diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 183ea8f..0b91ed4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,3 +28,8 @@ Usage:
 * Adjust other parameters if needed (see comments)
 * Make the script run by cron e.g. every minute
 * You're done
+
+Cron Setup:
+* Open Crontab using crontab -e
+* For Updating Trackers to Every New Torrent Every 15 Minutes Add: */15 * * * * /usr/bin/sh [path]]/transmission-trackers-auto-cron.sh
+* Modify the transmission-trackers-auto.sh file as per your needs. We have provided two options, transmission-daemon & docker
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diff --git a/transmission-trackers-auto-cron.sh b/transmission-trackers-auto-cron.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7aca918
--- /dev/null
+++ b/transmission-trackers-auto-cron.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# If you are using transmission-daemon directly on system the below code will ensure that trackers script run only when it is running
+if [ "$(systemctl is-active transmission-daemon)" = "active" ]
+then
+/usr/bin/python3 [path]]/transmission-trackers.py
+fi
+
+# If you are using docker for transmission use the following. Replace 'docker-container-name' with the appropriate name
+if [ "$( docker container inspect -f '{{.State.Running}}' 'docker-container-name' )" = "true" ]
+then
+/usr/bin/python3 [path]]/transmission-trackers.py
+fi
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diff --git a/transmission-trackers.py b/transmission-trackers.py
index 19690f8..3a5e8c6 100755
--- a/transmission-trackers.py
+++ b/transmission-trackers.py
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 from __future__ import print_function
+import socket
+import time
+import os
+import sys
+from os import getcwd
 
 # Host, port, username and password to connect to Transmission
 # Set user and pw to None if auth is not required
@@ -16,6 +21,11 @@
   # If empty - will affect all torrents
   'status_filter': (),
 
+  # Ignore torrents that contain any of these trackers.
+  # This is useful, e.g., for excluding torrents from private trackers.
+  # trackers are matched by substring, so you can cover https://my.site/announce with just my.site
+  'tracker_filter': [],
+
   # A list of URLs where to get the tracker lists from.
   # The lists are combined into one with duplicates removed.
   # The trackers from these lists are checked by looking up the URL's hostname in DNS.
@@ -47,13 +57,16 @@
   'debug': False
 }
 
-from os import getcwd
+cache_file = None  # Universal scope
 if getcwd() != '/docker/transmission/transmission-trackers':
   from os import environ as env, path, mkdir
   try:
+    cache_file = path.join(env.get('TEMP',env.get('TMP','')) ,'.cache/trackers.txt')
+    if not path.isdir(path.dirname(cache_file)):
+        mkdir(path.dirname(cache_file))
     import toml
     configfile = path.join( \
-      env.get('XDG_CONFIG_HOME', path.join(env['HOME'],'.config')),
+      env.get('XDG_CONFIG_HOME', path.join(env.get('HOME',env.get('USERPROFILE',env.get('HOMEPATH',None))),'.config')),
       'transmission/trackers.toml'
     )
     if path.exists(configfile):
@@ -64,22 +77,22 @@
         mkdir(path.dirname(configfile))
       with open(configfile, 'w') as f:
         toml.dump( {'client': client, 'config': config }, f )
-  except:
-    pass
+  except KeyError:
   # Where to cache downloaded lists
-  cache_file = path.join(env['HOME'] ,'.cache/trackers.txt')
+    cache_file = path.join(env['TEMP'] ,'.cache/trackers.txt')
 else:
   cache_file = '/tmp/trackers_cache.txt'
 
 
-
 ### Configuration ends here ###
 hdrs = {'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0'}
 hosts, ips = set(()), set(())
 
-import sys, os, time, socket
 try:
   from transmissionrpc import Client
+  if 'host' in client:
+    client['address'] = client['host']
+    del client['host']
 except ImportError:
   try:
     from transmission_rpc import Client
@@ -232,15 +245,24 @@ def readLocalLists():
   if config['status_filter'] and not t.status in config['status_filter']:
     dbg('{}: skipping due to status filter'.format(t.name))
     continue
+  if getattr(t, 'isPrivate', getattr(t, 'is_private', False)):
+    dbg('{}: skipping private torrent'.format(t.name))
+    continue
 
   ttrk = set(())
   for trk in t.trackers:
-    ttrk.add(trk['announce'])
+    ttrk.add(getattr(trk, 'fields', trk).get('announce'))
+
+  if any(tracker in url for url in ttrk for tracker in config['tracker_filter']):
+    dbg('{}: skipping due to tracker filter'.format(t.name))
+    continue
 
   diff = trackers - ttrk
 
   if diff:
     lg('{}: Adding {} trackers (before: {})'.format(t.name, len(diff), len(ttrk)))
     tc.change_torrent(t.id, trackerAdd=list(diff))
+    time.sleep(1)
+    tc.reannounce_torrent(t.id)
   else:
     dbg('{}: update not needed'.format(t.name))