diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 11584784..644f8891 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ CKAN and all the components are configured using environment variables that you
   * Ensure you have enough computer resources, if you are using `colima`: `colima start --arch aarch64 --vm-type=vz --mount-type=virtiofs --vz-rosetta --cpu 4 --memory 10`
 * Add `127.0.0.1  keycloak` to `/etc/hosts`.
 * Copy `.env.example` to `.env`.
+* Ensure git submodules are pulled correctly after clone CKAN-DOCKER `git submodule update --init`
 
 ## 3. Useful commands
 
diff --git a/ckan/Dockerfile b/ckan/Dockerfile
index 951bc520..65226295 100644
--- a/ckan/Dockerfile
+++ b/ckan/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2006-2023 Open Knowledge Foundation and contributors
 # SPDX-FileContributor: PNED G.I.E.
+# SPDX-FileContributor: Stichting Health-RI
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
@@ -25,9 +26,17 @@ RUN  pip3 install -e git+https://github.com/DataShades/ckanext-oidc-pkce.git@v0.
 RUN  pip3 install -e git+https://github.com/GenomicDataInfrastructure/gdi-userportal-ckanext-fairdatapoint.git@user-portal#egg=ckanext-fairdatapoint && \
      pip3 install -r ${APP_DIR}/src/ckanext-fairdatapoint/requirements.txt
 
+# Install Supervisor and cron
+RUN apk update \
+    && apk add --no-cache supervisor cronie \
+    && rm -rf /var/cache/apk/*
+
+# Create log directories for CKAN harvester
+RUN mkdir -p /var/log/ckan/std && chown -R ckan:ckan /var/log/ckan
 
 # Copy custom initialization scripts
 COPY docker-entrypoint.d/* /docker-entrypoint.d/
+COPY config/ckan_harvesting.conf /etc/supervisord.d/ckan_harvesting.conf
 
 # Apply any patches needed to CKAN core or any of the built extensions (not the
 # runtime mounted ones)
diff --git a/ckan/Dockerfile.dev b/ckan/Dockerfile.dev
index 4c718c37..0209e32b 100644
--- a/ckan/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/ckan/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -19,11 +19,18 @@ RUN  pip3 install -e git+https://github.com/DataShades/ckanext-oidc-pkce.git@v0.
 RUN  pip3 install -e git+https://github.com/GenomicDataInfrastructure/gdi-userportal-ckanext-fairdatapoint.git@user-portal#egg=ckanext-fairdatapoint && \
      pip3 install -r ${APP_DIR}/src/ckanext-fairdatapoint/requirements.txt
 
-# Clone the extension(s) your are writing for your own project in the `src` folder
-# to get them mounted in this image at runtime
+
+# Install Supervisor and cron
+RUN apk update \
+    && apk add --no-cache supervisor cronie \
+    && rm -rf /var/cache/apk/*
+
+# Create log directories for CKAN harvester
+RUN mkdir -p /var/log/ckan/std && chown -R ckan:ckan /var/log/ckan
 
 # Copy custom initialization scripts
 COPY docker-entrypoint.d/* /docker-entrypoint.d/
+COPY config/ckan_harvesting.conf /etc/supervisord.d/ckan_harvesting.conf
 
 # Apply any patches needed to CKAN core or any of the built extensions (not the
 # runtime mounted ones)
diff --git a/ckan/config/ckan_harvesting.conf b/ckan/config/ckan_harvesting.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2bc45669
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ckan/config/ckan_harvesting.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Stichting Health-RI
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+[program:ckan_gather_consumer]
+
+; Full Path to executable, should be path to virtural environment,
+; Full path to config file too.
+
+command=/usr/bin/ckan --config=/srv/app/ckan.ini harvester gather-consumer 
+numprocs=1
+stdout_logfile=/var/log/ckan/std/gather_consumer.log
+stderr_logfile=/var/log/ckan/std/gather_consumer.log
+autostart=true
+autorestart=true
+startsecs=10
+
+[program:ckan_fetch_consumer]
+
+; Full Path to executable, should be path to virtural environment,
+; Full path to config file too.
+
+command=/usr/bin/ckan --config=/srv/app/ckan.ini harvester fetch-consumer
+
+numprocs=1
+stdout_logfile=/var/log/ckan/std/fetch_consumer.log
+stderr_logfile=/var/log/ckan/std/fetch_consumer.log
+autostart=true
+autorestart=true
+startsecs=10