diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 02b6a63..89b41e6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -100,6 +100,20 @@ docker run -d \
 
 This will start the InvoiceShelf instance on port 8090. The data will be persisted in ./invoiceshelf/storage for the `storage` directory and `./invoiceshelf/database` for the SQLite database.
 
+## Scheduled work
+
+The container runs Laravel's scheduler itself, supervised alongside the web
+server. That is what creates recurring invoices, flags invoices overdue and
+expires estimates, so there is nothing to add to the host's crontab.
+
+Images published before this was added ran no scheduler at all. If recurring
+invoices have never appeared on your install, pull a current image.
+
+Set `SCHEDULER_ENABLED=false` only if you drive the schedule from elsewhere,
+for example a second container started with
+`command: ["php", "/var/www/html/artisan", "schedule:work"]`, or if you run more
+than one replica and want exactly one of them scheduling.
+
 ## Advanced configuration
 
 InvoiceShelf images are built on top of the `serversideup/php` image. 
diff --git a/docker-compose.mysql.yml b/docker-compose.mysql.yml
index f60edeb..73c77d2 100644
--- a/docker-compose.mysql.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.mysql.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ services:
       # REF: https://github.com/InvoiceShelf/InvoiceShelf/issues/213#issuecomment-3026790543
       - SANCTUM_STATEFUL_DOMAINS=localhost:8090
 
+      # The container runs Laravel's scheduler itself, which is what creates
+      # recurring invoices, flags invoices overdue and expires estimates. Set
+      # this to false only if you drive the schedule from elsewhere, such as a
+      # second container running `php artisan schedule:work`, or if you run
+      # more than one replica and want exactly one of them scheduling.
+      # - SCHEDULER_ENABLED=true
+
       - DB_CONNECTION=mariadb
       - DB_HOST=database
       - DB_PORT=3306
diff --git a/docker-compose.pgsql.yml b/docker-compose.pgsql.yml
index 8b646af..77563c2 100644
--- a/docker-compose.pgsql.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.pgsql.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ services:
       # REF: https://github.com/InvoiceShelf/InvoiceShelf/issues/213#issuecomment-3026790543
       - SANCTUM_STATEFUL_DOMAINS=localhost:8090
 
+      # The container runs Laravel's scheduler itself, which is what creates
+      # recurring invoices, flags invoices overdue and expires estimates. Set
+      # this to false only if you drive the schedule from elsewhere, such as a
+      # second container running `php artisan schedule:work`, or if you run
+      # more than one replica and want exactly one of them scheduling.
+      # - SCHEDULER_ENABLED=true
+
       - DB_CONNECTION=pgsql
       - DB_HOST=database
       - DB_PORT=5432
diff --git a/docker-compose.sqlite.yml b/docker-compose.sqlite.yml
index ac6f6f0..b541816 100644
--- a/docker-compose.sqlite.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.sqlite.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,20 @@ services:
       # REF: https://github.com/InvoiceShelf/InvoiceShelf/issues/213#issuecomment-3026790543
       - SANCTUM_STATEFUL_DOMAINS=localhost:8090
 
+      # The container runs Laravel's scheduler itself, which is what creates
+      # recurring invoices, flags invoices overdue and expires estimates. Set
+      # this to false only if you drive the schedule from elsewhere, such as a
+      # second container running `php artisan schedule:work`, or if you run
+      # more than one replica and want exactly one of them scheduling.
+      # - SCHEDULER_ENABLED=true
+
+      # The container runs Laravel's scheduler itself, which is what creates
+      # recurring invoices, flags invoices overdue and expires estimates. Set
+      # this to false only if you drive the schedule from elsewhere, such as a
+      # second container running `php artisan schedule:work`, or if you run
+      # more than one replica and want exactly one of them scheduling.
+      # - SCHEDULER_ENABLED=true
+
       - DB_CONNECTION=sqlite
       - DB_DATABASE=/var/www/html/storage/app/database.sqlite # ❌️📝 PLEASE DON'T EDIT THIS LINE - unless you know what you are doing
       - CACHE_STORE=file