diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 33c8468..497d519 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ home-manager switch --flake github:Logan-Lin/nix-config#yanlin@hs
 │   ├── ghostty.nix    # GPU-accelerated terminal emulator
 │   ├── syncthing.nix  # File synchronization service (includes package)
 │   ├── tailscale.nix  # Secure networking and VPN service
+│   ├── borg.nix       # Borg backup system with automated scheduling
 │   └── homebrew.nix   # Homebrew and nix-homebrew configuration
 ├── config/            # Configuration files
 │   ├── firefox/       # Firefox browser configuration
@@ -782,6 +783,75 @@ hms
 - **Tmux**: Copy mode automatically uses system clipboard  
 - **Terminal**: Standard Cmd+C/V works everywhere
 
+## 📦 Automated Backups: Borg
+
+**Configuration**: `modules/borg.nix`  
+**Purpose**: Deduplicating archiver with compression and encryption for automated backups
+
+### Key Features:
+- **Encrypted Backups**: Repository encrypted with passphrase for security
+- **Deduplication**: Space-efficient incremental backups
+- **Automated Scheduling**: Systemd timer for unattended daily backups
+- **Flexible Configuration**: Host-specific backup paths, retention policies, and frequencies
+- **Progress Monitoring**: Detailed logging and status reporting
+
+### Default Configuration (Home Server):
+- **Backup Paths**: `/home` and `/var/lib/containers`
+- **Repository**: `ssh://storage-box/./hs` (Hetzner Storage Box via SSH)
+- **Schedule**: Daily backups with 30-minute random delay
+- **Retention**: 7 daily, 4 weekly, 6 monthly, 2 yearly
+- **Compression**: LZ4 with level 6 (balanced speed/size)
+
+### Command Line Usage:
+
+#### Manual Backup Operations:
+```bash
+# Initialize repository (first-time setup)
+borg-init                      # Initialize encrypted repository
+
+# Start manual backup
+borg-backup-now                # Trigger immediate backup
+
+# Check backup status  
+borg-status                    # View service and timer status
+borg-logs                      # Follow backup logs in real-time
+```
+
+#### Direct Borg Commands:
+```bash
+# Set up environment for direct borg commands
+export BORG_REPO=ssh://storage-box/./hs
+export BORG_RSH="ssh -F /home/yanlin/.ssh/config"
+
+# Browse backup contents
+borg list                      # List all archives
+borg list ::<archive-name>     # List files in specific archive
+
+# Extract files
+borg extract ::<archive-name>  # Extract entire archive
+borg extract ::<archive-name> path/to/file  # Extract specific files
+
+# Repository maintenance
+borg check                     # Verify repository consistency
+borg info ::<archive-name>     # Show archive details and statistics
+```
+
+### Configuration Options:
+- **repositoryUrl**: Local path or remote SSH URL for backup storage
+- **backupPaths**: List of directories to include in backups
+- **backupFrequency**: Systemd timer frequency (daily, hourly, or OnCalendar format)
+- **retention**: Flexible policy for keeping daily/weekly/monthly/yearly backups
+- **excludePatterns**: Comprehensive list of files/directories to skip
+- **compressionLevel**: Balance between backup speed and storage efficiency
+
+### Security Setup:
+```bash
+# Create passphrase file (required for repository encryption)
+# Format: BORG_PASSPHRASE=yourpassphrase
+echo "BORG_PASSPHRASE=your-secure-passphrase" | sudo tee /etc/borg-passphrase
+sudo chmod 600 /etc/borg-passphrase
+```
+
 ## 🔒 Secure Networking: Tailscale
 
 **Configuration**: `modules/tailscale.nix`  
diff --git a/hosts/nixos/hs/system.nix b/hosts/nixos/hs/system.nix
index 6208744..410a8f7 100644
--- a/hosts/nixos/hs/system.nix
+++ b/hosts/nixos/hs/system.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     ../../../modules/traefik.nix
     ../../../modules/samba.nix
     ../../../modules/disk-health.nix
+    ../../../modules/borg.nix
   ];
 
   # GRUB bootloader with ZFS support
@@ -219,6 +220,34 @@
   # Enable experimental nix features
   nix.settings.experimental-features = [ "nix-command" "flakes" ];
 
+  # Borg backup configuration
+  services.borgbackup-custom = {
+    enable = true;
+    # Use SSH alias from SSH config for remote backup
+    repositoryUrl = "ssh://storage-box/./hs";
+    backupPaths = [ "/home" "/var/lib/containers" ];
+    # Examples:
+    # backupFrequency = "daily";           # Midnight (default)
+    # backupFrequency = "*-*-* 03:00:00";  # Every day at 3:00 AM
+    # backupFrequency = "*-*-* 22:30:00";  # Every day at 10:30 PM
+    # backupFrequency = "Mon,Wed,Fri 02:00:00"; # Mon/Wed/Fri at 2:00 AM
+    backupFrequency = "daily";
+    retention = {
+      keepDaily = 7;
+      keepWeekly = 4;
+      keepMonthly = 6;
+      keepYearly = 2;
+    };
+    passphraseFile = "/etc/borg-passphrase";
+    preHook = ''
+      echo "$(date): Starting Borg backup of ${config.networking.hostName}"
+    '';
+    postHook = ''
+      echo "$(date): Borg backup of ${config.networking.hostName} completed successfully"
+      # Optional: Send notification or update monitoring system
+    '';
+  };
+
   # This value determines the NixOS release from which the default
   # settings for stateful data, like file locations and database versions
   # on your system were taken. It's perfectly fine and recommended to leave
diff --git a/modules/borg.nix b/modules/borg.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cddda2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/borg.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,309 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
+let
+  cfg = config.services.borgbackup-custom;
+in
+
+{
+  options.services.borgbackup-custom = {
+    enable = mkEnableOption "Borg backup service";
+
+    repositoryUrl = mkOption {
+      type = types.str;
+      example = "/mnt/backup/borg-repo";
+      description = "Borg repository URL (local path or remote SSH URL)";
+    };
+
+    backupPaths = mkOption {
+      type = types.listOf types.str;
+      default = [ "/home" "/var/lib/containers" ];
+      example = [ "/home" "/var/lib/containers" "/etc" ];
+      description = "List of directories to backup";
+    };
+
+    backupFrequency = mkOption {
+      type = types.str;
+      default = "daily";
+      example = "hourly";
+      description = "Systemd timer frequency (OnCalendar format or shortcuts like daily, hourly)";
+    };
+
+    retention = mkOption {
+      type = types.submodule {
+        options = {
+          keepDaily = mkOption {
+            type = types.int;
+            default = 7;
+            description = "Number of daily backups to keep";
+          };
+          keepWeekly = mkOption {
+            type = types.int;
+            default = 4;
+            description = "Number of weekly backups to keep";
+          };
+          keepMonthly = mkOption {
+            type = types.int;
+            default = 6;
+            description = "Number of monthly backups to keep";
+          };
+          keepYearly = mkOption {
+            type = types.int;
+            default = 2;
+            description = "Number of yearly backups to keep";
+          };
+        };
+      };
+      default = {};
+      description = "Backup retention policy";
+    };
+
+    excludePatterns = mkOption {
+      type = types.listOf types.str;
+      default = [
+        # Temporary and cache files
+        "*.tmp"
+        "*.temp"
+        "*/.cache/*"
+        "*/.local/share/Trash/*"
+        "*/tmp/*"
+        "*/temp/*"
+        
+        # System files
+        "/proc/*"
+        "/sys/*"
+        "/dev/*"
+        "/run/*"
+        "/var/tmp/*"
+        "/var/cache/*"
+        "/var/log/*"
+        
+        # Container runtime files
+        "*/overlay2/*"
+        "*/containers/storage/overlay/*"
+        
+        # macOS metadata
+        ".DS_Store"
+        "._.DS_Store"
+        ".Spotlight-V100"
+        ".TemporaryItems"
+        ".Trashes"
+        ".fseventsd"
+        
+        # Build artifacts and dependencies
+        "node_modules/*"
+        "target/*"
+        "*.o"
+        "*.so"
+        "*.pyc"
+        "__pycache__/*"
+        
+        # Editor and IDE files
+        ".vscode/*"
+        "*.swp"
+        "*.swo"
+        "*~"
+      ];
+      description = "List of patterns to exclude from backup";
+    };
+
+    compressionLevel = mkOption {
+      type = types.int;
+      default = 6;
+      description = "Borg compression level (0-9, where 6 is balanced)";
+    };
+
+    passphraseFile = mkOption {
+      type = types.str;
+      default = "/etc/borg-passphrase";
+      description = "Path to file containing BORG_PASSPHRASE=yourpassphrase";
+    };
+
+    sshCommand = mkOption {
+      type = types.str;
+      default = "ssh -F /home/yanlin/.ssh/config -o StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new";
+      description = "SSH command for remote repositories (uses SSH config for host aliases)";
+    };
+
+    preHook = mkOption {
+      type = types.str;
+      default = "";
+      example = "echo 'Starting backup...'";
+      description = "Commands to run before backup";
+    };
+
+    postHook = mkOption {
+      type = types.str;
+      default = "";
+      example = "echo 'Backup completed.'";
+      description = "Commands to run after successful backup";
+    };
+  };
+
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    # Install Borg package
+    environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.borgbackup ];
+
+    # Create backup user for better isolation (optional)
+    users.users.borg-backup = {
+      isSystemUser = true;
+      group = "borg-backup";
+      description = "Borg backup user";
+    };
+    users.groups.borg-backup = {};
+
+    # Systemd service for backup
+    systemd.services.borg-backup = {
+      description = "Borg Backup Service";
+      wants = [ "network-online.target" ];
+      after = [ "network-online.target" ];
+      
+      # Add borg to the service's PATH
+      path = [ pkgs.borgbackup pkgs.openssh ];
+
+      serviceConfig = {
+        Type = "oneshot";
+        User = "root";  # Need root to access all backup paths
+        Group = "root";
+        
+        # Security settings
+        PrivateTmp = true;
+        ProtectSystem = "strict";
+        # Disable ProtectHome for SSH repositories to allow SSH key access
+        ProtectHome = mkIf (!(lib.hasPrefix "ssh://" cfg.repositoryUrl)) "read-only";
+        # Only add ReadWritePaths for local repositories
+        ReadWritePaths = mkIf (!(lib.hasPrefix "ssh://" cfg.repositoryUrl)) [ cfg.repositoryUrl ];
+        
+        # Environment
+        Environment = [
+          "BORG_REPO=${cfg.repositoryUrl}"
+          "BORG_RELOCATED_REPO_ACCESS_IS_OK=yes"
+          "BORG_UNKNOWN_UNENCRYPTED_REPO_ACCESS_IS_OK=no"
+        ];
+        EnvironmentFile = mkIf (cfg.passphraseFile != "") cfg.passphraseFile;
+      };
+
+      script = let
+        excludeArgs = concatMapStrings (pattern: " --exclude '${pattern}'") cfg.excludePatterns;
+        backupPathsStr = concatStringsSep " " (map (path: "'${path}'") cfg.backupPaths);
+        retentionArgs = with cfg.retention; concatStringsSep " " [
+          "--keep-daily ${toString keepDaily}"
+          "--keep-weekly ${toString keepWeekly}"
+          "--keep-monthly ${toString keepMonthly}"
+          "--keep-yearly ${toString keepYearly}"
+        ];
+      in ''
+        set -e
+        
+        # Set SSH command for remote repositories
+        export BORG_RSH="${cfg.sshCommand}"
+        
+        # Load passphrase from environment file
+        if [ -f "${cfg.passphraseFile}" ]; then
+          source "${cfg.passphraseFile}"
+        fi
+        
+        # Ensure root has access to SSH keys for remote repositories
+        if [[ "${cfg.repositoryUrl}" == ssh://* ]]; then
+          mkdir -p /root/.ssh
+          chmod 700 /root/.ssh
+          
+          # Copy SSH config if it exists
+          if [ -f /home/yanlin/.ssh/config ]; then
+            cp /home/yanlin/.ssh/config /root/.ssh/config
+            chmod 600 /root/.ssh/config
+          fi
+          
+          # Copy necessary SSH keys
+          if [ -d /home/yanlin/.ssh/keys ]; then
+            cp -r /home/yanlin/.ssh/keys /root/.ssh/
+            chmod -R 600 /root/.ssh/keys
+          fi
+        fi
+        
+        # Pre-hook
+        ${cfg.preHook}
+        
+        # Initialize repository if it doesn't exist
+        if ! borg info > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+          echo "Initializing Borg repository at ${cfg.repositoryUrl}"
+          borg init --encryption=repokey-blake2
+        fi
+        
+        # Create backup archive with timestamp
+        ARCHIVE_NAME="backup-$(date +%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S)"
+        echo "Creating backup archive: $ARCHIVE_NAME"
+        
+        borg create \
+          --verbose \
+          --stats \
+          --progress \
+          --compression lz4,${toString cfg.compressionLevel} \
+          --exclude-caches \
+          ${excludeArgs} \
+          "::$ARCHIVE_NAME" \
+          ${backupPathsStr}
+        
+        # Prune old backups
+        echo "Pruning old backups..."
+        borg prune \
+          --list \
+          --prefix 'backup-' \
+          --show-rc \
+          ${retentionArgs}
+        
+        # Compact repository to free space
+        echo "Compacting repository..."
+        borg compact
+        
+        # Post-hook
+        ${cfg.postHook}
+        
+        echo "Backup completed successfully"
+      '';
+    };
+
+    # Systemd timer for scheduled backups
+    systemd.timers.borg-backup = {
+      description = "Borg Backup Timer";
+      wantedBy = [ "timers.target" ];
+
+      timerConfig = {
+        OnCalendar = cfg.backupFrequency;
+        Persistent = true;
+        RandomizedDelaySec = "30min";  # Add some randomization to avoid load spikes
+      };
+    };
+
+    # Enable and start the timer
+    systemd.targets.multi-user.wants = [ "borg-backup.timer" ];
+
+    # Create a convenience script for manual backups
+    environment.etc."borg-backup-manual" = {
+      text = ''
+        #!/usr/bin/env bash
+        
+        echo "Starting manual Borg backup..."
+        systemctl start borg-backup.service
+        
+        echo "Checking backup status..."
+        systemctl status borg-backup.service
+        
+        echo "Recent backup logs:"
+        journalctl -u borg-backup.service -n 20
+      '';
+      mode = "0755";
+    };
+
+    # Helpful aliases for managing backups
+    environment.shellAliases = {
+      borg-init = "BORG_REPO='${cfg.repositoryUrl}' BORG_RSH='${cfg.sshCommand}' borg init --encryption=repokey-blake2";
+      borg-status = "systemctl status borg-backup.service borg-backup.timer";
+      borg-logs = "journalctl -u borg-backup.service -f";
+      borg-backup-now = "sudo systemctl start borg-backup.service";
+      borg-list = "BORG_REPO='${cfg.repositoryUrl}' BORG_RSH='${cfg.sshCommand}' borg list";
+      borg-info = "BORG_REPO='${cfg.repositoryUrl}' BORG_RSH='${cfg.sshCommand}' borg info";
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/modules/ssh.nix b/modules/ssh.nix
index fefa89d..fae45e2 100644
--- a/modules/ssh.nix
+++ b/modules/ssh.nix
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@
         identityFile = "~/.ssh/keys/hetzner";
       };
 
+      "storage-box" = {
+        hostname = "u448310.your-storagebox.de";
+        user = "u448310";
+        identityFile = "~/.ssh/keys/storage-box";
+        port = 23;
+      };
+
     };
   };
 }