diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 77bd28b..ada738a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: 
       - 'main'
-      # - 'staging'
-      # - 'dev'
-      # - 'hotfix/**'
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -43,3 +40,48 @@ jobs:
           file: Dockerfile
           push: true
           tags: quay.io/denbicloud/cron-backup:${{ steps.tag.outputs.TAG }}
+
+  special_builds:
+      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+      needs: build
+      strategy:
+        fail-fast: false
+        matrix:
+          type: [ postgresql, mysql, mongodb ]
+      steps:
+
+        - name: Workflow run cleanup action
+          uses: rokroskar/workflow-run-cleanup-action@v0.3.3
+          env:
+            GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        - uses: actions/checkout@master
+        - name: Extract branch name
+          shell: bash
+          run: echo "##[set-output name=branch;]$(echo ${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/})"
+          id: extract_branch
+
+        - name: Set tag
+          run: sed 's/\//-/g'  <<< "::set-output name=TAG::${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch }}"
+          id: tag
+        - name: Get tag
+          run: echo "The selected tag is ${{ steps.tag.outputs.TAG }}"
+
+        -
+          name: Set up Docker Buildx
+          uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+        - name: Login to Quay.io
+          uses: docker/login-action@v3
+          with:
+            registry: quay.io
+            username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_USERNAME }}
+            password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_TOKEN }}
+        - name: Build and publish image to Quay
+          uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+          env:
+            BASE_TAG: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.TAG }}
+          with:
+            file: ${{matrix.type}}/Dockerfile
+            context: ${{matrix.type}}
+            push: true
+            build-args: BASE_TAG
+            tags: quay.io/denbicloud/cron-backup:${{matrix.type}}-${{ steps.tag.outputs.TAG }}
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ecc4b94..03aae15 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -7,21 +7,25 @@ RUN apk add --update --no-cache \
     fdupes \
     python3 \
     py3-pip \
+    curl \
     busybox-extras \
     ssmtp
 
-RUN pip3 install --upgrade pip
-RUN pip3 install s3cmd
+RUN pip3 install --upgrade pip  --break-system-packages
+RUN pip3 install s3cmd  --break-system-packages
 
 RUN touch /var/log/cron.log
 
 COPY ./prepare-cron.sh /prepare-cron.sh
 COPY ./backup/rotate_backup.sh /rotate_backup.sh
 COPY ./backup/backup-cron /backup-cron
+COPY ./backup/notify_uptime_kuma.sh /notify_uptime_kuma.sh
+
 COPY ./s3/s3_backup.sh /s3_backup.sh
 COPY ./s3/s3_backup-cron /s3_backup-cron
 COPY ./s3/s3_backup_rotation.sh /s3_backup_rotation.sh
 COPY ./s3/s3_backup_rotation-cron /s3_backup_rotation-cron
+COPY ./s3/s3_notify_uptime_kuma.sh /s3_notify_uptime_kuma.sh
 
 RUN chmod +x /prepare-cron.sh
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e2a8f9a..909f6b9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,9 +30,12 @@ base image with a shell script to prepare and run cron jobs. To use this you nee
     - S3_CONFIGS_PATH - Directory of the different site configs with variables see below (should be mounted)
     - S3_BACKUP_ROTATION_ENABLED - must to set to true to activate backup rotation in S3
     - S3_BACKUP_ROTATION_TIME_LIMIT -  expiration time in days for Backups - if rotation is enabled uploads older than this limit will be removed - (global - can be overwirtten per site.cfg)
+    - S3_KUMA_STATUS_ENDPOINT - when provided will be called after an successfull backup
 
    In addition, a cfg must be specified for each site to which the backups are to be pushed - with the following content [example](s3/configs/example.site.cfg):
+6. An Endpoint can be provided for Status Updates for [Uptime Kuma](https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma). Following env variables must be set:
 
+    - KUMA_STATUS_ENDPOINT -- when provided will be called after an successfull backup
 ~~~Bash
 S3_HASHDIR=DIR   #should be mounted - stores local checksum of pushed non-encrypted files (in S3 they are encrypted thus different checksum)
 S3_OBJECT_STORAGE_EP=SITE_SPECIFIC_OBJECT_STORAGE EP (e.g  openstack.cebitec.uni-bielefeld.de:8080)
@@ -52,10 +55,12 @@ Next use this image with your docker-compose.yml (here an example for a limesurv
         - ${general_PERSISTENT_PATH}backup/limesurvey:/etc/backup
       environment:
         - LIMESURVEY_DB_PASSWORD
+        - KUMA_STATUS_ENDPOINT
         - BACKUP_ROTATION_ENABLED=true
         - BACKUP_ROTATION_MAX_SIZE=10
         - BACKUP_ROTATION_CUT_SIZE=5
         - BACKUP_ROTATION_SIZE_TYPE=GiB
+        - S3_KUMA_STATUS_ENDPOINT 
         - S3_BACKUP_ENABLED=true
         - S3_PATH=limesurvey
         - S3_CONFIGS_DIR=~/configs
diff --git a/backup/notify_uptime_kuma.sh b/backup/notify_uptime_kuma.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9c4786e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backup/notify_uptime_kuma.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Set KUMA_STATUS_ENDPOINT variable from environment or default to empty string
+KUMA_STATUS_ENDPOINT=${KUMA_STATUS_ENDPOINT:-}
+
+if [ -z "$KUMA_STATUS_ENDPOINT" ]; then
+    echo "INFO: KUMA_STATUS_ENDPOINT is not set. Skipping."
+else
+    # Use curl to make a GET request to the status endpoint
+    response=$(curl -s -X GET "$KUMA_STATUS_ENDPOINT")
+
+    # Check if the request was successful
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo "Status endpoint responded successfully: $response"
+    else
+        echo "Error: Failed to push status from $KUMA_STATUS_ENDPOINT. Status code: $?"
+    fi
+fi
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diff --git a/backup/rotate_backup.sh b/backup/rotate_backup.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/mongodb/install-packages.sh b/mongodb/install-packages.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/mongodb/mongodb-backup.sh b/mongodb/mongodb-backup.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index fcbd310..149e4a9
--- a/mongodb/mongodb-backup.sh
+++ b/mongodb/mongodb-backup.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 log() {
   echo "[$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")] - $1"
 }
+trap 'log "Error occurred, exiting script"; exit 1' ERR
 
 NOW=$(date '+%y-%m-%d-%H%M')
 FILE="/etc/backup/${MONGODB_DB}-${NOW}.dump.gz"
@@ -18,3 +19,16 @@ fi
 MONGODB_HOST=$(echo "$MONGODB_HOST" | cut -d: -f1)
 
 mongodump --archive="$FILE" --gzip --uri="$URI"
+
+# Check if the backup file is not empty and has a reasonable size
+MIN_SIZE=$((1024 * 10)) # 10KB minimum size
+if [ ! -s "$FILE" ] || [ $(stat -c%s "$FILE") -lt $MIN_SIZE ]; then
+  log "Backup file $FILE is too small (${MIN_SIZE}B required), aborting script"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Send a notification using the notify_uptime_kuma.sh script
+if ! /notify_uptime_kuma.sh; then
+  log "Failed to send notification"
+fi
+log "Backup completed successfully"
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diff --git a/mysql/install-packages.sh b/mysql/install-packages.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/mysql/mysql-backup.sh b/mysql/mysql-backup.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index bb13517..f48d10c
--- a/mysql/mysql-backup.sh
+++ b/mysql/mysql-backup.sh
@@ -3,9 +3,23 @@
 log() {
   echo "[$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")] - $1"
 }
+trap 'log "Error occurred, exiting script"; exit 1' ERR
 
 NOW=$(date '+%y-%m-%d-%H%M')
 FILE=/etc/backup/${MYSQL_HOST}-${NOW}.sql.gz
 log "Create Backup $FILE"
 
 mysqldump -h ${MYSQL_HOST} -u ${MYSQL_USER} --password=${MYSQL_PASSWORD} --all-databases | gzip > $FILE
+
+# Check if the backup file is not empty and has a reasonable size
+MIN_SIZE=$((1024 * 10)) # 10KB minimum size
+if [ ! -s "$FILE" ] || [ $(stat -c%s "$FILE") -lt $MIN_SIZE ]; then
+  log "Backup file $FILE is too small (${MIN_SIZE}B required), aborting script"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Send a notification using the notify_uptime_kuma.sh script
+if ! ./notify_uptime_kuma.sh; then
+  log "Failed to send notification"
+fi
+log "Backup completed successfully"
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diff --git a/postgresql/install-packages.sh b/postgresql/install-packages.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/postgresql/postgresql-backup.sh b/postgresql/postgresql-backup.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index d83a3aa..d5d463f
--- a/postgresql/postgresql-backup.sh
+++ b/postgresql/postgresql-backup.sh
@@ -1,18 +1,62 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+# Define a logging function
 log() {
   echo "[$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")] - $1"
 }
 
-touch ~/.pgpass
-log "Creating ~/.pgpass file"
-echo ${POSTGRES_HOST}:${POSTGRES_PORT}:${POSTGRES_DB}:${POSTGRES_USER}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD} > ~/.pgpass
-chmod 600 ~/.pgpass
+# Set up an error trap to exit the script on any error
+trap 'log "Error occurred, exiting script"; exit 1' ERR
+
+# Create the ~/.pgpass file if it doesn't exist
+if [ ! -f "~/.pgpass" ]; then
+  touch ~/.pgpass
+  log "Created ~/.pgpass file"
+fi
+
+# Set the PostgreSQL connection details as environment variables
+POSTGRES_HOST=${POSTGRES_HOST:-}
+POSTGRES_PORT=${POSTGRES_PORT:-5432} # default to 5432 if not set
+POSTGRES_DB=${POSTGRES_DB:-}
+POSTGRES_USER=${POSTGRES_USER:-}
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-}
 
+# Check that all required environment variables are set
+if [ -z "$POSTGRES_HOST" ] || [ -z "$POSTGRES_DB" ] || [ -z "$POSTGRES_USER" ] || [ -z "$POSTGRES_PASSWORD" ]; then
+  log "Error: Missing PostgreSQL connection details, exiting script"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Set the PGPASSFILE environment variable to point to the ~/.pgpass file
 export PGPASSFILE='/root/.pgpass'
 
+# Write the PostgreSQL connection details to the ~/.pgpass file
+echo "${POSTGRES_HOST}:${POSTGRES_PORT}:${POSTGRES_DB}:${POSTGRES_USER}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}" > ~/.pgpass
+
+# Set permissions on the ~/.pgpass file
+chmod 600 ~/.pgpass
+
+# Create a timestamp for the backup file name
 NOW=$(date '+%y-%m-%d-%H%M')
-FILE=/etc/backup/${POSTGRES_DB}-${NOW}.dump.gz
-log "Create Backup $FILE"
 
-pg_dump -h ${POSTGRES_HOST} -U ${POSTGRES_USER} ${POSTGRES_DB} -Z 9 > $FILE
+# Define the backup file path and name
+FILE="/etc/backup/${POSTGRES_DB}-${NOW}.dump.gz"
+
+log "Creating Backup $FILE"
+
+# Perform the PostgreSQL database dump
+pg_dump -h "${POSTGRES_HOST}" -U "${POSTGRES_USER}" "${POSTGRES_DB}" -Z 9 > "$FILE"
+
+# Check if the backup file is not empty and has a reasonable size
+MIN_SIZE=$((1024 * 10)) # 10KB minimum size
+if [ ! -s "$FILE" ] || [ $(stat -c%s "$FILE") -lt $MIN_SIZE ]; then
+  log "Backup file $FILE is too small (${MIN_SIZE}B required), aborting script"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Send a notification using the notify_uptime_kuma.sh script
+if ! /notify_uptime_kuma.sh; then
+  log "Failed to send notification"
+fi
+
+log "Backup completed successfully"
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diff --git a/postgresql/postgresql-cron b/postgresql/postgresql-cron
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/prepare-cron.sh b/prepare-cron.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/s3/s3_backup.sh b/s3/s3_backup.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 617021d..dc38298
--- a/s3/s3_backup.sh
+++ b/s3/s3_backup.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 log() {
   echo "[$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")] - $1"
 }
-
+trap 'log "Error occurred, exiting script"; exit 1' ERR
 log "Starting backup script"
 
 basedir="/etc/backup"
@@ -89,3 +89,9 @@ find "$S3_CONFIGS_PATH" -type f -name "*.cfg" | while read -r env_data; do
   log "Removing temp config and password files"
   rm -f "$tmp_conf"
 done
+
+
+# Send a notification using the s3_notify_uptime_kuma.sh script
+if ! /s3_notify_uptime_kuma.sh; then
+  log "Failed to send notification"
+fi
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diff --git a/s3/s3_backup_rotation.sh b/s3/s3_backup_rotation.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/s3/s3_notify_uptime_kuma.sh b/s3/s3_notify_uptime_kuma.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e04514a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/s3/s3_notify_uptime_kuma.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Set S3_KUMA_STATUS_ENDPOINT variable from environment or default to empty string
+S3_KUMA_STATUS_ENDPOINT=${S3_KUMA_STATUS_ENDPOINT:-}
+
+if [ -z "$S3_KUMA_STATUS_ENDPOINT" ]; then
+    echo "INFO: S3_KUMA_STATUS_ENDPOINT is not set. Skipping."
+else
+    # Use curl to make a POST request to the status endpoint
+    response=$(curl -s -X POST \\
+        "$S3_KUMA_STATUS_ENDPOINT")
+
+    # Check if the request was successful
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo "Status endpoint responded successfully: $response"
+    else
+        echo "Error: Failed to send status update to $S3_KUMA_STATUS_ENDPOINT. Status code: $?"
+    fi
+fi
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