diff --git a/roles/misc/backup_files/defaults/main.yml b/roles/misc/backup_files/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10e98e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/misc/backup_files/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+
+# domain: backup.example
+backup_directory: "{{ global_webservers_directory }}/{{ domain }}"
diff --git a/roles/misc/backup_files/tasks/main.yml b/roles/misc/backup_files/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3e8865
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/misc/backup_files/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+
+- name: Configure auto backup files of {{ domain }}
+  cron:
+    hour: 1
+    minute: 0
+    job: "{{ global_helper_directory }}/backup_files.sh {{ backup_directory | quote }} {{ domain | quote }}"
+    name: "backup files of {{ domain }}"
+    state: present
diff --git a/roles/server/gitea/meta/main.yml b/roles/server/gitea/meta/main.yml
index 8d4476c..10c1658 100644
--- a/roles/server/gitea/meta/main.yml
+++ b/roles/server/gitea/meta/main.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 dependencies:
   - role: misc/handlers
+  - role: misc/backup_files
+    # domain
+    backup_directory: "{{ gitea_repositories_directory }}"
   - role: mysql/database
     # database_user
   - role: nginx/proxy
diff --git a/roles/server/gitea/tasks/main.yml b/roles/server/gitea/tasks/main.yml
index 79b1a2c..b881eab 100644
--- a/roles/server/gitea/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/server/gitea/tasks/main.yml
@@ -83,14 +83,6 @@
     - reload systemd
     - restart gitea
 
-- name: Configure auto backup of gitea repositories directory
-  cron:
-    hour: 1
-    minute: 0
-    job: "{{ global_helper_directory }}/backup_files.sh {{ gitea_repositories_directory | quote }} {{ domain | quote }}"
-    name: "backup gitea repositories of {{ domain }}"
-    state: present
-
 - name: Enable auto update of gitea
   cron:
     hour: 2
diff --git a/roles/server/nextcloud/meta/main.yml b/roles/server/nextcloud/meta/main.yml
index 1d281bf..7f52c26 100644
--- a/roles/server/nextcloud/meta/main.yml
+++ b/roles/server/nextcloud/meta/main.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ dependencies:
     # system_user
     user_directory: "{{ nextcloud_user_directory }}"
     user_directory_group: "{{ nginx_system_user }}"
+  - role: misc/backup_files
+    # domain
+    backup_directory: "{{ nextcloud_data_directory }}"
   - role: mysql/database
     # database_user
   - role: nginx/php-pool
diff --git a/roles/server/nextcloud/tasks/main.yml b/roles/server/nextcloud/tasks/main.yml
index 6fe0b32..866bdac 100644
--- a/roles/server/nextcloud/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/server/nextcloud/tasks/main.yml
@@ -126,11 +126,3 @@
     name: "nextcloud cron for {{ domain }}"
     minute: "*/5"
     job: "sudo -u {{ system_user }} php -f \"{{ nextcloud_installation_directory }}/cron.php\""
-
-- name: Configure auto backup of nextcloud data directory
-  cron:
-    hour: 1
-    minute: 0
-    job: "{{ global_helper_directory }}/backup_files.sh {{ nextcloud_data_directory | quote }} {{ domain | quote }}"
-    name: "backup nextcloud data of {{ domain }}"
-    state: present