diff --git a/files/renovate.service b/files/renovate.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86d9401
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/renovate.service
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Renovate Bot - Automated Dependency Updates
+After=docker.service
+Requires=docker.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/docker start -a renovate
+ExecStop=/usr/bin/docker stop renovate
+TimeoutStartSec=0
+TimeoutStopSec=120
+
+# Logging
+StandardOutput=journal
+StandardError=journal
+SyslogIdentifier=renovate
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/files/renovate.timer b/files/renovate.timer
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6665e13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/renovate.timer
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Renovate Bot Timer - Run daily at 02:00
+
+[Timer]
+OnCalendar=*-*-* 02:00:00
+Persistent=true
+RandomizedDelaySec=1800
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 3198ed6..898c9a8 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ variable "renovate_image" {
 variable "restart_policy" {
   description = "Restart policy for the container (no, on-failure, always, unless-stopped)"
   type        = string
-  default     = "unless-stopped"
+  default     = "no"
 }
 
 # Resource Limits