diff --git a/ansible/skund.yml b/ansible/skund.yml
index fd7d52eaa6d479ec172abbc5d68e232edaf2f0a3..af77cbd759842951bc3f167aa8feeedeaec64d13 100644
--- a/ansible/skund.yml
+++ b/ansible/skund.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
         # Samba (local nets only)
         ip saddr 192.168.0.0/21 tcp dport { 139, 445 } accept
         ip saddr 192.168.0.0/21 tcp dport { 137, 138 } accept
+    backup_users:
+      - name: skund
 
   tasks:
       - fail:
@@ -111,3 +113,53 @@
               public: true
               writeable: true
 
+      - name: "Obtain root's SSH public key"
+        user:
+          name: root
+          generate_ssh_key: true
+          ssh_key_type: ed25519
+        register: root_user
+
+      - name: "Backups"
+        block:
+          - name: "Backup group"
+            group:
+              name: 'backup-remote'
+              system: true
+  
+          - name: "Backup users"
+            user:
+              name: 'backup-{{item.name}}'
+              system: true
+              create_home: true
+              move_home: true
+              home: '/backup/{{item.name}}'
+              group: 'backup-remote'
+              shell: /bin/bash
+            loop: "{{backup_users}}"
+
+
+          - name: "Backup script"
+            copy:
+              src: "../backup-tar/backup.sh"
+              dest: "/usr/sbin/backup-tar"
+              mode: "u=rx,g=,o="
+
+          - name: "Backup config"
+            copy:
+              content: |
+                TARGET=backup-skund@127.0.0.1
+                SOURCES="/home/xstill/sync /home/xstill/recepty /home/xstill/_config /home/xstill/notes /data/xstill/repo-t14"
+              dest: "/backup/skund/backup-tar.config"
+
+          - name: "Authorized key for backup-skund"
+            ansible.posix.authorized_key:
+              key: "{{root_user.ssh_public_key}}"
+              user: "backup-skund"
+
+          - name: "Cron monitoring setup – jobs"
+            cron:
+              user: "root"
+              name: "backup-tar"
+              special_time: "daily"
+              job: "/usr/sbin/backup-tar /backup/skund/backup-tar.config"