diff --git a/Controller/ConfigController.php b/Controller/ConfigController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db40769
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Controller/ConfigController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Kanboard\Plugin\RecoReco\Controller;
+
+use Kanboard\Controller\BaseController;
+use Kanboard\Plugin\RecoReco\Model\RecoRecoModel;
+
+/**
+ * Global settings page for RecoReco.
+ *
+ * Admin-only for free: the application ACL is keyed by the SHORT controller name, and core maps
+ * 'ConfigController' => APP_ADMIN (AuthenticationProvider::getApplicationAccessMap), so every action
+ * on a controller named ConfigController requires an application administrator -- plugin included.
+ * Keep admin-only actions in THIS controller; a differently-named controller would default to
+ * APP_USER (any logged-in user).
+ */
+class ConfigController extends BaseController
+{
+    public function show()
+    {
+        $this->response->html($this->helper->layout->config('recoReco:config/show', array(
+            'title' => t('Settings').' &gt; '.t('RecoReco'),
+        )));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Run the scheduler now -- the same pass cron runs: spawn every template card whose occurrence
+     * is due, across all boards. Idempotent (an occurrence is never spawned twice), so it is safe to
+     * trigger at any time.
+     */
+    public function run()
+    {
+        $this->checkCSRFForm();
+
+        $count = (new RecoRecoModel($this->container))->run();
+
+        $this->flash->success(t('RecoReco: spawned %d card(s).', $count));
+        $this->response->redirect($this->helper->url->to('ConfigController', 'show', array('plugin' => 'RecoReco')));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Plugin.php b/Plugin.php
index 79dc5e1..2c585af 100644
--- a/Plugin.php
+++ b/Plugin.php
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ class Plugin extends Base
         // Board card icon: black on a recurring template, white (inverse) on a generated copy.
         $this->template->hook->attach('template:board:task:icons', 'recoReco:board/task_icon');
 
+        // Global settings page (Settings -> RecoReco) with a manual "Run now" button that triggers
+        // the same scheduler pass as cron. Admin-only for free via the shared 'ConfigController' ACL.
+        $this->template->hook->attach('template:config:sidebar', 'recoReco:config/sidebar');
+
         // The scheduling engine runs from the CLI (cron). Registered CLI-only so web requests do
         // not build the console app.
         if (php_sapi_name() === 'cli') {
@@ -51,7 +55,7 @@ class Plugin extends Base
 
     public function getPluginVersion()
     {
-        return '1.2.0';
+        return '1.3.0';
     }
 
     public function getPluginHomepage()
diff --git a/Template/config/show.php b/Template/config/show.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0b126a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Template/config/show.php
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<div class="page-header">
+    <h2><?= t('RecoReco') ?></h2>
+</div>
+
+<p class="form-help">
+    <?= t('Run the recurring-card scheduler now. This spawns every template card whose occurrence is due, on all boards -- the same pass the cron job runs. It is safe to run at any time: an occurrence is never spawned twice.') ?>
+</p>
+
+<form method="post" action="<?= $this->url->href('ConfigController', 'run', array('plugin' => 'RecoReco')) ?>">
+    <?= $this->form->csrf() ?>
+    <div class="form-actions">
+        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-blue"><?= t('Run now') ?></button>
+    </div>
+</form>
diff --git a/Template/config/sidebar.php b/Template/config/sidebar.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30cfc19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Template/config/sidebar.php
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<li <?= $this->app->checkMenuSelection('ConfigController', 'show', 'RecoReco') ?>>
+    <?= $this->url->link(t('RecoReco'), 'ConfigController', 'show', array('plugin' => 'RecoReco')) ?>
+</li>
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 289ba64..93a562d 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-RecoReco v1.2
+RecoReco v1.3