diff --git a/data_bags/credentials/backup.json b/data_bags/credentials/backup.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1116f45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data_bags/credentials/backup.json
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+  "id": "backup",
+  "s3_access_key_id": {
+    "encrypted_data": "eql5TnKGVP2E8RrR0gbihdqGhY6RXC9C0S0Pxq5xi9ALE0qmngGLQVzCML7X\nEyrp\n",
+    "iv": "qm11KwrZq2+9ghDHv/yTlg==\n",
+    "version": 1,
+    "cipher": "aes-256-cbc"
+  },
+  "s3_secret_access_key": {
+    "encrypted_data": "5Hz7lnRBayVHzNayKyBhgDbBaaR06+gyk+vZYE8bQ4HaP03DEMBaIxkP+OwF\nIDK4Gx9hum/451d7jNN67WmwVg==\n",
+    "iv": "nP7kmCUvEzETXGHVaks6lQ==\n",
+    "version": 1,
+    "cipher": "aes-256-cbc"
+  },
+  "s3_region": {
+    "encrypted_data": "9APqZm2siyMYshNSYHeOVz2c1ytuuvRw2NjChi7fF0o=\n",
+    "iv": "XtF6SACoxNv6hgMlwutXPA==\n",
+    "version": 1,
+    "cipher": "aes-256-cbc"
+  },
+  "encryption_password": {
+    "encrypted_data": "0pMCTMXwVeFssELjbrdUeiEfcffJlWR2yIHVq7QRJFtd6EC7imOUupZxKqfr\n3o95nkSo/PWuDpET93LMCXhYCw==\n",
+    "iv": "/PLTGJDt73Pjt0/2oHyjOw==\n",
+    "version": 1,
+    "cipher": "aes-256-cbc"
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/backup/README.rdoc b/site-cookbooks/backup/README.rdoc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3de2ec7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site-cookbooks/backup/README.rdoc
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+= DESCRIPTION:
+
+= REQUIREMENTS:
+
+= ATTRIBUTES:
+
+= USAGE:
+
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/backup/attributes/default.rb b/site-cookbooks/backup/attributes/default.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81b334d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site-cookbooks/backup/attributes/default.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# Directory where backup config and models are stored
+set_unless["backup"]["dir"] = "/usr/local/lib/backup"
+
+# Use default backup model?
+set_unless["backup"]["default_model"] = true
+
+# Compression default settings
+set_unless["backup"]["compression"]["best"] = true
+set_unless["backup"]["compression"]["fast"] = false
+
+default['backup']['user'] = 'backup'
+
+# Archive default settings
+set_unless["backup"]["archives"] = {}
+
+# MongoDB default settings
+if node["mongodb"]
+  set_unless["backup"]["mongodb"]["databases"] = []
+  set_unless["backup"]["mongodb"]["host"]      = "localhost"
+  set_unless["backup"]["mongodb"]["ipv6"]      = false
+  set_unless["backup"]["mongodb"]["lock"]      = false
+end
+
+# MySQL default settings
+set_unless["backup"]["mysql"]["databases"] = []
+set_unless["backup"]["mysql"]["username"]  = "root"
+set_unless["backup"]["mysql"]["host"]      = "localhost"
+
+# Redis default settings
+set_unless["backup"]["redis"]["databases"]   = []
+set_unless["backup"]["redis"]["host"]        = "localhost"
+set_unless["backup"]["redis"]["invoke_save"] = false
+set_unless["backup"]["redis"]["dump_dir"]    = "/var/lib/redis"
+
+default['backup']['orbit']['keep'] = 10
+default['backup']['cron']['hour'] = "05"
+default['backup']['cron']['minute'] = "7"
+
+default['backup']['s3']['keep'] = 15
+default['backup']['s3']['bucket'] = "kosmos-dev-backups"
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/backup/files/default/duplicity-exclude.conf b/site-cookbooks/backup/files/default/duplicity-exclude.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e131ebc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site-cookbooks/backup/files/default/duplicity-exclude.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+- /dev
+- /etc
+- /home/backup
+- /opt
+- /proc
+- /root
+- /srv
+- /sys
+- /tmp
+- /usr
+- /var/cache
+- /var/log
+- /var/opt
+- /var/www
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/backup/metadata.rb b/site-cookbooks/backup/metadata.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..957763d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site-cookbooks/backup/metadata.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+maintainer       'Kosmos'
+maintainer_email 'mail@kosmos.org'
+license          'All rights reserved'
+description      "Installs/configures backup via the Backup gem"
+long_description IO.read(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'README.rdoc'))
+version "0.5.0"
+name "backup"
+
+depends 'logrotate'
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/backup/recipes/default.rb b/site-cookbooks/backup/recipes/default.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..482753f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site-cookbooks/backup/recipes/default.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#
+# Cookbook Name:: backup
+# Recipe:: default
+#
+# Copyright 2012, Appcache Ltd / 5apps.com
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+# a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+# "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+# without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+# distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+# permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+# the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+# included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+# EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+# MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+# NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
+# LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+# OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+# WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+gem_package 'backup' do
+  version '4.2.3'
+end
+
+backup_data = Chef::EncryptedDataBagItem.load('credentials', 'backup')
+
+directory node["backup"]["dir"]
+directory "#{node["backup"]["dir"]}/models"
+directory "#{node["backup"]["dir"]}/log"
+
+template "#{node["backup"]["dir"]}/config.rb" do
+  source    "config.rb.erb"
+  mode      0640
+  sensitive true
+  variables s3_access_key_id: backup_data["s3_access_key_id"],
+            s3_secret_access_key: backup_data["s3_secret_access_key"],
+            s3_region: backup_data["s3_region"],
+            encryption_password: backup_data["encryption_password"],
+            mail_to: "ops@5apps.com",
+            mail_from: "backups@kosmos.org"
+end
+
+if node["backup"]["default_model"]
+  template "#{node["backup"]["dir"]}/models/default.rb" do
+    source    "backup.rb.erb"
+    mode      0640
+  end
+
+  cron "default backup model" do
+    hour node['backup']['cron']['hour']
+    minute node['backup']['cron']['minute']
+    command "/usr/bin/env HOME=/home/user PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/ruby/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:$PATH /bin/sh -l -c 'backup perform -t default --root-path #{node["backup"]["dir"]} >> /var/log/backup.log 2>&1'"
+  end
+
+  include_recipe 'logrotate'
+
+  logrotate_app 'backup' do
+    path '/var/log/backup.log'
+    frequency 'daily'
+    rotate 10
+    create '640 root root'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/backup/templates/default/backup.rb.erb b/site-cookbooks/backup/templates/default/backup.rb.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23ec04f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site-cookbooks/backup/templates/default/backup.rb.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# encoding: utf-8
+
+#
+# Default
+#
+# $ backup perform -t default -c <%= node["backup"]["dir"] %>
+#
+
+KosmosBackup.new(:default, 'default backup') do
+
+<%- if node["backup"]["mysql"] -%>
+<%- node["backup"]["mysql"]["databases"].each do |db_name| -%>
+  database MySQL, :"<%= db_name.to_sym %>" do |db|
+    db.name = "<%= db_name %>"
+  end
+<%- end -%>
+<%- end -%>
+
+<%- if node["mongodb"] -%>
+<%- node["backup"]["mongodb"]["databases"].each do |db_name| -%>
+  database MongoDB, :"<%= db_name.to_sym %>" do |db|
+    db.name = "<%= db_name %>"
+  end
+<%- end -%>
+<%- end -%>
+
+<%- node["backup"]["redis"]["databases"].each do |db_name| -%>
+  database Redis, :"<%= db_name.to_sym %>" do |db|
+    db.rdb_path = "/var/lib/redis/<%= db_name %>.rdb"
+  end
+<%- end -%>
+
+<% if node["backup"]["archives"].length > 0 %>
+<% node["backup"]["archives"].each do |key, items| %>
+  archive :<%= key %>  do |archive|
+    <% items.each do |item| %>
+    Dir['<%= item %>'].each do |dir|
+      archive.add(dir)
+    end
+    <% end %>
+    archive.tar_options '-h --ignore-failed-read'
+  end
+<% end %>
+<% end %>
+
+store_with S3 do |s3|
+  s3.path    = "/<%= node["hostname"] %>"
+  s3.keep    = <%= node['backup']['s3']['keep'] %>
+end
+
+compress_with Bzip2
+
+encrypt_with OpenSSL
+
+notify_by Mail do |mail|
+  mail.on_success = false
+end
+
+end
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/backup/templates/default/config.rb.erb b/site-cookbooks/backup/templates/default/config.rb.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6887e11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site-cookbooks/backup/templates/default/config.rb.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# encoding: utf-8
+
+##
+# Backup v4.x Configuration
+#
+# Documentation: http://backup.github.io/backup
+# Issue Tracker: https://github.com/backup/backup/issues
+
+Storage::S3.defaults do |s3|
+  s3.access_key_id     = "<%= @s3_access_key_id %>"
+  s3.secret_access_key = "<%= @s3_secret_access_key %>"
+  s3.region            = "<%= @s3_region %>"
+  s3.bucket            = "<%= node['backup']['s3']['bucket'] %>"
+end
+
+Encryptor::OpenSSL.defaults do |encryption|
+  encryption.password = "<%= @encryption_password %>"
+  encryption.base64   = true
+  encryption.salt     = true
+end
+
+Notifier::Mail.defaults do |mail|
+  mail.from                 = "<%= node.name %> <<%= @mail_from %>>"
+  mail.to                   = "<%= @mail_to %>"
+  mail.delivery_method      = :sendmail
+end
+
+<%- if node["backup"]["mongodb"] -%>
+Database::MongoDB.defaults do |db|
+  db.host  = "<%= node["backup"]["mongodb"]["host"] %>"
+  db.ipv6  = <%= node["backup"]["mongodb"]["ipv6"] %>
+  db.lock  = <%= node["backup"]["mongodb"]["lock"] %>
+  <% if node["mongodb"]["port"] -%>
+  db.port  = <%= node["mongodb"]["port"] %>
+  <% end -%>
+end
+<%- end -%>
+
+<%- if node["backup"]["mysql"] -%>
+Database::MySQL.defaults do |db|
+  db.host               = "<%= node["backup"]["mysql"]["host"] %>"
+  db.username           = "<%= node["backup"]["mysql"]["username"] %>"
+  db.password           = "<%= node["backup"]["mysql"]["password"] %>"
+  db.additional_options = ['--quick', '--single-transaction']
+end
+<%- end -%>
+
+Database::Redis.defaults do |db|
+  db.host               = "<%= node["backup"]["redis"]["host"] %>"
+  db.port               = 6379
+  db.invoke_save        = <%= node["backup"]["redis"]["invoke_save"] %>
+  <%# db.password           = "my_password"%>
+  <%# db.socket             = "/tmp/redis.sock"%>
+end
+
+preconfigure 'KosmosBackup' do
+  split_into_chunks_of 250 # megabytes
+  store_with S3
+  compress_with Bzip2
+  encrypt_with OpenSSL
+  notify_by Mail do |mail|
+    mail.on_success = false
+    mail.on_warning = false
+    mail.on_failure = true
+  end
+end
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-mediawiki/metadata.rb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-mediawiki/metadata.rb
index d2ec2b3..c25037b 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-mediawiki/metadata.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-mediawiki/metadata.rb
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ version          '0.1.0'
 depends "mediawiki"
 depends "firewall"
 depends "ark"
+depends "backup"
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-mediawiki/recipes/default.rb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-mediawiki/recipes/default.rb
index 45982af..897eaab 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-mediawiki/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-mediawiki/recipes/default.rb
@@ -152,3 +152,13 @@ $wgArticlePath = "/$1";
     file.write_file
   end
 end
+
+node.override["backup"]["mysql"]["host"] = "localhost"
+node.override["backup"]["mysql"]["username"] = "root"
+node.override["backup"]["mysql"]["password"] = node["mediawiki"]["db"]["root_password"]
+unless node["backup"]["mysql"]["databases"].include? 'mediawikidb'
+  node.override["backup"]["mysql"]["databases"] =
+    node["backup"]["mysql"]["databases"].to_a << "mediawikidb"
+end
+
+include_recipe "backup"
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-wordpress/recipes/default.rb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-wordpress/recipes/default.rb
index 262df54..c03b946 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-wordpress/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-wordpress/recipes/default.rb
@@ -26,3 +26,12 @@ node.set['wordpress']['salt']['logged_in']        = credentials["salt_logged_in"
 node.set['wordpress']['salt']['nonce']            = credentials["salt_nonce"]
 
 include_recipe 'kosmos-wordpress::nginx'
+
+node.override["backup"]["mysql"]["host"] = "localhost"
+node.override["backup"]["mysql"]["username"] = "root"
+node.override["backup"]["mysql"]["password"] = node["mediawiki"]["db"]["root_password"]
+unless node["backup"]["mysql"]["databases"].include? "wordpressdb"
+  node.override["backup"]["mysql"]["databases"] =
+    node["backup"]["mysql"]["databases"].to_a << "wordpressdb"
+end
+include_recipe "backup"