diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c39f234..4d5cf33 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ postgres
 build
 config
 soapbox.zip
+db.sql
diff --git a/take_backup.sh b/take_backup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c2a6477
--- /dev/null
+++ b/take_backup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+podman exec pleroma-db pg_dump -U pleroma pleroma > db.sql