diff --git a/applications/gitlab.nix b/applications/gitlab.nix
index 36b2aae..6aa4de6 100644
--- a/applications/gitlab.nix
+++ b/applications/gitlab.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 }:
 with lib; let
   cfg = config.services.skynet_gitlab;
+  backup_path = "/etc/skynet/backups/gitlab";
 
   domain_base = "${cfg.domain.base}.${cfg.domain.tld}";
   domain_full = "${cfg.domain.sub}.${domain_base}";
@@ -178,6 +179,10 @@ in {
       domain = lib.mkForce domain_base;
     };
 
+    services.skynet_backup.normal.backups = [
+      backup_path
+    ];
+
     services.gitlab = {
       enable = true;
 
@@ -213,6 +218,14 @@ in {
         };
       };
 
+      # see https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitlab.nix#L295
+      backup = {
+        startAt = "Sat *-*-* 04:00:00"; # Sat 4am weekly
+        path = backup_path;
+        keepTime = 24; # (Hours) Backups are uploaded to seperate server
+        skip = ["builds" "artifacts" "registry" "tar"]; # see https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/administration/backup_restore/backup_gitlab.html#excluding-specific-data-from-the-backup
+      };
+
       # use the local email client
       smtp.enable = true;