diff --git a/machines/solis/configuration.nix b/machines/solis/configuration.nix
index 499c9a0..1fd28f4 100644
--- a/machines/solis/configuration.nix
+++ b/machines/solis/configuration.nix
@@ -29,6 +29,24 @@
   services.resolved.enable = true;
   services.resolved.extraConfig = "DNSStubListener=no\n";
 
+  systemd.timers."backupSyncthing" = {
+    wantedBy = [ "timers.target" ];
+      timerConfig = {
+        OnCalendar = "daily";
+        Persistent = true;
+      };
+  };
+
+  systemd.services."backupSyncthing" = {
+    script = ''
+      /home/horseman/nix-config/misc/backup.sh
+    '';
+    serviceConfig = {
+      Type = "oneshot";
+      User = "root";
+    };
+  };
+
   services.samba = {
     enable = false;
     securityType = "user";
diff --git a/misc/backup.sh b/misc/backup.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d0c446
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/backup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+cd /home/horseman
+
+tar -cf backups/$(date +%Y-%m-%d).tar Documents