diff --git a/modules/system/authentik-backup.nix b/modules/system/authentik-backup.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c83d0d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/system/authentik-backup.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+{ config, lib, myutils, pkgs, ... }:
+
+let
+	backupScript = pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
+		name = "backup-authentik-db-script";
+		src = ../../scripts/backup-authentik-db.sh; # Path to the script file
+		phases = "installPhase";
+		installPhase = ''
+			mkdir -p $out/bin
+			cp $src $out/bin/backup-authentik-db.sh
+			chmod +x $out/bin/backup-authentik-db.sh
+		'';
+	};
+in
+{
+	config = lib.mkIf config.myModules.authentik.enable {
+		sops.secrets.authentik-backup-pgpass = {
+			mode = "0400";
+		};
+		systemd.services.backup-authentik-db = {
+			description = "Backup authentik database";
+			after = [ "network-online.target" ];
+			wants = [ "network-online.target" ];
+			path = [ pkgs.bash pkgs.postgresql ];
+			requires = [ "podman-authentik-worker.service" ];	# Ensure authentik is running first
+			script = "${backupScript}/bin/backup-authentik-db.sh";
+			serviceConfig = {
+				# Needs root so it can stop other services
+				User = "root";
+				Group = "root";
+				Environment = "PGPASSFILE=${config.sops.secrets.authentik-backup-pgpass.path}";
+				EnvironmentFile = "/var/run/secrets/authentik-env";
+				Type = "oneshot";
+				Restart = "on-failure";
+			};
+			wantedBy = [ "timers.target" ];
+		};
+
+		systemd.tmpfiles.rules = [
+			"d /var/backups/authentik-db 0755 root root"
+		];
+		systemd.timers.backup-authentik-db = {
+			description = "Daily backup of authentik database";
+			wantedBy = [ "timers.target" ];
+			timerConfig = {
+				OnCalendar = "*-*-* 03:00:00"; # Run daily at 3:00 AM (adjust as needed)
+				Persistent = true; # If the system was off when it should have run, run it on startup
+			};
+		};
+
+		environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.postgresql ];
+	};
+}
diff --git a/modules/system/authentik.nix b/modules/system/authentik.nix
index 81e4136..a385ef5 100644
--- a/modules/system/authentik.nix
+++ b/modules/system/authentik.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ pkgs, lib, config, ... }:
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
 with lib;
 {
 	options.myModules.authentik.enable = mkEnableOption "custom authentik configuration";
diff --git a/modules/system/default.nix b/modules/system/default.nix
index b8d74cd..8441cfe 100644
--- a/modules/system/default.nix
+++ b/modules/system/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
 	imports = [
 		./authentik.nix
+		./authentik-backup.nix
 		./base.nix
 		./caddy.nix
 		./cloud-init.nix
diff --git a/scripts/backup-authentik-db.sh b/scripts/backup-authentik-db.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d9ff2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/backup-authentik-db.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+set -o xtrace
+
+service_redis="podman-authentik-redis"
+service_server="podman-authentik-server"
+service_worker="podman-authentik-worker"
+backup_dir="/var/backups/authentik-db"
+backup_file="$backup_dir/authentik-db-$(date +%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S).dump"
+
+# Stop the services
+echo "Stopping $service_redis..."
+systemctl stop "$service_redis"
+echo "Stopping $service_server..."
+systemctl stop "$service_server"
+#echo "Stopping $service_worker..."
+#systemctl stop "$service_worker"
+
+# Ensure backup directory exists
+echo "Creating backup directory"
+mkdir -p "$backup_dir"
+
+# Perform the database backup (requires appropriate pg_dump credentials)
+echo "Backing up database..."
+pg_dump -U "$AUTHENTIK_POSTGRESQL__USER" -d "$AUTHENTIK_POSTGRESQL__NAME" -h "$AUTHENTIK_POSTGRESQL__HOST" -p "$AUTHENTIK_POSTGRESQL__PORT" -f "$backup_file"
+
+# Check if the backup was successful
+if [ -s "$backup_file" ]; then
+  echo "Backup successful: $backup_file"
+else
+  echo "Backup failed!"
+  exit 1 # Indicate an error
+fi
+
+# Restart the service
+echo "Restarting $service_redis..."
+systemctl start "$service_redis"
+echo "Restarting $service_server..."
+systemctl start "$service_server"
+echo "Restarting $service_worker..."
+systemctl start "$service_worker"
+
+echo "Backup complete."
diff --git a/secrets/secrets.yaml b/secrets/secrets.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27d88c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/secrets/secrets.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
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+sops:
+    age:
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+        - recipient: age15y4k929zaj9fdg3vd40pa40tgvrgv9mn22xfummn5zxfmkcw5d0st6prjx
+          enc: |
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+    lastmodified: "2025-07-24T15:54:07Z"
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