diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index c3fd1f3..4dc7854 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ MAIL_USERNAME = mail_username
 MAIL_PASSWORD = mail_password
 MAIL_HOST = mail_hoststring
 MAIL_PORT = mail_portnumber
-MAIL_SECURE (true|false) // true for port 465, fals for other ports
+MAIL_SECURE = (true|false) // true for port 465, fals for other ports
 
 CLUB_NAME = clubname #default FF Admin
-CLUB_WEBSITE = https://my-club-website-url
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+CLUB_WEBSITE = https://my-club-website-url
+
+BACKUP_INTERVAL = number of days (min 1)
+BACKUP_COPIES = number of parallel copies
+BACKUP_AUTO_RESTORE = (true|false) # default false
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 17ee5d8..a4f7665 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ services:
       - MAIL_SECURE=<boolean> # default ist auf false gesetzt
       - CLUB_NAME=<tobemodified> # default ist auf FF Admin gesetzt
       - CLUB_WEBSITE=<tobemodified>
+      - BACKUP_INTERVAL=<number of days (min. 1)> # alle x Tage, sonst keine
+      - BACKUP_COPIES=<number of parallel copies> # Anzahl parallel bestehender Backups
+      - BACKUP_AUTO_RESTORE=<boolean> # default ist auf false gesetzt
     volumes:
       - <volume|local path>:/app/files
     networks:
diff --git a/src/env.defaults.ts b/src/env.defaults.ts
index d4e3c3b..343a9b5 100644
--- a/src/env.defaults.ts
+++ b/src/env.defaults.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ export const MAIL_SECURE = process.env.MAIL_SECURE ?? "false";
 export const CLUB_NAME = process.env.CLUB_NAME ?? "FF Admin";
 export const CLUB_WEBSITE = process.env.CLUB_WEBSITE ?? "";
 
+export const BACKUP_INTERVAL = Number(process.env.CLUB_WEBSITE ?? "0");
+export const BACKUP_COPIES = Number(process.env.CLUB_WEBSITE ?? "0");
+export const BACKUP_AUTO_RESTORE = process.env.CLUB_WEBSITE ?? "false";
+
 export function configCheck() {
   if (DB_TYPE != "mysql" && DB_TYPE != "sqlite") throw new Error("set valid value to DB_TYPE (mysql|sqlite)");
   if (DB_HOST == "" || typeof DB_HOST != "string") throw new Error("set valid value to DB_HOST");
@@ -49,6 +53,9 @@ export function configCheck() {
     !/^(http(s):\/\/.)[-a-zA-Z0-9@:%._\+~#=]{2,256}\.[a-z]{2,6}\b([-a-zA-Z0-9@:%_\+.~#?&//=]*)$/.test(CLUB_WEBSITE)
   )
     throw new Error("CLUB_WEBSITE is not valid url");
+
+  if (BACKUP_AUTO_RESTORE != "true" && BACKUP_AUTO_RESTORE != "false")
+    throw new Error("set 'true' or 'false' to BACKUP_AUTO_RESTORE");
 }
 
 function checkMS(input: string, origin: string) {