diff --git a/backup/backup.sh b/backup/backup.sh
index 6be9545..7cb7a80 100644
--- a/backup/backup.sh
+++ b/backup/backup.sh
@@ -1 +1,23 @@
-echo "backup"
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+# Configuration
+BACKUP_DIR="/backup/sasquatch-influxdb-enterprise-backup"
+GCS_BUCKET="gs://your-gcs-bucket"
+
+# Ensure the backup directory exists
+mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
+
+echo "Starting InfluxDB Enterprise backup..."
+
+influxd-ctl -bind sasquatch-influxdb-enterprise-meta.sasquatch:8091 backup -strategy incremental "$BACKUP_DIR" 
+
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "Backup completed successfully at $BACKUP_DIR."
+else
+    echo "Backup failed!" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+