diff --git a/charts/stable/recyclarr/Chart.yaml b/charts/stable/recyclarr/Chart.yaml
index 8217c4e30cc..8fa167c958f 100644
--- a/charts/stable/recyclarr/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/stable/recyclarr/Chart.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ sources:
   - https://github.com/recyclarr/recyclarr
   - https://github.com/recyclarr/recyclarr/pkgs/container/recyclarr
 type: application
-version: 1.0.17
+version: 1.0.18
 annotations:
   truecharts.org/SCALE-support: "true"
   truecharts.org/catagories: |
diff --git a/charts/stable/recyclarr/docs/installation_notes.md b/charts/stable/recyclarr/docs/installation_notes.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..914398502c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/stable/recyclarr/docs/installation_notes.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Installation Notes
+
+:::info
+
+To edit recyclarr's files in the /config dir, I highly recommend using the codeserver Addon-on. It offers a web based file editor. Its meant to be temporarily so you can add/remove it any time.
+
+:::
diff --git a/charts/stable/recyclarr/values.yaml b/charts/stable/recyclarr/values.yaml
index 3115a3b0421..33ac30bc361 100644
--- a/charts/stable/recyclarr/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/stable/recyclarr/values.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ service:
       main:
         enabled: false
 
+installContainers:
+  initconfig:
+    image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag }}"
+    volumeMounts:
+      - name: config
+        mountPath: "/config"
+    command: ["recyclarr", "create-config"]
+
 persistence:
   config:
     enabled: true