diff --git a/docspell/backup/cronjob.yaml b/docspell/backup/cronjob.yaml
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+apiVersion: batch/v1beta1
+kind: CronJob
+metadata:
+  name: export-data
+spec:
+  jobTemplate:
+    metadata:
+      name: export-data
+    spec:
+      template:
+        spec:
+          containers:
+          - command:
+            - /bin/bash
+            - /opt/export-files.sh
+            - http://restserver:7880
+            - /data
+            image: quay.io/tobru/tools:latest
+            name: export-data
+            env:
+            - name: SKIP_FILE
+              value: "y"
+            - name: DS_USER
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: backup-creds
+                  key: user
+            - name: DS_PASS
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: backup-creds
+                  key: pass
+            - name: SKIP_FILE
+              value: y
+            volumeMounts:
+            - name: script
+              mountPath: /opt
+            - name: data
+              mountPath: /data
+          restartPolicy: OnFailure
+          volumes:
+          - name: script
+            configMap:
+              name: file-backup-script
+          - name: data
+            persistentVolumeClaim:
+              claimName: backup-data
+  schedule: '15 0 * * *'
diff --git a/docspell/backup/prebackuppod-docs.yaml b/docspell/backup/prebackuppod-docs.yaml
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index b3df030..0000000
--- a/docspell/backup/prebackuppod-docs.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: backup.appuio.ch/v1alpha1
-kind: PreBackupPod
-metadata:
-  name: dump-docs
-  namespace: docspell
-spec:
-  pod:
-    spec:
-      containers:
-      - image: busybox
-        command:
-          - /opt/export-files.sh
-        imagePullPolicy: Always
-        name: export-files
-        volumeMounts:
-        - name: script
-          mountPath: /opt
-      volumes:
-      - name: script
-        configMap:
-          name: file-backup-script
-
diff --git a/docspell/backup/pvc-backup-data.yaml b/docspell/backup/pvc-backup-data.yaml
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+++ b/docspell/backup/pvc-backup-data.yaml
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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  annotations:
+    k8up.syn.tools/backup: "true"
+  name: backup-data
+  namespace: docspell
+spec:
+  accessModes:
+  - ReadWriteOnce
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 10Gi
+  storageClassName: local-path
diff --git a/docspell/backup/secret.yaml b/docspell/backup/secret.yaml
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+++ b/docspell/backup/secret.yaml
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+apiVersion: bitnami.com/v1alpha1
+kind: SealedSecret
+metadata:
+  creationTimestamp: null
+  name: backup-creds
+  namespace: docspell
+spec:
+  encryptedData:
+    pass: 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
+    user: 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
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      creationTimestamp: null
+      name: backup-creds
+      namespace: docspell
+    type: Opaque
+status: {}
+