diff --git a/kubernetes/cleanup-pvc.yaml b/kubernetes/cleanup-pvc.yaml
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+apiVersion: batch/v1beta1
+kind: CronJob
+metadata:
+  name: file-cleanup
+spec:
+  schedule: "0 0 * * *"  # Run daily at midnight
+  jobTemplate:
+    spec:
+      template:
+        spec:
+          containers:
+          - name: cleanup
+            image: rnacentral/cleanup:latest
+            volumeMounts:
+            - name: export-results
+              mountPath: /srv/results
+          volumes:
+          - name: export-results
+            persistentVolumeClaim:
+              claimName: export-results
+          restartPolicy: OnFailure
diff --git a/scripts/Dockerfile b/scripts/Dockerfile
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+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# The purpose of this Dockerfile is to delete old files from the export app
+#
+# Commands use to build and push:
+#
+# docker buildx create --use
+# docker buildx build --platform linux/amd64,linux/arm64 -t rnacentral/cleanup:latest --push .
+#
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+FROM alpine:latest
+
+# install findutils
+RUN apk --no-cache add findutils
+
+# add the cleanup script
+COPY cleanup.sh /usr/local/bin/cleanup.sh
+
+# make the script executable
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/cleanup.sh
+
+# run the script
+CMD ["/usr/local/bin/cleanup.sh"]
diff --git a/scripts/cleanup.sh b/scripts/cleanup.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# find and delete files older than 7 days
+find /srv/results/ -type f -mtime +7 -exec rm -f {} \;