diff --git a/src/server/api/auth.py b/src/server/api/auth.py
index aa3019a..c1717d4 100644
--- a/src/server/api/auth.py
+++ b/src/server/api/auth.py
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ async def setup_auth(req: SetupRequest):
             config.scheduler.enabled = req.scheduler_enabled
         if req.scheduler_interval_minutes is not None:
             config.scheduler.interval_minutes = req.scheduler_interval_minutes
+        if req.scheduler_schedule_time is not None:
+            config.scheduler.schedule_time = req.scheduler_schedule_time
+        if req.scheduler_schedule_days is not None:
+            config.scheduler.schedule_days = req.scheduler_schedule_days
+        if req.scheduler_auto_download_after_rescan is not None:
+            config.scheduler.auto_download_after_rescan = req.scheduler_auto_download_after_rescan
         
         # Update logging configuration
         if req.logging_level:
diff --git a/src/server/models/auth.py b/src/server/models/auth.py
index a786d2e..6881002 100644
--- a/src/server/models/auth.py
+++ b/src/server/models/auth.py
@@ -62,7 +62,16 @@ class SetupRequest(BaseModel):
         default=True, description="Enable/disable scheduler"
     )
     scheduler_interval_minutes: Optional[int] = Field(
-        default=60, ge=1, description="Scheduler interval in minutes"
+        default=60, ge=1, description="Scheduler interval in minutes (legacy)"
+    )
+    scheduler_schedule_time: Optional[str] = Field(
+        default="03:00", description="Daily run time in HH:MM format"
+    )
+    scheduler_schedule_days: Optional[list] = Field(
+        default=None, description="Days of week to run scheduler (mon-sun)"
+    )
+    scheduler_auto_download_after_rescan: Optional[bool] = Field(
+        default=False, description="Auto-download missing episodes after rescan"
     )
     
     # Logging configuration
diff --git a/src/server/web/templates/setup.html b/src/server/web/templates/setup.html
index 63536d4..d7c812d 100644
--- a/src/server/web/templates/setup.html
+++ b/src/server/web/templates/setup.html
@@ -202,6 +202,47 @@
             line-height: 1.4;
         }
 
+        .scheduler-days-row {
+            display: flex;
+            flex-wrap: wrap;
+            gap: 0.4rem;
+            margin-top: 0.25rem;
+        }
+
+        .scheduler-day-toggle-label {
+            display: flex;
+            align-items: center;
+            gap: 0.25rem;
+            cursor: pointer;
+            padding: 0.3rem 0.6rem;
+            border: 2px solid var(--color-border);
+            border-radius: 6px;
+            font-size: 0.85rem;
+            font-weight: 500;
+            background: var(--color-surface);
+            color: var(--color-text-secondary);
+            transition: all 0.15s ease;
+            user-select: none;
+        }
+
+        .scheduler-day-toggle-label input[type="checkbox"] {
+            display: none;
+        }
+
+        .scheduler-day-toggle-label:has(input:checked) {
+            border-color: var(--color-primary);
+            background: rgba(var(--color-primary-rgb), 0.12);
+            color: var(--color-primary);
+        }
+
+        details.form-advanced > summary {
+            cursor: pointer;
+            color: var(--color-text-secondary);
+            font-size: 0.85rem;
+            margin-top: 0.5rem;
+            user-select: none;
+        }
+
         .setup-button {
             width: 100%;
             padding: 0.75rem;
@@ -390,11 +431,66 @@
                             <div class="form-help">Automatically check for new episodes</div>
                         </div>
                         <div class="form-group">
-                            <label for="scheduler_interval_minutes" class="form-label">Interval (minutes)</label>
-                            <input type="number" id="scheduler_interval_minutes" name="scheduler_interval_minutes" 
-                                   class="form-input" value="60" min="1" required>
+                            <label for="scheduler_schedule_time" class="form-label">Run at (HH:MM)</label>
+                            <input type="time" id="scheduler_schedule_time" name="scheduler_schedule_time"
+                                   class="form-input" value="03:00">
                         </div>
                     </div>
+                    <div class="form-row">
+                        <div class="form-group full-width">
+                            <label class="form-label">Days of week</label>
+                            <div class="scheduler-days-row">
+                                <label class="scheduler-day-toggle-label">
+                                    <input type="checkbox" id="scheduler_day_mon" class="scheduler-day-setup-cb" value="mon" checked>
+                                    <span>Mon</span>
+                                </label>
+                                <label class="scheduler-day-toggle-label">
+                                    <input type="checkbox" id="scheduler_day_tue" class="scheduler-day-setup-cb" value="tue" checked>
+                                    <span>Tue</span>
+                                </label>
+                                <label class="scheduler-day-toggle-label">
+                                    <input type="checkbox" id="scheduler_day_wed" class="scheduler-day-setup-cb" value="wed" checked>
+                                    <span>Wed</span>
+                                </label>
+                                <label class="scheduler-day-toggle-label">
+                                    <input type="checkbox" id="scheduler_day_thu" class="scheduler-day-setup-cb" value="thu" checked>
+                                    <span>Thu</span>
+                                </label>
+                                <label class="scheduler-day-toggle-label">
+                                    <input type="checkbox" id="scheduler_day_fri" class="scheduler-day-setup-cb" value="fri" checked>
+                                    <span>Fri</span>
+                                </label>
+                                <label class="scheduler-day-toggle-label">
+                                    <input type="checkbox" id="scheduler_day_sat" class="scheduler-day-setup-cb" value="sat" checked>
+                                    <span>Sat</span>
+                                </label>
+                                <label class="scheduler-day-toggle-label">
+                                    <input type="checkbox" id="scheduler_day_sun" class="scheduler-day-setup-cb" value="sun" checked>
+                                    <span>Sun</span>
+                                </label>
+                            </div>
+                            <div class="form-help">Scheduler runs at the selected time on checked days. Uncheck all to disable scheduling.</div>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="form-row">
+                        <div class="form-group">
+                            <label class="form-checkbox">
+                                <input type="checkbox" id="scheduler_auto_download" name="scheduler_auto_download">
+                                <span>Auto-download missing episodes after rescan</span>
+                            </label>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                    <details class="form-advanced">
+                        <summary>Advanced</summary>
+                        <div class="form-row" style="margin-top:0.75rem">
+                            <div class="form-group">
+                                <label for="scheduler_interval_minutes" class="form-label">Legacy Interval (minutes)</label>
+                                <input type="number" id="scheduler_interval_minutes" name="scheduler_interval_minutes"
+                                       class="form-input" value="60" min="1">
+                                <div class="form-help">Deprecated: only used if cron scheduling is not configured.</div>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                    </details>
                 </div>
 
                 <!-- Logging Settings -->
@@ -673,7 +769,10 @@
                 name: document.getElementById('name').value.trim(),
                 data_dir: document.getElementById('data_dir').value.trim(),
                 scheduler_enabled: document.getElementById('scheduler_enabled').checked,
-                scheduler_interval_minutes: parseInt(document.getElementById('scheduler_interval_minutes').value),
+                scheduler_schedule_time: document.getElementById('scheduler_schedule_time').value || '03:00',
+                scheduler_schedule_days: Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.scheduler-day-setup-cb:checked')).map(cb => cb.value),
+                scheduler_auto_download_after_rescan: document.getElementById('scheduler_auto_download').checked,
+                scheduler_interval_minutes: parseInt(document.getElementById('scheduler_interval_minutes').value) || 60,
                 logging_level: document.getElementById('logging_level').value,
                 logging_file: document.getElementById('logging_file').value.trim() || null,
                 logging_max_bytes: document.getElementById('logging_max_bytes').value ?