diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a6bdaf9..4e0bb85 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -78,6 +78,15 @@ journalctl -f
 The containers should start on the next boot automatically.
 
 
+# Database backup
+
+The `database_backup` folder suggests a way to dump the database regularly. Make sure to add a volume mount to the 
+database container and bind it to `/var/db_backup`
+
+As is, the unit will create gziped SQL dumps named with the date of creation: `YYYYMMDD`.
+
+To enable it, place the files in `/etc/systemd/system` then enable the timer: `systemctl enable --now immich-database-backup.timer`.
+
 # TODO 
 - write a makefile or a justfile that insert the variables in the unit files maybe ? Right now it requires some copy and pasting.
 - Contribute it upstream to immich : no longer a goal, they stated they are [not interested](https://github.com/immich-app/immich/discussions/7977).
diff --git a/database_backup/immich-database-backup.service b/database_backup/immich-database-backup.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85ac6a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database_backup/immich-database-backup.service
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Dumps immich postgre database for backup
+Documentation=https://immich.app/docs/administration/backup-and-restore/
+After=immich-database
+Requires=immich-database
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+# Dump the database as SQL
+ExecStart=podman exec -t immich_postgres pg_dumpall --clean --if-exists --username=postgres -f /var/db_backup/backup
+# Rename the file (double % to escape systemd specifiers)
+ExecStart=bash -c "mv /path/to/database_backup/backup /var/hdd-raid/immich/database_backup/$(date +%%Y%%m%%d)"
+# Compress the file (double % to escape systemd specifiers)
+ExecStart=bash -c "gzip /var/hdd-raid/immich/database_backup/$(date +%%Y%%m%%d)"
+RemainAfterExit=true
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/database_backup/immich-database-backup.timer b/database_backup/immich-database-backup.timer
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd1c778
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database_backup/immich-database-backup.timer
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Trigger immich-database-backup service
+
+[Timer]
+# Twice a week : mondays, thursdays, mornings
+OnCalendar=Mon,Thu 05:00 Europe/Paris
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target
diff --git a/immich-database.container b/immich-database.container
index ccabc39..04a9d10 100644
--- a/immich-database.container
+++ b/immich-database.container
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ EnvironmentFile=immich.env
 Image=docker.io/tensorchord/pgvecto-rs:pg14-v0.2.0@sha256:90724186f0a3517cf6914295b5ab410db9ce23190a2d9d0b9dd6463e3fa298f0
 Volume=/path/to/database/database:/var/lib/postgresql/data:z
 Volume=./immich-database-healthcheck:/health.sh
+# If you want to use the unit provided in `database_backup`
+# Volume=/path/to/db/backups:/var/db_backup/:z
 Exec= postgres -c shared_preload_libraries=vectors.so -c 'search_path="$$user", public, vectors' -c logging_collector=on -c max_wal_size=2GB -c shared_buffers=512MB -c wal_compression=on
 HealthCmd=["/bin/bash", "/health.sh"]
 HealthStartPeriod=5m