diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 09b652f..43c3783 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 node_modules
 .env
 config.json
-*.sqlite
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+*.sqlite
+backups
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diff --git a/databaseHelperFunctions.js b/databaseHelperFunctions.js
index 9d86580..ac710c7 100644
--- a/databaseHelperFunctions.js
+++ b/databaseHelperFunctions.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const { Users, Games, BeatenGames } = require ('./dbObjects.js');
+const fs = require('fs');
 
 async function checkUserRegistration(user) {
 
@@ -183,6 +184,17 @@ async function getGames(id) {
     return false;
 }
 
+async function backupDatabase() {
+    const date = new Date().toJSON().slice(0, 10);
+
+    if (!fs.existsSync('./database.sqlite')) {
+        // I know that this is probably not the best way to do this but for now it is fine.
+        fs.copyFile('./database.sqlite', String.prototype.concat('./backups/database-', date, '.sqlite'), (err) => {
+            console.log(err);
+        });
+    }
+}
+
 module.exports = {
     checkUserRegistration,
     getUserRegistration,
@@ -195,4 +207,5 @@ module.exports = {
     getLeaderboardEntries,
     getRecentGameEntry,
     getGames,
+    backupDatabase,
 };
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diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 868d0fa..dcea5e6 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const { config } = require('dotenv');
 config();
 
 const { igdb } = require('./igdb.js');
+const { backupDatabase } = require('./databaseHelperFunctions.js');
 new igdb();
 
 // Create a new client instance
@@ -55,4 +56,16 @@ client.once(Events.ClientReady, () => {
 });
 
 require('sequelize');
-require('./dbObjects.js');
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+require('./dbObjects.js');
+
+if (!fs.existsSync('./backups')) {
+	fs.mkdir('./backups', (err) => {
+		console.log(err);
+	});
+}
+
+setInterval(() => {
+	backupDatabase();
+}, 86000000);
+
+backupDatabase();
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