="Configuring Hourly Smart Sync"
 	echo_info
 
-	MESSAGE="Sync Frequency in Minutes (1-30) or 0 to Disable"
-	echo_need
-	read INPUT_AUTO_FREQ
+	if [[ $1 =~ ^[0-9][0-9]?$ ]]
+	then
+		INPUT_AUTO_FREQ=$1
+	else
+		MESSAGE="Sync Frequency in Minutes (1-30) or 0 to Disable"
+		echo_need
+		read INPUT_AUTO_FREQ
+	fi
 
 	if [ $INPUT_AUTO_FREQ -gt 30 ]
 	then
@@ -1660,9 +1666,14 @@ function task_automate {
 	MESSAGE="Configuring Daily Backup Frequency"
 	echo_info
 
-	MESSAGE="Hour of Day to Backup (1-24) or 0 to Disable"
-	echo_need
-	read INPUT_AUTO_BACKUP
+	if [[ $2 =~ ^[0-9][0-9]?$ ]]
+	then
+		INPUT_AUTO_BACKUP=$2
+	else
+		MESSAGE="Hour of Day to Backup (1-24) or 0 to Disable"
+		echo_need
+		read INPUT_AUTO_BACKUP
+	fi
 
 	if [ $INPUT_AUTO_BACKUP -gt 24 ]
 	then
@@ -1820,8 +1831,9 @@ function task_compare {
 	TASKTYPE='COMPARE'
 	MESSAGE="${MESSAGE}: ${TASKTYPE} Requested"
 	echo_good
-	
+
 	import_gs
+
 	validate_gs_folders
 	validate_ph_folders
 	validate_os_sshpass
@@ -1971,7 +1983,10 @@ function root_check {
 	MESSAGE="Evaluating Arguments"
 	echo_stat
 
-	root_check
+	if [ "${ROOT_CHECK_AVOID}" != "1" ]
+	then
+		root_check
+	fi
 
 case $# in
 	
@@ -2023,7 +2038,7 @@ case $# in
 				TASKTYPE='PULL'
 				MESSAGE="${MESSAGE}: ${TASKTYPE} Requested"
 				echo_good
-				
+
 				import_gs
 				validate_gs_folders
 				validate_ph_folders
@@ -2037,7 +2052,7 @@ case $# in
 				TASKTYPE='PUSH'
 				MESSAGE="${MESSAGE}: ${TASKTYPE} Requested"
 				echo_good
-				
+
 				import_gs
 				validate_gs_folders
 				validate_ph_folders
@@ -2125,6 +2140,24 @@ case $# in
 			;;
 		esac
 	;;
+
+	2)
+   		case $1 in
+			automate)
+				task_automate
+			;;	
+
+		esac
+	;;
+
+	3)
+   		case $1 in
+			automate)
+				task_automate $2 $3
+			;;	
+
+		esac
+	;;
 	
 	*)
 		task_invalid