diff --git a/brain/api/v1/settings.js b/brain/api/v1/settings.js
index ee31887..825d517 100644
--- a/brain/api/v1/settings.js
+++ b/brain/api/v1/settings.js
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import Render from '../../data/Render';
 import Settings, { SETTINGS_FILE, SETTINGS_FOLKS } from '../../data/Settings';
 import Navigation from '../../data/Navigation';
 import Book from '../../data/Book';
+import Utils from '../../data/Utils';
+import { util } from 'prettier';
 const express = require('express');
 const router = express.Router();
 const multer = require('multer');
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ const render = new Render();
 const book = new Book();
 const settings = new Settings();
 const nav = new Navigation();
+const utils = new Utils();
 const uploadPath =
 	'./public/assets/images/user/' + moment().format('YYYY') + '/' + moment().format('MM');
 
@@ -204,6 +207,56 @@ router.post('/add-feature-background', background_upload, (req, res) => {
 		});
 	}
 });
+
+/***
+    CREATE BACK UP
+*/
+router.post('/create-backup', (req, res) => {
+	auth.authCheck(req)
+		.then(() => {
+			utils
+				.createBackup()
+				.then(() => {
+					res.json({
+						type: DataEvent.API_BACKUP_CREATE,
+						message: "You're backed up. Hi fives"
+					});
+				})
+				.catch(err => {
+					res.json({
+						type: err.type,
+						message: err.message
+					});
+				});
+		})
+		.catch(err => {
+			res.json({
+				type: err.type,
+				message: err.message
+			});
+		});
+});
+
+router.get('/download-backup', (req, res) => {
+	var filePath = 'content/backup.zip'; // Or format the path using the `id` rest param
+	var fileName = 'backup.zip'; // The default name the browser will use
+
+	res.download(filePath, fileName);
+	//Make secure
+	/*
+	auth.authCheck(req)
+		.then(() => {
+			
+		})
+		.catch(err => {
+			res.json({
+				type: err.type,
+				message: err.message
+			});
+		});
+	*/
+});
+
 module.exports = router;
 
 function getBookData() {
diff --git a/brain/data/Utils.js b/brain/data/Utils.js
index e58ee6e..d70e2cb 100644
--- a/brain/data/Utils.js
+++ b/brain/data/Utils.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const render = new Render();
 const stringUtils = new StringUtils();
 const moment = require('moment');
 const fs = require('fs-extra');
+const AdmZip = require('adm-zip');
 
 export default class Utils {
 	constructor() {}
@@ -130,4 +131,28 @@ export default class Utils {
 				//console.log('ERROR', err);
 			});
 	}
+	createBackup() {
+		//let self = this;
+		var response;
+		return new Promise(resolve => {
+			var zip = new AdmZip();
+			zip.addLocalFolder('public', 'public/');
+			zip.addLocalFolder('content/pages', 'pages/');
+			zip.addLocalFile('site/folks.json', 'settings/');
+			zip.addLocalFile('site/settings.json', 'settings/');
+			zip.addLocalFile('site/tags.json', 'settings/');
+			zip.writeZip('public/backup.zip');
+			fs.readJSON('site/settings.json').then(settings => {
+				settings.global.last_backup = moment(Date.now()).format();
+				fs.writeJSON('site/settings.json', settings);
+			});
+
+			response = {
+				type: '',
+				message: 'BACKUP CREATED'
+			};
+
+			resolve(response);
+		});
+	}
 }
diff --git a/brain/routes/dash/settings.js b/brain/routes/dash/settings.js
index e4fe38c..afcbd58 100644
--- a/brain/routes/dash/settings.js
+++ b/brain/routes/dash/settings.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const router = express.Router();
 const FileHound = require('filehound');
 const fs = require('fs-extra');
 const settings = new Settings();
+const moment = require('moment');
 var config = [];
 //--------------------------
 // SETTINGS
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ router.get('/', function (req, res) {
 					status: true,
 					themes: themes,
 					settings: config,
+					last_backup: moment(config.global.last_backup).fromNow(),
 					member: memberInfo[0]
 				});
 			} else {
diff --git a/brain/views/settings.pug b/brain/views/settings.pug
index 69acc7f..7b49fb9 100644
--- a/brain/views/settings.pug
+++ b/brain/views/settings.pug
@@ -38,7 +38,22 @@ block main-content
                 input(type='text', name='base-url' id='settings-url', placeholder='url', value=settings.global.base_url, autofocus)
                 input(type='text', name='base-title' id='settings-title', placeholder='site title', value=settings.global.title, autofocus)
                 textarea(id="settings-desc" type='text', name='settings_desc' class='settings-dec', placeholder='description stuff', autofocus)
-                  =settings.global.descriptions                             
+                  =settings.global.descriptions      
+            #member-utils.columns
+              #util-1.column
+                label MEMBER UTILS
+                br
+                button#create-backup CREATE BACKUP
+                br
+                -if(settings.global.last_backup != null)
+                  br
+                  | The last back up was 
+                  a(href='/api/v1/settings/download-backup')= last_backup
+                -else
+                  br
+                  span No back ups. Frowny face.
+              #util-2.column
+                <a href="">SOMETHING</a>                    
             #option-settings.columns
               #theme-settings.column
                 label THEMES
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 16fcdb2..3702ace 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1590,6 +1590,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/acorn-walk/-/acorn-walk-6.1.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-ugTb7Lq7u4GfWSqqpwE0bGyoBZNMTok/zDBXxfEG0QM50jNlGhIWjRC1pPN7bvV1anhF+bs+/gNcRw+o55Evbg=="
     },
+    "adm-zip": {
+      "version": "0.4.16",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/adm-zip/-/adm-zip-0.4.16.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-TFi4HBKSGfIKsK5YCkKaaFG2m4PEDyViZmEwof3MTIgzimHLto6muaHVpbrljdIvIrFZzEq/p4nafOeLcYegrg=="
+    },
     "agent-base": {
       "version": "4.2.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/agent-base/-/agent-base-4.2.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9cf0572..9eb6439 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
         "node": ">=10.16.0"
     },
     "dependencies": {
+        "adm-zip": "^0.4.16",
         "bcrypt": "^5.0.0",
         "bluebird": "^3.7.2",
         "body-parser": "latest",
diff --git a/src/com/controllers/SettingsIndex.js b/src/com/controllers/SettingsIndex.js
index 1e8e7fd..74842a3 100644
--- a/src/com/controllers/SettingsIndex.js
+++ b/src/com/controllers/SettingsIndex.js
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ export default class SettingsIndex {
 		for (i = 0, length = mailBtn.length; i < length; i++) {
 			mailBtn[i].addEventListener('click', e => this.handleMailOptions(e));
 		}
+		//handle backup
+		document
+			.getElementById('create-backup')
+			.addEventListener('click', e => this.handleBackup(e));
 	}
 	//--------------------------
 	// event handlers
@@ -169,4 +173,17 @@ export default class SettingsIndex {
 				notify.alert(err, false);
 			});
 	}
+	handleBackup(e) {
+		e.preventDefault();
+		e.stopPropagation();
+		let task = { task: 'create_backup' };
+		admin
+			.createBackup(task)
+			.then(r => {
+				notify.alert(r.message, true);
+			})
+			.catch(err => {
+				notify.alert(err, false);
+			});
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/com/events/DataEvent.js b/src/com/events/DataEvent.js
index 77b1fc0..1b86762 100644
--- a/src/com/events/DataEvent.js
+++ b/src/com/events/DataEvent.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export const API_PAGE_WRITE = 'writingItDown';
 export const API_PAGE_CREATE = 'writingNewEntry';
 export const API_PAGE_DELETE = 'erasingPage';
 export const API_SETTINGS_WRITE = 'savingSettings';
+export const API_BACKUP_CREATE = 'createBackup';
 export const API_IMAGES_UPLOAD = 'uploadProfileImages';
 export const API_RENDER_PAGES = 'renderPages';
 export const API_INIT = 'blogInit';
diff --git a/src/libraries/FipamoAdminAPI.js b/src/libraries/FipamoAdminAPI.js
index fedcfe4..80f33a4 100644
--- a/src/libraries/FipamoAdminAPI.js
+++ b/src/libraries/FipamoAdminAPI.js
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ export const API_UPLOAD_AVATAR = '/api/v1/settings/add-avatar';
 export const API_UPLOAD_BACKGROUND = '/api/v1/settings/add-feature-background';
 export const API_PUBLISH_PAGES = '/api/v1/settings/publish-pages';
 export const API_NAV_SYNC = '/api/v1/settings/nav-sync';
+export const API_CREATE_BACKUP = '/api/v1/settings/create-backup';
+export const API_DOWNLOAD_BACKUP = '/api/v1/settings/download-backup';
 export const API_SEND_MAIL = '/api/v1/mailer';
 import * as DataEvent from '../com/events/DataEvent';
 export default class APIUtils {
@@ -188,6 +190,23 @@ export default class APIUtils {
 				});
 		});
 	}
+	createBackup(data) {
+		return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+			this._request(
+				API_CREATE_BACKUP,
+				DataEvent.API_BACKUP_CREATE,
+				REQUEST_TYPE_POST,
+				CONTENT_TYPE_JSON,
+				data
+			)
+				.then(result => {
+					resolve(result);
+				})
+				.catch(err => {
+					reject(err);
+				});
+		});
+	}
 	//--------------------------
 	// private
 	//--------------------------
@@ -218,7 +237,8 @@ export default class APIUtils {
 					eventType === DataEvent.API_IMAGES_UPLOAD ||
 					eventType === DataEvent.API_SETTINGS_WRITE ||
 					eventType === DataEvent.API_PAGE_DELETE ||
-					eventType === DataEvent.API_RENDER_PAGES
+					eventType === DataEvent.API_RENDER_PAGES ||
+					eventType === DataEvent.API_BACKUP_CREATE
 				)
 					request.setRequestHeader('x-access-token', self.token);
 
diff --git a/src/styles/main/_settings.styl b/src/styles/main/_settings.styl
index 28e8481..cefd5e4 100644
--- a/src/styles/main/_settings.styl
+++ b/src/styles/main/_settings.styl
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
             width 100%
             height 45px
 
-        #member-settings, #site-settings, #option-settings
+        #member-settings, #site-settings, #option-settings, #member-utils
             background $primary
             padding 5px
             border-radius 5px 0 5px 0
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@
             label
                 font-family $monoType
                 color $white
+            span 
+                color $secondary
 
             input
                 width 95%