diff --git a/REFERENCE.md b/REFERENCE.md
index 2075b4e..008194d 100644
--- a/REFERENCE.md
+++ b/REFERENCE.md
@@ -37,6 +37,32 @@ Configure GitLab backups
 include profile_gitlab::backup
 ```
 
+#### Parameters
+
+The following parameters are available in the `profile_gitlab::backup` class:
+
+* [`paths`](#-profile_gitlab--backup--paths)
+* [`prehook_commands`](#-profile_gitlab--backup--prehook_commands)
+* [`posthook_commands`](#-profile_gitlab--backup--posthook_commands)
+
+##### <a name="-profile_gitlab--backup--paths"></a>`paths`
+
+Data type: `Array[String]`
+
+List of paths (locations to files or directories) to be backed up.
+
+##### <a name="-profile_gitlab--backup--prehook_commands"></a>`prehook_commands`
+
+Data type: `Array[String]`
+
+List of commands to run before the paths are backed up.
+
+##### <a name="-profile_gitlab--backup--posthook_commands"></a>`posthook_commands`
+
+Data type: `Array[String]`
+
+List of commands to run after the paths are backed up.
+
 ### <a name="profile_gitlab--firewall"></a>`profile_gitlab::firewall`
 
 Open GitLab ports in the firewall
diff --git a/data/common.yaml b/data/common.yaml
index 8b70ea5..5837e49 100644
--- a/data/common.yaml
+++ b/data/common.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 ---
+profile_gitlab::backup::paths:
+  - "/etc/gitlab"
+  - "/var/opt/gitlab/backups"
+profile_gitlab::backup::prehook_commands:
+  - "/opt/gitlab/bin/gitlab-backup create CRON=1"
+profile_gitlab::backup::posthook_commands:
+  - "find /etc/gitlab/config_backup \\( -name '*.tar' \\) -mtime +30 -type f -exec rm -rf {} \\;"
+  - "find /var/opt/gitlab/backups \\( -name '*.tar' \\) -mtime +2 -type f -exec rm -rf {} \\;"
 profile_gitlab::firewall::http_allowed_subnets:
   "public": "0.0.0.0/0"
   #"NCSA private": "172.24.0.0/13"
diff --git a/manifests/backup.pp b/manifests/backup.pp
index ef157d8..f3942bd 100644
--- a/manifests/backup.pp
+++ b/manifests/backup.pp
@@ -1,32 +1,28 @@
 # @summary Configure GitLab backups
 #
+# @param paths
+#   List of paths (locations to files or directories) to be backed up.
+#
+# @param prehook_commands
+#   List of commands to run before the paths are backed up.
+#
+# @param posthook_commands
+#   List of commands to run after the paths are backed up.
+#
 # @example
 #   include profile_gitlab::backup
-class profile_gitlab::backup {
+class profile_gitlab::backup (
+  Array[String] $paths,
+  Array[String] $prehook_commands,
+  Array[String] $posthook_commands,
+) {
   if ( lookup('profile_backup::client::enabled') ) {
     include profile_backup::client
 
     profile_backup::client::add_job { 'profile_gitlab':
-      paths             => [
-        '/etc/gitlab',
-        '/var/opt/gitlab/backups',
-      ],
-      prehook_commands  => [
-        '/opt/gitlab/bin/gitlab-backup create CRON=1',
-      ],
-      posthook_commands => [
-        "find /etc/gitlab/config_backup \\( -name '*.tar' \\) -mtime +30 -type f -exec rm -rf {} \\;",
-        "find /var/opt/gitlab/backups \\( -name '*.tar' \\) -mtime +2 -type f -exec rm -rf {} \\;",
-      ],
-    }
-
-    # REMOVE OLD BACKUP CRONS FROM <= v0.1.1 OF THIS MODULE
-    # THIS LOGIC CAN BE REMOVED IN FUTURE VERSIONS OF THIS MODULE
-    cron { 'GITLAB DAILY BACKUPS':
-      ensure => 'absent',
-    }
-    cron { 'GITLAB CLEANUP BACKUPS':
-      ensure => 'absent',
+      paths             => $paths,
+      prehook_commands  => $prehook_commands,
+      posthook_commands => $posthook_commands,
     }
   }
 }