diff --git a/app/backup b/app/backup
deleted file mode 100755
index c6ed907..0000000
--- a/app/backup
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-set -euo pipefail
-
-REPO="/backup/borgrepo"
-MOUNT_BASE="/tmp/borg-sshfs"
-
-export BORG_PASSPHRASE
-BORG_PASSPHRASE="$(cat /app/host_vars/repokey)"
-
-HOSTS_FILE="$(dirname "$0")/host_vars/hosts"
-TIMESTAMP="$(date +%Y-%m-%dT%H%M%S)"
-
-HOSTS=()
-while read -r host; do
-    [[ -z "$host" || "$host" =~ ^# ]] && continue
-    HOSTS+=("$host")
-done < "$HOSTS_FILE"
-
-echo "Backing up hosts:"
-printf ' - %s\n' "${HOSTS[@]}"
-
-FAILED_HOSTS=()
-
-for HOST in "${HOSTS[@]}"; do
-    ARCHIVE="${HOST}-backup-${TIMESTAMP}"
-    MOUNT_DIR="${MOUNT_BASE}/${HOST}"
-    echo "--- Backing up $HOST ---"
-
-    mkdir -p "$MOUNT_DIR"
-
-    # Pull mode: mount client's /BACKUP locally via SSHFS
-    if ! sshfs "${HOST}:/BACKUP" "$MOUNT_DIR" \
-        -o BatchMode=yes,reconnect,follow_symlinks,ServerAliveInterval=15,ServerAliveCountMax=3; then
-        echo "WARNING: Failed to mount $HOST:/BACKUP via SSHFS"
-        FAILED_HOSTS+=("$HOST")
-        rmdir "$MOUNT_DIR"
-        continue
-    fi
-
-    # SSHFS (FUSE/SFTP) does not guarantee stable inode numbers,
-    # so instruct borg to use ctime+size for file change detection instead.
-    if ! borg create \
-        "$REPO::$ARCHIVE" \
-        "$MOUNT_DIR" \
-        --pattern "+ sh:**/current*" \
-        --pattern "- *" \
-        --files-cache ctime,size \
-        --stats \
-        --compression lz4; then
-
-        echo "WARNING: Failed to back up $HOST"
-        FAILED_HOSTS+=("$HOST")
-    fi
-
-    # Unmount and clean up regardless of borg exit status
-    umount "$MOUNT_DIR"
-    rmdir "$MOUNT_DIR"
-done
-
-rmdir "$MOUNT_BASE" 2>/dev/null || true
-
-echo "Applying retention policy..."
-
-for HOST in "${HOSTS[@]}"; do
-    borg prune \
-        "$REPO" \
-        --keep-daily=7 \
-        --keep-weekly=8 \
-        --glob-archives "${HOST}-backup-*" \
-        --stats
-done
-
-if [[ ${#FAILED_HOSTS[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
-    echo "DONE WITH ERRORS:"
-    printf ' - %s\n' "${FAILED_HOSTS[@]}"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-echo "Done: all hosts backed up at $TIMESTAMP"
diff --git a/app/backup_prune b/app/backup_prune
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..79cc008
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/backup_prune
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+export BORG_REPO="ssh://e7e9h45y@e7e9h45y.repo.borgbase.com/./repo"
+export BORG_RSH="ssh -i ~/.ssh/borg-backup"
+
+echo "Applying retention policy..."
+
+borg prune \
+    --keep-daily=7 \
+    --keep-weekly=8 \
+    --keep-monthly=12 \
+    --stats
+
+echo "Done: pruning complete"
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 80c1901..ff99ace 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./app:/app
       - ./exchange:/app/exchange
-      - ./backup:/backup
     tty: true  
     privileged: true
     extra_hosts: