diff --git a/roles/appsmith/meta/main.yml b/roles/appsmith/meta/main.yml
index 392092d..f387b2f 100644
--- a/roles/appsmith/meta/main.yml
+++ b/roles/appsmith/meta/main.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 dependencies:
   - role: mkdir
   - role: maven
+  - role: repo_mongodb
   - role: redis_server
     when: appsmith_redis_url | urlsplit('hostname') in ['localhost','127.0.0.1']
   - role: mongodb_server
diff --git a/roles/appsmith/tasks/archive_pre.yml b/roles/appsmith/tasks/archive_pre.yml
index c1f5d0e..0b87dd7 100644
--- a/roles/appsmith/tasks/archive_pre.yml
+++ b/roles/appsmith/tasks/archive_pre.yml
@@ -19,3 +19,6 @@
   delegate_to: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
   tags: appsmith
 
+- name: Dump mongo database
+  command: mongodump --uri {{ appsmith_mongo_url }} --out {{ appsmith_root_dir }}/archives/{{ appsmith_current_version }}/
+  tags: appsmith
diff --git a/roles/appsmith/tasks/install.yml b/roles/appsmith/tasks/install.yml
index bd1c3a7..67eb7f1 100644
--- a/roles/appsmith/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/appsmith/tasks/install.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     name:
       - nodejs
       - java-11-openjdk
+      - mongodb-org-tools
   tags: appsmith
 
 - name: Detect exact JRE version
@@ -92,3 +93,10 @@
   systemd: daemon_reload=True
   when: appsmith_units.results | selectattr('changed','equalto',True) | list | length > 0
   tags: appsmith
+
+- name: Install pre/post backup hoooks
+  template: src={{ item }}-backup.sh.j2 dest=/etc/backup/{{ item }}.d/appsmith mode=700
+  loop:
+    - pre
+    - post
+  tags: appsmith
diff --git a/roles/appsmith/templates/post-backup.sh.j2 b/roles/appsmith/templates/post-backup.sh.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ac3f4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/appsmith/templates/post-backup.sh.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+
+rm -rf {{ appsmith_root_dir }}/backup/*
diff --git a/roles/appsmith/templates/pre-backup.sh.j2 b/roles/appsmith/templates/pre-backup.sh.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0d1e07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/appsmith/templates/pre-backup.sh.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+
+mongodump --uri {{ appsmith_mongo_url }} --out {{ appsmith_root_dir }}/backup