diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1753f78c..df1a5c9f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ tags
 build*
 *.qm
 .directory
+mysql.cnf
diff --git a/servatrice/scripts/maint_replays b/servatrice/scripts/maint_replays
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ce1b400
--- /dev/null
+++ b/servatrice/scripts/maint_replays
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# SCHEDULE WITH CRONTAB BASED ON TIME PERIOD REPLAYS SHOULD BE SAVED UNTIL (EX: SCHEDULE ONCE A WEEK TO KEEP A WEEKS WORTH OF REPLAYS IN THE DB)
+mysql --defaults-file=./mysql.cnf -h localhost -e 'truncate table servatrice.cockatrice_replays;truncate table servatrice.cockatrice_replays_access'
diff --git a/servatrice/scripts/maint_sessions b/servatrice/scripts/maint_sessions
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2c41da6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/servatrice/scripts/maint_sessions
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# SCHEDULE WITH CRONTAB TO RUN ONCE A MONTH
+mysql --defaults-file=./mysql.cnf -h localhost -e "delete from servatrice.cockatrice_sessions where start_time < DATE_SUB(now(), INTERVAL 1 MONTH)"
diff --git a/servatrice/scripts/mysql.cnf.example b/servatrice/scripts/mysql.cnf.example
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e5d901be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/servatrice/scripts/mysql.cnf.example
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[client]
+user={db_username}
+password={db_password}