diff --git a/hosts.nix b/hosts.nix
index 0d314ec..39ad4a9 100644
--- a/hosts.nix
+++ b/hosts.nix
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
         ruben.paperless.enable = true;
         ruben.minecraft.enable = true;
         ruben.gitserver.enable = true;
-        ruben.soft-serve = {
-          enable = true;
-          restoreBackup = true;
-        };
+        #ruben.soft-serve = {
+        #  enable = true;
+        #  restoreBackup = true;
+        #};
         ruben.phone-backup.enable = true;
         ruben.fileserver.enable = true;
 
diff --git a/services/gitserver.nix b/services/gitserver.nix
index 3e91f66..d8e07f7 100644
--- a/services/gitserver.nix
+++ b/services/gitserver.nix
@@ -30,6 +30,30 @@
             X11Forwarding no
         '';
       };
+
+      /* backup service */
+      services.restic.backups.gitserver = {
+        user = "git";
+        initialize = true;
+        passwordFile = config.age.secrets.resticPassword.path;
+        repository = "s3:https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com/nixos-server-restic-backup/services/gitserver";
+        environmentFile = config.age.secrets.backblazeB2ResticS3EnvironmentSecrets.path;
+        paths = [
+          "/var/lib/git-server"
+        ];
+        pruneOpts = [
+          "--keep-hourly 48"
+          "--keep-daily 7"
+          "--keep-weekly 4"
+          "--keep-monthly 12"
+          "--keep-yearly 3"
+        ];
+        extraOptions = [ "s3.region=eu-central-003" ];
+        timerConfig = {
+          OnCalendar = "hourly";
+          Persistent = true;
+        };
+      };
     };
 }