diff --git a/.github/workflows/weekly-k8s-backup.yml b/.github/workflows/weekly-k8s-backup.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index d5e596a..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/weekly-k8s-backup.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-name: Weekly K8s Storage Backup
-
-on:
-  schedule:
-    # Sunday 02:30 UTC (quiet time, predictable)
-    - cron: "30 2 * * 0"
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  backup:
-    name: Backup /k8s_storage → S3
-    runs-on: mealcraft-runners
-    timeout-minutes: 180
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      # Install kubectl
-      - name: Install kubectl
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y curl ca-certificates
-          curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$(curl -sL https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl"
-          sudo install -m 0755 kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
-
-
-      - name: Sanity check mount
-        run: |
-          echo "Listing /k8s_storage:"
-          ls -lah /k8s_storage
-          ls -la
-
-      - name: Install AWS CLI (user-local)
-        run: |
-          if ! command -v aws >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            echo "Installing AWS CLI locally..."
-            curl -s https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64.zip -o awscliv2.zip
-            unzip -q awscliv2.zip
-            ./aws/install \
-              --install-dir "$HOME/.aws-cli" \
-              --bin-dir "$HOME/bin"
-            echo "$HOME/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-          fi
-
-      - name: Verify AWS identity
-        run: |
-          aws sts get-caller-identity
-
-
-      - name: Run K8s backup for DEV and PROD
-        run: bash mist_infra/scripts/backup_k8s_storage_to_s3.sh
-
-# example of restoring a back up
-# aws s3 cp s3://mist-backups/2025-03-09/k8s_storage_mist_2025-03-09_02-30-01.tar.gz .
-# sudo tar -xzf k8s_storage_*.tar.gz -C /home/kimjunte/k8s_storage
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/databasus/databasus.yaml b/databasus/databasus.yaml
index d199025..718f887 100644
--- a/databasus/databasus.yaml
+++ b/databasus/databasus.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # ================================
-# databasus - ALL IN ONE
+# DATABASUS - ALL IN ONE
+# https://databasus.com
+# Open-source DB backup management UI
 # ================================
 
 ---
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
     storage: 500Mi
   volumeMode: Filesystem
   accessModes:
-    - ReadWriteMany
+    - ReadWriteOnce
   persistentVolumeReclaimPolicy: Retain
   storageClassName: databasus-local-storage
   local:
@@ -33,11 +35,11 @@ metadata:
   name: databasus-pvc
 spec:
   accessModes:
-    - ReadWriteMany
+    - ReadWriteOnce
   storageClassName: databasus-local-storage
   resources:
     requests:
-      storage: 1Gi
+      storage: 500Mi
 
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ spec:
         - name: databasus
           image: databasus/databasus:latest
           ports:
-            - containerPort: 3000
+            - containerPort: 4005
           env:
             - name: NODE_ENV
               value: "production"
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ spec:
               memory: "512Mi"
           volumeMounts:
             - name: databasus-data
-              mountPath: /app/data
+              mountPath: /databasus-data
       volumes:
         - name: databasus-data
           persistentVolumeClaim:
@@ -92,8 +94,8 @@ spec:
   selector:
     app: databasus
   ports:
-    - port: 3000
-      targetPort: 3000
+    - port: 4005
+      targetPort: 4005
 
 ---
 apiVersion: traefik.io/v1alpha1
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ spec:
       kind: Rule
       services:
         - name: databasus
-          port: 3000
+          port: 4005
   tls:
     certResolver: myresolver
     domains:
diff --git a/mist_infra/scripts/backup_k8s_storage_to_s3.sh b/mist_infra/scripts/backup_k8s_storage_to_s3.sh
index 9c5d81a..8c7fb51 100644
--- a/mist_infra/scripts/backup_k8s_storage_to_s3.sh
+++ b/mist_infra/scripts/backup_k8s_storage_to_s3.sh
@@ -2,182 +2,79 @@
 set -euo pipefail
 
 # ==================================================
-# GLOBAL CONFIG
+# CONFIG
 # ==================================================
-K8S_STORAGE_ROOT="/k8s_storage"
+K8S_STORAGE_ROOT="/home/kimjunte/k8s_storage"
 BACKUP_ROOT="/tmp/k8s-backups"
+S3_BUCKET="s3://mist-backups"
 
-# NEVER touch raw Postgres data
-TAR_EXCLUDES=(
-  "$K8S_STORAGE_ROOT/postgres"
-  "$K8S_STORAGE_ROOT/lost+found"
-)
+AWS_PROFILE_NAME="personal"
+AWS_CONFIG_FILE="/home/kimjunte/.aws/config"
+AWS_SHARED_CREDENTIALS_FILE="/home/kimjunte/.aws/credentials"
 
-# ==================================================
-# BACKUP FUNCTION
-# ==================================================
-run_backup() {
-  local ENVIRONMENT="$1"
-  local DATE="$(date -u +%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S)"
-  local BACKUP_DIR="$BACKUP_ROOT/$DATE"
+export AWS_PROFILE="$AWS_PROFILE_NAME"
+export AWS_CONFIG_FILE
+export AWS_SHARED_CREDENTIALS_FILE
 
-  mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
+DATE="$(date -u +%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S)"
+BACKUP_DIR="$BACKUP_ROOT/$DATE"
+ARCHIVE_NAME="k8s_storage_$DATE.tar.gz"
+ARCHIVE_PATH="$BACKUP_DIR/$ARCHIVE_NAME"
 
-  # ==================================================
-  # ENVIRONMENT SWITCH
-  # ==================================================
-  case "$ENVIRONMENT" in
-    dev)
-      PG_SECRET_NAME="postgres-dev"
-      PG_POD_SELECTOR="app=postgres"
-      S3_PREFIX="dev"
-      NAMESPACE="dev"
-      ;;
-    prod)
-      if [[ "${I_UNDERSTAND_THIS_IS_PROD:-}" != "true" ]]; then
-        echo "❌ Refusing to run PROD backup without confirmation"
-        echo "   Re-run with: I_UNDERSTAND_THIS_IS_PROD=true"
-        return 1
-      fi
-
-      PG_SECRET_NAME="postgres-prod"
-      PG_POD_SELECTOR="app=postgres"
-      S3_PREFIX="prod"
-      NAMESPACE="default"
-      ;;
-    *)
-      echo "❌ Invalid ENVIRONMENT: $ENVIRONMENT (must be dev or prod)"
-      return 1
-      ;;
-  esac
-
-  echo ""
-  echo "=== Backup started ($(date -u)) ==="
-  echo "Environment: $ENVIRONMENT"
-  echo "Namespace: $NAMESPACE"
-
-  # ==================================================
-  # LOCATE POSTGRES POD
-  # ==================================================
-  POSTGRES_POD=$(kubectl get pods \
-    -n "$NAMESPACE" \
-    -l "$PG_POD_SELECTOR" \
-    -o jsonpath='{.items[0].metadata.name}')
-
-  if [[ -z "$POSTGRES_POD" ]]; then
-    echo "❌ No Postgres pod found for selector: $PG_POD_SELECTOR"
-    kubectl get pods -n "$NAMESPACE"
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  echo "Using Postgres pod: $POSTGRES_POD"
-
-  # ==================================================
-  # READ DATABASE_URL FROM SECRET
-  # ==================================================
-  DATABASE_URL=$(kubectl get secret "$PG_SECRET_NAME" \
-    -n "$NAMESPACE" \
-    -o jsonpath='{.data.DATABASE_URL}' | base64 -d)
-
-  if [[ -z "$DATABASE_URL" ]]; then
-    echo "❌ DATABASE_URL missing in secret $PG_SECRET_NAME"
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  # Parse DATABASE_URL
-  POSTGRES_USER="$(echo "$DATABASE_URL" | sed -E 's|.*://([^:]+):.*|\1|')"
-  POSTGRES_DB="$(echo "$DATABASE_URL" | sed -E 's|.*/([^?]+).*|\1|')"
-
-  if [[ -z "$POSTGRES_USER" || -z "$POSTGRES_DB" ]]; then
-    echo "❌ Failed to parse DATABASE_URL"
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  echo "Dumping database: $POSTGRES_DB (user: $POSTGRES_USER)"
-
-  # ==================================================
-  # POSTGRES LOGICAL DUMP (SAFE)
-  # ==================================================
-  kubectl exec -n "$NAMESPACE" "$POSTGRES_POD" -- \
-    pg_dump "$POSTGRES_DB" \
-    > "$BACKUP_DIR/postgres.sql"
-
-  echo "✔ pg_dump complete ($(du -h "$BACKUP_DIR/postgres.sql" | cut -f1))"
-
-  # ==================================================
-  # NORMALISE PERMISSIONS (EXCLUDING POSTGRES)
-  # ==================================================
-  echo "Normalising permissions (excluding Postgres data)..."
-
-  sudo find "$K8S_STORAGE_ROOT" \
-    -mindepth 1 \
-    -maxdepth 1 \
-    ! -name postgres \
-    -exec chmod -R a+rX {} \; || true
-
-  # ==================================================
-  # ARCHIVE K8S STORAGE (SAFE)
-  # ==================================================
-  TAR_EXCLUDE_ARGS=()
-  for path in "${TAR_EXCLUDES[@]}"; do
-    TAR_EXCLUDE_ARGS+=(--exclude="$path")
-  done
-
-  tar \
-    --ignore-failed-read \
-    --warning=no-file-changed \
-    -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/k8s_storage_$DATE.tar.gz" \
-    "${TAR_EXCLUDE_ARGS[@]}" \
-    "$K8S_STORAGE_ROOT"
-
-  echo "✔ k8s_storage archived ($(du -h "$BACKUP_DIR/k8s_storage_$DATE.tar.gz" | cut -f1))"
-
-  # ==================================================
-  # UPLOAD TO S3
-  # ==================================================
-  S3_BUCKET="s3://mist-backups/$S3_PREFIX/$DATE"
-
-  aws s3 cp "$BACKUP_DIR" "$S3_BUCKET" --recursive
-
-  echo "✔ Uploaded to $S3_BUCKET"
-
-  # ==================================================
-  # RESTORE GUIDE
-  # ==================================================
-  echo ""
-  echo "========================================"
-  echo "=== RESTORE GUIDE ($ENVIRONMENT)"
-  echo "========================================"
-  echo ""
-  echo "Restore volumes:"
-  echo "  sudo tar -xzf k8s_storage_$DATE.tar.gz -C /"
-  echo ""
-  echo "Restore Postgres:"
-  echo "  kubectl exec -n $NAMESPACE -i $POSTGRES_POD -- \\"
-  echo "    psql $POSTGRES_DB < postgres.sql"
-  echo ""
-  echo "=== Backup completed successfully ==="
-}
-
-# ==================================================
-# RUN BACKUPS FOR BOTH DEV AND PROD
-# ==================================================
-echo "Starting backup process for dev and prod environments..."
-
-FAILED=0
-
-# Backup dev
-run_backup "dev" || FAILED=$((FAILED + 1))
-
-# Backup prod (requires explicit confirmation)
-I_UNDERSTAND_THIS_IS_PROD=true run_backup "prod" || FAILED=$((FAILED + 1))
+mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
 
 echo ""
 echo "========================================"
-if [[ $FAILED -eq 0 ]]; then
-  echo "✅ All backups completed successfully"
-else
-  echo "⚠️  $FAILED backup(s) failed"
-  exit 1
-fi
+echo "=== K8S STORAGE BACKUP STARTED"
+echo "=== $(date -u)"
 echo "========================================"
+echo ""
+
+# ==================================================
+# VERIFY AWS IDENTITY
+# ==================================================
+echo "Using AWS profile: $AWS_PROFILE"
+aws sts get-caller-identity
+
+# ==================================================
+# CREATE ARCHIVE (EXCLUDE POSTGRES)
+# ==================================================
+echo "Creating archive..."
+
+sudo tar \
+  --ignore-failed-read \
+  --warning=no-file-changed \
+  --exclude="$K8S_STORAGE_ROOT/postgres" \
+  -czf "$ARCHIVE_PATH" \
+  -C /home/kimjunte \
+  k8s_storage
+
+echo "✔ Archive created:"
+du -h "$ARCHIVE_PATH"
+
+# ==================================================
+# GENERATE CHECKSUM
+# ==================================================
+sha256sum "$ARCHIVE_PATH" > "$ARCHIVE_PATH.sha256"
+echo "✔ Checksum generated"
+
+# ==================================================
+# UPLOAD TO S3
+# ==================================================
+echo "Uploading to S3..."
+
+aws s3 cp "$ARCHIVE_PATH" "$S3_BUCKET/$DATE/"
+aws s3 cp "$ARCHIVE_PATH.sha256" "$S3_BUCKET/$DATE/"
+
+echo "✔ Uploaded to $S3_BUCKET/$DATE/"
+
+# ==================================================
+# CLEAN LOCAL TEMP FILES (optional but recommended)
+# ==================================================
+rm -rf "$BACKUP_DIR"
+
+echo ""
+echo "========================================"
+echo "=== BACKUP COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY"
+echo "========================================"
+echo ""