diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 454a81b..b9d927a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ node_modules/
 .svelte-kit/
 build/
 data/
+backups/
 *.log
 .env
 .env.*
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8371d66..fdb4bf4 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ FROM node:20-bookworm-slim
 
 # Tools needed to compile better-sqlite3
 RUN apt-get update \
- && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends python3 make g++ ca-certificates \
+ && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends python3 make g++ ca-certificates tzdata \
  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # Run as the node user (uid 1000) — already exists in node images
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 88410ec..d12f294 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ services:
       - ./data:/app/data
     environment:
       - NODE_ENV=development
+      - TZ=Asia/Dushanbe
     command: npm run dev
diff --git a/src/hooks.server.js b/src/hooks.server.js
index b3a79c8..7c70148 100644
--- a/src/hooks.server.js
+++ b/src/hooks.server.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import { getDb } from '$lib/server/db.js';
+import { startBackupScheduler } from '$lib/server/backup.js';
 
 // Open (and warm) the database on server startup so the first request
 // doesn't pay the cost.
 getDb();
+startBackupScheduler();
 
 /** @type {import('@sveltejs/kit').Handle} */
 export async function handle({ event, resolve }) {
diff --git a/src/lib/components/Header.svelte b/src/lib/components/Header.svelte
index 9caf0e2..69f1834 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/Header.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/Header.svelte
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     <a href="/parts"         class:active={isActive('/parts')}>{$t('nav.parts')}</a>
     <a href="/movements/new" class:active={isActive('/movements')}>{$t('nav.movements')}</a>
     <a href="/suppliers"     class:active={isActive('/suppliers')}>{$t('nav.suppliers')}</a>
+    <a href="/admin"         class:active={isActive('/admin')}>{$t('nav.admin')}</a>
   </nav>
 
   <button class="lang" type="button" on:click={toggleLocale} aria-label="Switch language">
diff --git a/src/lib/i18n/en.json b/src/lib/i18n/en.json
index 47725a8..49e82de 100644
--- a/src/lib/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/lib/i18n/en.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "parts": "Parts",
     "movements": "Movements",
     "suppliers": "Suppliers",
+    "admin": "Backups",
     "new_part": "New part",
     "new_movement": "Record movement"
   },
@@ -97,6 +98,27 @@
       "not_enough_stock": "Not enough stock on hand."
     }
   },
+  "admin": {
+    "title": "Backups & Restore",
+    "warning_title": "Important: copy backups to a USB stick regularly!",
+    "warning_body": "Backups are kept on this computer only. If the hard drive fails, all of your data and all backups will be lost. At least once a week, plug in a USB stick and click the Download button next to a recent backup, then save the file onto the stick.",
+    "backup_now": "Back up now",
+    "auto_note": "A backup is taken automatically every 5 minutes when there are changes.",
+    "list_title": "Available backups",
+    "no_backups": "No backups yet.",
+    "created_at": "When",
+    "size": "Size",
+    "download": "Download",
+    "restore": "Restore",
+    "restore_confirm": "Restore the database from this backup? The current data will be replaced (a safety backup of the current data will be made first).",
+    "prune_note": "Backups from the last 7 days are kept in full. Older backups are thinned to one per day automatically.",
+    "flash": {
+      "backup_taken": "Backup created.",
+      "backup_failed": "Backup failed. See the server logs.",
+      "restored": "Database restored.",
+      "restore_failed": "Restore failed. See the server logs."
+    }
+  },
   "suppliers": {
     "title": "Suppliers",
     "name": "Name",
diff --git a/src/lib/i18n/tg.json b/src/lib/i18n/tg.json
index a1f2fce..3341e79 100644
--- a/src/lib/i18n/tg.json
+++ b/src/lib/i18n/tg.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "parts": "Қисмҳо",
     "movements": "Ҳаракатҳо",
     "suppliers": "Таъминкунандагон",
+    "admin": "Нусхаҳо",
     "new_part": "Қисми нав",
     "new_movement": "Сабти ҳаракат"
   },
@@ -97,6 +98,27 @@
       "not_enough_stock": "Дар анбор миқдори кофӣ нест."
     }
   },
+  "admin": {
+    "title": "Нусхабардорӣ ва барқарорсозӣ",
+    "warning_title": "Муҳим: нусхаҳоро мунтазам ба USB-флешка нусхабардорӣ кунед!",
+    "warning_body": "Нусхаҳо танҳо дар ин компютер нигоҳ дошта мешаванд. Агар диски сахт вайрон шавад, ҳамаи маълумот ва ҳамаи нусхаҳо нест мешаванд. Ҳафтае як маротиба USB-флешкаро пайваст кунед, тугмаи «Зеркашӣ»-ро дар сатри як нусхаи нав пахш кунед ва файлро ба флешка захира кунед.",
+    "backup_now": "Ҳозир нусха гирифтан",
+    "auto_note": "Ҳар 5 дақиқа агар тағйирот бошад, нусха худкор гирифта мешавад.",
+    "list_title": "Нусхаҳои мавҷуда",
+    "no_backups": "Ҳоло нусхае нест.",
+    "created_at": "Сана",
+    "size": "Андоза",
+    "download": "Зеркашӣ",
+    "restore": "Барқарор кардан",
+    "restore_confirm": "Маълумотро аз ин нусха барқарор мекунед? Маълумоти ҷорӣ иваз карда мешавад (аввал нусхаи эҳтиётии маълумоти ҷорӣ гирифта мешавад).",
+    "prune_note": "Нусхаҳои 7 рӯзи охир пурра нигоҳ дошта мешаванд. Нусхаҳои кӯҳна то як адад дар як рӯз худкор кам карда мешаванд.",
+    "flash": {
+      "backup_taken": "Нусха сохта шуд.",
+      "backup_failed": "Нусхабардорӣ ноком шуд. Логи серверро бинед.",
+      "restored": "Маълумот барқарор карда шуд.",
+      "restore_failed": "Барқарорсозӣ ноком шуд. Логи серверро бинед."
+    }
+  },
   "suppliers": {
     "title": "Таъминкунандагон",
     "name": "Ном",
diff --git a/src/lib/server/backup.js b/src/lib/server/backup.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91f48d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/server/backup.js
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+// Backup / restore for data/avtoambor.db.
+//
+// - Scheduler ticks every 5 minutes; takes a backup only if the DB file's
+//   mtime has advanced since the previous backup (so an idle shop doesn't
+//   accumulate identical snapshots).
+// - Backups land in ./backups/ at the repo root, named
+//   avtoambor-YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM-SS.db (sortable, human-readable).
+// - After each new backup, prune older snapshots: keep ALL backups from the
+//   last 7 days; for anything older, keep only the most recent backup of
+//   each calendar day.
+// - Restore closes the live DB, removes WAL/SHM, copies the chosen backup
+//   over the .db file, and lets the next getDb() reopen.
+
+import { getDb, closeDb, DB_FILE } from './db.js';
+import {
+  mkdirSync, existsSync, readdirSync, statSync, unlinkSync, copyFileSync
+} from 'node:fs';
+import { resolve, dirname, join } from 'node:path';
+
+const DATA_DIR   = dirname(DB_FILE);
+export const BACKUP_DIR = resolve(DATA_DIR, '..', 'backups');
+const PREFIX     = 'avtoambor-';
+const EXT        = '.db';
+const FILE_RE    = /^avtoambor-(\d{4})-(\d{2})-(\d{2})_(\d{2})-(\d{2})-(\d{2})\.db$/;
+const RETAIN_DAYS = 7;
+const DAY_MS      = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+const TICK_MS     = 5 * 60 * 1000;
+
+function ensureDir() {
+  if (!existsSync(BACKUP_DIR)) mkdirSync(BACKUP_DIR, { recursive: true });
+}
+
+function pad(n) { return String(n).padStart(2, '0'); }
+
+function stamp(d = new Date()) {
+  return `${d.getFullYear()}-${pad(d.getMonth() + 1)}-${pad(d.getDate())}` +
+         `_${pad(d.getHours())}-${pad(d.getMinutes())}-${pad(d.getSeconds())}`;
+}
+
+function parseStamp(name) {
+  const m = name.match(FILE_RE);
+  if (!m) return null;
+  const [, Y, Mo, D, H, Mi, S] = m;
+  return new Date(+Y, +Mo - 1, +D, +H, +Mi, +S);
+}
+
+function dayKey(d) {
+  return `${d.getFullYear()}-${pad(d.getMonth() + 1)}-${pad(d.getDate())}`;
+}
+
+export function safeName(name) {
+  return typeof name === 'string'
+    && !name.includes('/')
+    && !name.includes('\\')
+    && FILE_RE.test(name);
+}
+
+export function listBackups() {
+  ensureDir();
+  return readdirSync(BACKUP_DIR)
+    .filter((n) => n.startsWith(PREFIX) && n.endsWith(EXT) && FILE_RE.test(n))
+    .map((name) => {
+      const p = join(BACKUP_DIR, name);
+      const st = statSync(p);
+      return {
+        name,
+        path: p,
+        size: st.size,
+        createdAt: parseStamp(name) ?? st.mtime
+      };
+    })
+    .sort((a, b) => b.createdAt - a.createdAt);
+}
+
+// Latest mtime across the SQLite triplet (.db, -wal, -shm).
+function dbSourceMtime() {
+  let max = 0;
+  for (const suffix of ['', '-wal', '-shm']) {
+    const p = DB_FILE + suffix;
+    if (existsSync(p)) max = Math.max(max, statSync(p).mtimeMs);
+  }
+  return max;
+}
+
+export async function takeBackup() {
+  ensureDir();
+  const name = `${PREFIX}${stamp()}${EXT}`;
+  const dest = join(BACKUP_DIR, name);
+  await getDb().backup(dest);
+  const st = statSync(dest);
+  pruneOldBackups();
+  return { name, path: dest, createdAt: new Date(), size: st.size };
+}
+
+// Keep everything in the last RETAIN_DAYS; for older snapshots, keep only
+// the newest one per calendar day. Deletions are silent on error.
+export function pruneOldBackups(now = new Date()) {
+  const cutoff = now.getTime() - RETAIN_DAYS * DAY_MS;
+  const all = listBackups();          // newest first
+  const seenDays = new Set();
+  for (const b of all) {
+    const t = b.createdAt.getTime();
+    if (t >= cutoff) continue;        // inside retention window — keep
+    const key = dayKey(b.createdAt);
+    if (seenDays.has(key)) {
+      try { unlinkSync(b.path); } catch { /* ignore */ }
+    } else {
+      seenDays.add(key);              // first (newest) of this day — keep
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export async function restoreBackup(name) {
+  if (!safeName(name)) throw new Error('Invalid backup name');
+  const src = join(BACKUP_DIR, name);
+  if (!existsSync(src)) throw new Error('Backup not found');
+
+  // Snapshot the current DB first so a misclick is recoverable.
+  try { await takeBackup(); } catch (e) { console.error('[backup] pre-restore snapshot failed', e); }
+
+  // From here on: no awaits. Node is single-threaded so other requests
+  // cannot interleave and reopen the DB on partial state.
+  closeDb();
+  for (const suffix of ['-wal', '-shm']) {
+    const p = DB_FILE + suffix;
+    if (existsSync(p)) {
+      try { unlinkSync(p); } catch { /* ignore */ }
+    }
+  }
+  copyFileSync(src, DB_FILE);
+  // Next getDb() reopens against the restored file.
+}
+
+// Module-level scheduler state. globalThis-guarded so dev HMR doesn't stack
+// multiple intervals on top of each other.
+const STARTED_FLAG = '__avtoambor_backup_started';
+
+export function startBackupScheduler() {
+  if (globalThis[STARTED_FLAG]) return;
+  globalThis[STARTED_FLAG] = true;
+
+  ensureDir();
+
+  // Baseline: pretend the most recent backup's timestamp is "what we've
+  // already captured", so we don't immediately take a duplicate at boot.
+  let lastSeenMtime = 0;
+  const existing = listBackups();
+  if (existing.length > 0) lastSeenMtime = existing[0].createdAt.getTime();
+
+  const tick = async () => {
+    try {
+      const mtime = dbSourceMtime();
+      if (mtime > lastSeenMtime) {
+        await takeBackup();
+        lastSeenMtime = mtime;
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error('[backup] scheduled tick failed', e);
+    }
+  };
+
+  // Run once shortly after boot, then every TICK_MS.
+  setTimeout(tick, 5_000);
+  setInterval(tick, TICK_MS);
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/server/db.js b/src/lib/server/db.js
index 04d718e..89e3ea5 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/db.js
+++ b/src/lib/server/db.js
@@ -20,4 +20,13 @@ export function getDb() {
   return _db;
 }
 
+// Close the live connection. Used by the restore flow before
+// overwriting the .db file; next getDb() call will reopen.
+export function closeDb() {
+  if (_db) {
+    try { _db.close(); } catch { /* ignore */ }
+    _db = null;
+  }
+}
+
 export const DB_FILE = DB_PATH;
diff --git a/src/routes/admin/+page.server.js b/src/routes/admin/+page.server.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac950ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/admin/+page.server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { fail } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+import { listBackups, takeBackup, restoreBackup } from '$lib/server/backup.js';
+
+export function load() {
+  return {
+    backups: listBackups().map((b) => ({
+      name: b.name,
+      size: b.size,
+      createdAt: b.createdAt.toISOString()
+    }))
+  };
+}
+
+export const actions = {
+  backup: async () => {
+    try {
+      const b = await takeBackup();
+      return { ok: true, message: 'admin.flash.backup_taken', name: b.name };
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error('[admin] manual backup failed', e);
+      return fail(500, { message: 'admin.flash.backup_failed' });
+    }
+  },
+  restore: async ({ request }) => {
+    const form = await request.formData();
+    const name = String(form.get('name') ?? '');
+    try {
+      await restoreBackup(name);
+      return { ok: true, message: 'admin.flash.restored' };
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error('[admin] restore failed', e);
+      return fail(500, { message: 'admin.flash.restore_failed' });
+    }
+  }
+};
diff --git a/src/routes/admin/+page.svelte b/src/routes/admin/+page.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..145632f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/admin/+page.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+<script>
+  import { t, locale } from '$lib/i18n/store.js';
+  import { enhance } from '$app/forms';
+  import { invalidateAll } from '$app/navigation';
+
+  export let data;
+  export let form;
+  $: ({ backups } = data);
+
+  function formatSize(bytes) {
+    if (bytes < 1024) return `${bytes} B`;
+    if (bytes < 1024 * 1024) return `${(bytes / 1024).toFixed(1)} KB`;
+    return `${(bytes / 1024 / 1024).toFixed(1)} MB`;
+  }
+
+  function formatWhen(iso, lang) {
+    const d = new Date(iso);
+    const pad = (n) => String(n).padStart(2, '0');
+    const date = `${d.getFullYear()}-${pad(d.getMonth() + 1)}-${pad(d.getDate())}`;
+    const time = `${pad(d.getHours())}:${pad(d.getMinutes())}:${pad(d.getSeconds())}`;
+    return `${date} ${time}`;
+  }
+</script>
+
+<h1>{$t('admin.title')}</h1>
+
+<div class="warning">
+  <strong>{$t('admin.warning_title')}</strong>
+  <p>{$t('admin.warning_body')}</p>
+</div>
+
+{#if form?.message}
+  <div class={form.ok ? 'flash ok' : 'flash err'}>
+    {$t(form.message)}
+  </div>
+{/if}
+
+<div class="toolbar">
+  <form method="POST" action="?/backup" use:enhance={() => async ({ update }) => { await update(); }}>
+    <button type="submit">{$t('admin.backup_now')}</button>
+  </form>
+  <p class="muted">{$t('admin.auto_note')}</p>
+</div>
+
+<h2>{$t('admin.list_title')}</h2>
+
+{#if backups.length === 0}
+  <p class="muted">{$t('admin.no_backups')}</p>
+{:else}
+  <table>
+    <thead>
+      <tr>
+        <th>{$t('admin.created_at')}</th>
+        <th class="num">{$t('admin.size')}</th>
+        <th></th>
+      </tr>
+    </thead>
+    <tbody>
+      {#each backups as b}
+        <tr>
+          <td>{formatWhen(b.createdAt, $locale)}</td>
+          <td class="num">{formatSize(b.size)}</td>
+          <td class="actions">
+            <a class="btn-link" href="/admin/download/{b.name}" download={b.name}>
+              {$t('admin.download')}
+            </a>
+            <form method="POST" action="?/restore" use:enhance={() => async ({ update }) => { await update(); await invalidateAll(); }}
+                  on:submit={(e) => { if (!confirm($t('admin.restore_confirm'))) e.preventDefault(); }}>
+              <input type="hidden" name="name" value={b.name} />
+              <button type="submit" class="secondary">{$t('admin.restore')}</button>
+            </form>
+          </td>
+        </tr>
+      {/each}
+    </tbody>
+  </table>
+  <p class="muted small">{$t('admin.prune_note')}</p>
+{/if}
+
+<style>
+  .warning {
+    background: #fff7e6;
+    border: 2px solid #d9821a;
+    border-radius: 6px;
+    padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
+    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
+  }
+  .warning strong { font-size: 1.1rem; color: #8a4a00; display: block; margin-bottom: 0.4rem; }
+  .warning p { margin: 0.4rem 0; }
+  .toolbar {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 1rem;
+    margin: 1rem 0 1.5rem;
+  }
+  .toolbar form { margin: 0; }
+  .flash {
+    padding: 0.6rem 0.85rem;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    margin-bottom: 1rem;
+  }
+  .flash.ok  { background: #e6f4ec; border: 1px solid #9bd1b1; color: #154d2a; }
+  .flash.err { background: #fdecea; border: 1px solid #f5c2c0; color: #8a1f1b; }
+  .small { font-size: 0.85rem; margin-top: 0.75rem; }
+  td.actions { display: flex; gap: 0.5rem; align-items: center; }
+  td.actions form { margin: 0; }
+  .btn-link {
+    display: inline-block;
+    padding: 0.4rem 0.8rem;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    border: 1px solid #006a4e;
+    background: #006a4e;
+    color: #fff;
+    text-decoration: none;
+    font-size: 0.92rem;
+  }
+  .btn-link:hover { background: #00553e; color: #fff; }
+</style>
diff --git a/src/routes/admin/download/[name]/+server.js b/src/routes/admin/download/[name]/+server.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2f7eb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/admin/download/[name]/+server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { error } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+import { existsSync, readFileSync, statSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import { BACKUP_DIR, safeName } from '$lib/server/backup.js';
+
+export function GET({ params }) {
+  const { name } = params;
+  if (!safeName(name)) throw error(400, 'Invalid backup name');
+
+  const path = join(BACKUP_DIR, name);
+  if (!existsSync(path)) throw error(404, 'Backup not found');
+
+  const buf = readFileSync(path);
+  const size = statSync(path).size;
+
+  return new Response(buf, {
+    headers: {
+      'Content-Type': 'application/octet-stream',
+      'Content-Length': String(size),
+      'Content-Disposition': `attachment; filename="${name}"`,
+      'Cache-Control': 'no-store'
+    }
+  });
+}