diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c49bd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.env
diff --git a/env-example b/env-example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a90f3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/env-example
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#Entire settings
+PLEROMA="/opt/pleroma/"
+
+#Static dirs
+EMOTES="/opt/pleroma/instance/static/emoji/"
+UPLOADS="/opt/pleroma/uploads/"
+
+#OTP static
+OTP="/var/lib/pleroma/"
+
+#rsync settings
+REMOTEUSER="grumbulon"
+REMOTEHOST="YourHostHere"
diff --git a/fce-backup/backup.py b/fce-backup/backup.py
index ade7132..5fb4c9f 100644
--- a/fce-backup/backup.py
+++ b/fce-backup/backup.py
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ import subprocess
 import argparse
 import shutil
 import os.path
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
 from datetime import datetime
 
 todays_date = datetime.today().strftime("%m-%d")
-pleroma_dirs = ('/var/lib/pleroma/static/emoji/', '/var/lib/pleroma/uploads/')
+load_dotenv()
 
 def dump_db(backup_path):
     command = f"pg_dump -d pleroma --format=custom -f {backup_path}/pleroma-{todays_date}.pgdump"
@@ -14,31 +15,20 @@ def dump_db(backup_path):
     output, error = proc.communicate()
 
 def zip_dirs(backup_path):
-    dirs = probe_pleroma_dirs()
-    if dirs:
-        for dir in pleroma_dirs:
-            stripped_dir = os.path.basename(os.path.normpath(f"{dir}"))
-            shutil.make_archive(f"{backup_path}/{stripped_dir}", 'zip', dir)
-    else:
-        return 1 
-
-def probe_pleroma_dirs():
-    for dir in pleroma_dirs:
-        dir_exists = False
-        if os.path.exists(dir):
-            dir_exists = True
-
-    if dir_exists:
-        return True
-    else:
-        return False
+    static_dir = os.getenv("EMOTES")
+    uploads_dir = os.getenv("UPLOADS")
+    backup_dirs = [static_dir, uploads_dir]   
+    
+    for dir in backup_dirs:
+        stripped_dir = os.path.basename(os.path.normpath(f"{dir}"))
+        shutil.make_archive(f"{backup_path}/{stripped_dir}", 'zip', dir)
 
 def main():
     args = arg_parser()
     if args.full:
         zip_dirs(args.path)
 
-    #dump_db(args.path)
+    dump_db(args.path)
 
 
 def arg_parser():