diff --git a/machines/atlas/configuration.nix b/machines/atlas/configuration.nix
index 6b28f8d..76c32ca 100644
--- a/machines/atlas/configuration.nix
+++ b/machines/atlas/configuration.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@
     users.users.root.openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = config.pim.ssh.keys.pim ++ config.pim.ssh.keys.niels;
     pim.k3s.serverAddr = "https://jefke.dmz:6443";
 
+    pim.backups.borgBackups = {
+      freshrss = {
+        repo = "ssh://ty1l82m0@ty1l82m0.repo.borgbase.com/./repo";
+        paths = ["/mnt/longhorn/persistent/volumes/freshrss"];
+        deploymentName = "server";
+        deploymentNamespace = "freshrss";
+      };
+    };
+
     deployment = {
       targetHost = "atlas";
       targetUser = "root";
diff --git a/nixos/backups-ng.nix b/nixos/backups-ng.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cb100f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/backups-ng.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  config,
+  pkgs,
+  ...
+}: let
+  borgBackupOpts = {
+    options = {
+      repo = lib.mkOption {
+        type = lib.types.str;
+      };
+      paths = lib.mkOption {
+        type = with lib.types; listOf str;
+      };
+      deploymentName = lib.mkOption {
+        type = lib.types.str;
+      };
+      deploymentNamespace = lib.mkOption {
+        type = lib.types.str;
+      };
+      replicaCount = lib.mkOption {
+        type = lib.types.int;
+        default = 1;
+      };
+    };
+  };
+in {
+  options.pim.backups = {
+    borgBackups = lib.mkOption {
+      type = with lib.types; attrsOf (submodule borgBackupOpts);
+      default = {};
+    };
+  };
+
+  # TODO: should have some timeout and alerting?
+  config = {
+    services.borgbackup.jobs =
+      lib.mapAttrs (_name: c: {
+        inherit (c) repo paths;
+        startAt = "*-*-* 00:00:00";
+        # TODO: low benefit, but we could set borgbase's host keys here as they are published online.
+        environment.BORG_RSH = "ssh -i ${config.sops.secrets."borg/borgbasePrivateKey".path} -o StrictHostKeychecking=no";
+        postHook = "${pkgs.k3s}/bin/kubectl scale deployment -n ${c.deploymentNamespace} ${c.deploymentName} --replicas=${toString c.replicaCount}";
+
+        prune.keep = {
+          within = "7d";
+          weekly = 4;
+          monthly = 6;
+        };
+
+        preHook = ''
+          ${pkgs.k3s}/bin/kubectl scale deployment -n ${c.deploymentNamespace} ${c.deploymentName} --replicas=0
+
+          while [ -n "$(${pkgs.k3s}/bin/kubectl get deployment -n ${c.deploymentNamespace} ${c.deploymentName} -o jsonpath='{.status.replicas}')" ]; do
+            echo "Waiting for replicas to scale down to 0..."
+            sleep 2
+          done
+        '';
+
+        encryption = {
+          passCommand = "cat ${config.sops.secrets."borg/borgPassphrase".path}";
+          mode = "repokey-blake2";
+        };
+      })
+      config.pim.backups.borgBackups;
+
+    systemd.timers = lib.mapAttrs' (name: _c: lib.nameValuePair "borgbackup-job-${name}" {timerConfig.RandomizedDelaySec = "1h";}) config.pim.backups.borgBackups;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/nixos/default.nix b/nixos/default.nix
index 505c879..1665269 100644
--- a/nixos/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/default.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     ./kubernetes
     ./data-sharing.nix
     ./backups.nix
+    ./backups-ng.nix
   ];
 
   options = {
diff --git a/nixos/server.nix b/nixos/server.nix
index d13875b..282edb6 100644
--- a/nixos/server.nix
+++ b/nixos/server.nix
@@ -63,8 +63,10 @@
       };
     };
 
-    sops.secrets."tailscale/authKey" = {
-      sopsFile = "${self}/secrets/servers.yaml";
+    sops.secrets = {
+      "tailscale/authKey".sopsFile = "${self}/secrets/servers.yaml";
+      "borg/borgPassphrase".sopsFile = "${self}/secrets/servers.yaml";
+      "borg/borgbasePrivateKey".sopsFile = "${self}/secrets/servers.yaml";
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/secrets/servers.yaml b/secrets/servers.yaml
index 5c7d0b4..d947814 100644
--- a/secrets/servers.yaml
+++ b/secrets/servers.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 tailscale:
     authKey: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:3eXxQBY6AVqU4R1NlsyhGCfXW5wL58ODRH/f+zo5YFRad/ys1vB9JeKagq0SJSj/w4zxRAEpCf1o47Ypww==,iv:QklyIFuXlbH6cM/I0gqDH/Xeay9gqxqeyulQ7W/dbig=,tag:E/3UqtsfSVOi6otSlReO0Q==,type:str]
+borg:
+    borgPassphrase: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:UWA2sBLPi63MRVOPTYPWYLujF2M=,iv:FQq/IsZK7LWo30gZc7oT2E9feCLn7Oeg6wDGuezkhu8=,tag:fWYaZUwJrM8x6cemXzz6xg==,type:str]
+    borgbasePrivateKey: ENC[AES256_GCM,data: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,iv:rzkjjSnyrs58ZEO8XLsCSFsPHbtnL39SF6NJ6lUg3Ww=,tag:q0sunVc+9bLFoSdeykuT6g==,type:str]
 sops:
     kms: []
     gcp_kms: []
@@ -69,8 +72,8 @@ sops:
             Y2cwK05uWXFhbndyRlhrSFNjYUlmZ1UKZ1vFRu1QhGGf7BIP8TxK2BIlMZlP3muA
             R3qLr1lEQmob4O0ilwn65nSCEd1/9W6dUWqeSlJ6CavjG59AvSHfIA==
             -----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
-    lastmodified: "2024-11-30T18:44:29Z"
-    mac: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:SG6a5pWa3gMaSz9d9fOchUXtXbRTpMOXmbOjZo5Fdx8Es1MEDwezwscQaj9p1dzmGa+7U8UUUzMYxlg2SmGgGdPgCs0a5RQVYvQFNdgpRiuknflFMcdgXLv7XFsTqsqSmbN0O662YDvCcz4DWRKjNCZAimlLym8pwDihj1D8dcU=,iv:JmCbcazDK2KPyYsoVy39sr4IbfiGfmGoopit5ojVADk=,tag:6tKYfMkJBjsThaa4qLqobw==,type:str]
+    lastmodified: "2025-05-25T14:53:30Z"
+    mac: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:jzjF+qjdptTI0Y1wNteZgYBGwF5dFWEBIFY3+k4Ty0YU/WB5AyUL6A8v0+PyoxoJK3pL+NAJEmLmAPFVh3+ExDlU9g3TAgpkOs7EsbJtWcjo8Ah08Hl8zoWqcMFcQhZ+aLnVKAE+tIBT4dWyV0AvOWmU8luvarsCp2tQ2OoBH20=,iv:PmbLg91onGz3kjxXMua/Thb904qDkWjHJcBY2dMAios=,tag:e0+fQqNysdiGvaodcimMVQ==,type:str]
     pgp: []
     unencrypted_suffix: _unencrypted
-    version: 3.9.1
+    version: 3.9.4