diff --git a/src/controller/admin/exportController.ts b/src/controller/admin/exportController.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..739610c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/controller/admin/exportController.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { Request, Response } from "express";
+import MemberService from "../../service/memberService";
+import AwardService from "../../service/awardService";
+import CommunicationTypeService from "../../service/communicationTypeService";
+import ExecutivePositionService from "../../service/executivePositionService";
+import crypto from "crypto";
+import { type BinaryLike } from "node:crypto";
+
+/**
+ * @description get all data stored in the database as a single json object
+ * @param req {Request} Express req object
+ * @param res {Response} Express res object
+ * @returns {Promise<*>}
+ */
+export async function getDatabaseExport(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<any> {
+  const { secret } = req.body;
+  try {
+    if (!secret) {
+      res.status(400).send('Empty encryption key');
+      return;
+    }
+    const iv = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      // create initialization vector
+      crypto.randomBytes(16, (err, iv) => {
+        if (err) {
+          reject(err);
+          return;
+        }
+        resolve(iv);
+      });
+    });
+
+    let data: any = {};
+
+    console.log('Exporting awards...');
+    data.awards = await AwardService.getAll();
+    console.log(`Exported ${data.awards.length} awards`);
+    console.log('Exporting communication types...');
+    data.communicationTypes = await CommunicationTypeService.getAll();
+    console.log(`Exported ${data.communicationTypes.length} communicationTypes`);
+    console.log('Exporting executivePositions...');
+    data.executivePositions = await ExecutivePositionService.getAll();
+    console.log(`Exported ${data.executivePositions.length} executivePositions`);
+    console.log('Exporting members...');
+    data.members = await MemberService.getAll();
+    console.log(`Exported ${data.members.length} members`);
+
+    console.log(`Encrypting data...`);
+    // encrypt data
+    const dataStr: string = JSON.stringify(data);
+    let base64Key = crypto.createHash('sha256').update(String(secret)).digest('base64');
+    const key = Buffer.from(base64Key, 'base64')
+    let cipher = crypto.createCipheriv("aes-256-gcm", key, iv as BinaryLike);
+    const encryptedData: string = cipher.update(dataStr, 'utf8', 'hex') + cipher.final('hex');
+
+    res.json({
+      data: encryptedData,
+    });
+  }
+  catch(ex) {
+    console.log(ex);
+    res.status(500).send(ex.message ? ex.message : 'Exception!');
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/admin/database.ts b/src/routes/admin/database.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b90340
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/admin/database.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import express, { Request, Response } from "express";
+import { getDatabaseExport } from "../../controller/admin/exportController";
+
+const router = express.Router({ mergeParams: true });
+
+router.post("/", async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+  await getDatabaseExport(req, res);
+});
+
+
+export default router;
diff --git a/src/routes/admin/index.ts b/src/routes/admin/index.ts
index c0c1ab9..2eb358f 100644
--- a/src/routes/admin/index.ts
+++ b/src/routes/admin/index.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import member from "./member";
 import role from "./role";
 import user from "./user";
 
+import database from "./database";
+
 var router = express.Router({ mergeParams: true });
 
 router.use("/award", PermissionHelper.passCheckMiddleware("read", "settings", "award"), award);
@@ -37,4 +39,6 @@ router.use("/member", PermissionHelper.passCheckMiddleware("read", "club", "memb
 router.use("/role", PermissionHelper.passCheckMiddleware("read", "user", "role"), role);
 router.use("/user", PermissionHelper.passCheckMiddleware("read", "user", "user"), user);
 
+router.use("/database", PermissionHelper.passCheckMiddleware("read", "settings", "database"), database);
+
 export default router;
diff --git a/src/type/permissionTypes.ts b/src/type/permissionTypes.ts
index 3bd54c8..a8da5a9 100644
--- a/src/type/permissionTypes.ts
+++ b/src/type/permissionTypes.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ export type PermissionModule =
   | "communication"
   | "membership_status"
   | "user"
-  | "role";
+  | "role"
+  | "database";
 
 export type PermissionType = "read" | "create" | "update" | "delete";
 
@@ -47,10 +48,11 @@ export const permissionModules: Array<PermissionModule> = [
   "membership_status",
   "user",
   "role",
+  "database",
 ];
 export const permissionTypes: Array<PermissionType> = ["read", "create", "update", "delete"];
 export const sectionsAndModules: SectionsAndModulesObject = {
   club: ["member", "calendar", "newsletter", "protocoll"],
-  settings: ["qualification", "award", "executive_position", "communication", "membership_status"],
+  settings: ["qualification", "award", "executive_position", "communication", "membership_status", "database"],
   user: ["user", "role"],
 };