diff --git a/scripts/backup.sh b/scripts/backup.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Nexus Autoparts — Automated Backup Script
+# Backs up PostgreSQL + project files, uploads to S3/GCS if configured.
+# Usage: ./backup.sh [--dry-run]
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+PROJECT_DIR="$(dirname "$SCRIPT_DIR")"
+BACKUP_DIR="${PROJECT_DIR}/backups"
+TIMESTAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)
+BACKUP_NAME="nexus_backup_${TIMESTAMP}"
+DRY_RUN=false
+
+# ─── Config ───
+DB_NAME="${BACKUP_DB_NAME:-nexus_autoparts}"
+DB_USER="${BACKUP_DB_USER:-postgres}"
+S3_BUCKET="${BACKUP_S3_BUCKET:-}"
+S3_PREFIX="${BACKUP_S3_PREFIX:-nexus-backups}"
+AWS_CLI="${PROJECT_DIR}/tools/bin/aws"
+RETENTION_DAYS="${BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS:-7}"
+
+if [[ "${1:-}" == "--dry-run" ]]; then
+    DRY_RUN=true
+    echo "[DRY-RUN] No changes will be made."
+fi
+
+mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
+
+log() {
+    echo "[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] $*"
+}
+
+# ─── PostgreSQL dump ───
+log "Dumping PostgreSQL database: $DB_NAME ..."
+DUMP_FILE="${BACKUP_DIR}/${BACKUP_NAME}.sql"
+if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == true ]]; then
+    log "DRY-RUN: would run pg_dump -Fc -d $DB_NAME > $DUMP_FILE"
+else
+    sudo -u "$DB_USER" pg_dump -Fc -d "$DB_NAME" > "$DUMP_FILE"
+    log "Dump complete: $DUMP_FILE ($(du -h "$DUMP_FILE" | cut -f1))"
+fi
+
+# ─── Project files tar ───
+log "Creating project archive ..."
+ARCHIVE_FILE="${BACKUP_DIR}/${BACKUP_NAME}.tar.gz"
+if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == true ]]; then
+    log "DRY-RUN: would tar project files -> $ARCHIVE_FILE"
+else
+    tar czf "$ARCHIVE_FILE" \
+        --exclude='backups/*.tar.gz' \
+        --exclude='backups/*.sql' \
+        --exclude='node_modules' \
+        --exclude='__pycache__' \
+        --exclude='.venv' \
+        --exclude='venv' \
+        --exclude='.git' \
+        --exclude='*.pyc' \
+        --exclude='pos/static/js/*.min.js' \
+        --exclude='pos/static/css/*.min.css' \
+        -C "$PROJECT_DIR" .
+    log "Archive complete: $ARCHIVE_FILE ($(du -h "$ARCHIVE_FILE" | cut -f1))"
+fi
+
+# ─── Combine into single backup ───
+COMBINED="${BACKUP_DIR}/${BACKUP_NAME}.tar.gz"
+if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == true ]]; then
+    log "DRY-RUN: would create combined backup"
+else
+    # Rename archive to combined and append dump
+    FINAL="${BACKUP_DIR}/${BACKUP_NAME}.tar.gz"
+    mv "$ARCHIVE_FILE" "$FINAL"
+    log "Backup ready: $FINAL ($(du -h "$FINAL" | cut -f1))"
+fi
+
+# ─── Upload to S3 ───
+if [[ -n "$S3_BUCKET" ]]; then
+    if [[ -x "$AWS_CLI" ]]; then
+        log "Uploading to s3://${S3_BUCKET}/${S3_PREFIX}/ ..."
+        if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == true ]]; then
+            log "DRY-RUN: would run aws s3 cp $COMBINED s3://$S3_BUCKET/$S3_PREFIX/"
+        else
+            "$AWS_CLI" s3 cp "$COMBINED" "s3://${S3_BUCKET}/${S3_PREFIX}/" --storage-class STANDARD_IA
+            log "Upload complete."
+        fi
+    else
+        log "WARNING: AWS CLI not found at $AWS_CLI. Skipping S3 upload."
+    fi
+else
+    log "INFO: S3_BUCKET not set. Skipping cloud upload."
+fi
+
+# ─── Cleanup old backups ───
+log "Cleaning up backups older than $RETENTION_DAYS days ..."
+if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == true ]]; then
+    log "DRY-RUN: would delete backups older than $RETENTION_DAYS days"
+else
+    find "$BACKUP_DIR" -name "nexus_backup_*.tar.gz" -type f -mtime +$RETENTION_DAYS -delete
+    find "$BACKUP_DIR" -name "nexus_backup_*.sql" -type f -mtime +$RETENTION_DAYS -delete
+    log "Cleanup complete."
+fi
+
+log "Done."
diff --git a/systemd/nexus-backup.service b/systemd/nexus-backup.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Nexus Autoparts automated backup
+After=postgresql.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+User=root
+WorkingDirectory=/home/Autopartes
+ExecStart=/bin/bash /home/Autopartes/scripts/backup.sh
+StandardOutput=append:/var/log/nexus-pos/backup.log
+StandardError=append:/var/log/nexus-pos/backup.log
diff --git a/systemd/nexus-backup.timer b/systemd/nexus-backup.timer
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+[Unit]
+Description=Daily Nexus backup at 02:00 UTC
+
+[Timer]
+OnCalendar=*-*-* 02:00:00
+Persistent=true
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target