diff --git a/hosts/home-morefine/docker/gitea/backrest_hook_begin.sh b/hosts/home-morefine/docker/gitea/backrest_hook_begin.sh
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+# run pg_dump
+bash /home/backups/docker/gitea/dump_db.sh
+
+# stop gitea
+docker compose -f /home/backups/docker/gitea/docker-compose.yaml stop
diff --git a/hosts/home-morefine/docker/gitea/backrest_hook_end.sh b/hosts/home-morefine/docker/gitea/backrest_hook_end.sh
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+# start gitea
+docker compose -f /home/backups/docker/gitea/docker-compose.yaml start
+
+# remove temp backup file
+rm -f /srv/backups/pgdumps/gitea/pg.dump
diff --git a/hosts/home-morefine/docker/gitea/dump_db.sh b/hosts/home-morefine/docker/gitea/dump_db.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+CONTAINER="gitea_pg_db"
+USER="gitea"
+DB="gitea"
+BACKUP_DIR="/srv/backups/pgdumps/gitea"
+TMP_FILE="$BACKUP_DIR/pg.dump.tmp"
+FINAL_FILE="$BACKUP_DIR/pg.dump"
+
+echo "Starting [$DB] pg_dump..."
+
+mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
+
+# remove old backup file
+rm -f "$TMP_FILE" "$FINAL_FILE"
+
+docker exec -t "$CONTAINER" \
+  sh -lc "pg_dump -U $USER -d $DB -Fc -Z 0 --no-owner --no-privileges" \
+  > "$TMP_FILE"
+
+mv "$TMP_FILE" "$FINAL_FILE"
+
+echo "Done: [$DB] backup saved to $FINAL_FILE"