diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/common/files/default/backupcron.txt b/chef/cookbooks/common/files/default/backupcron.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..acd11f4f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/common/files/default/backupcron.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+29 23 * * * exec /usr/local/app/diaspora/script/backup 2>> /tmp/backup/errors.log
diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/common/recipes/backup.rb b/chef/cookbooks/common/recipes/backup.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bb95c3ba6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/common/recipes/backup.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+execute "Remove Any Pervious Cronjob" do
+  command "crontab -r || true" 
+end
+
+execute "Add the current cronjob" do
+  command "crontab /usr/local/app/diaspora/chef/files/default/backupcorn.txt"
+end
diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/common/recipes/main.rb b/chef/cookbooks/common/recipes/main.rb
index a996cb162..cbaf76f9e 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/common/recipes/main.rb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/common/recipes/main.rb
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ include_recipe "common::iptables"
 include_recipe "common::daemontools"
 include_recipe "common::secret_token"
 include_recipe "common::splunk"
+include_recipe "common::backup"
diff --git a/script/backup b/script/backup
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..fea2e1418
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/backup
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+cd /usr/local/app/diaspora/
+touch /usr/local/app/diaspora/backup_start.txt
+exec /usr/local/bin/ruby /usr/local/bin/bundle exec rake backup:mongo 2>> /tmp/backup/rake.log
+touch /usr/local/app/diaspora/backup_end.txt