diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 44894ebb..5fbed294 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -138,6 +138,24 @@ LISTCERTS(){
 	echo ""
 }
 BACKUP(){
+	BACKUP_FOLDER=/opt/idssys/backups/node-backups/${NODE_HOSTNAME}/`date +%Y-%m-%d`/`date +%H-%M`
+	echo -e "${idsCL[Green}Backing up Node Settings and Files'...${idsCL[Default]}"
+	echo ""
+	if [ ! -d ${BACKUP_FOLDER} ]; then
+		mkdir -p ${BACKUP_FOLDER}
+	fi
+	declare -A BACKUP_ITEMS
+	BACKUP_ITEMS[nginx-settings]=/etc/nginx
+	BACKUP_ITEMS[letsencrypt-certificates]=/etc/letsencrypt
+	for i in "${!BACKUP_ITEMS[@]}"
+	do
+	  echo "key  : $i"
+	  echo "value: ${BACKUP_ITEMS[$i]}"
+	done
+	
+	#tar -czf ${BACKUP_FOLDER}/nginx-settings.tar.gz /etc/nginx
+	#tar -czf ${BACKUP_FOLDER}/letsencrypt-certificates.tar.gz /etc/letsencrypt
+	
 	
 	echo ""
 	if [ -z $action ] || [ "${action}" = "gui" ]; then