diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 77c66c4..dd9aa1c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ client/build
 keys.js
 client/dist/**
 out
-data/siteData.txt
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+data/siteData.txt
+backup.json
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diff --git a/server/helpers/backupDB.js b/server/helpers/backupDB.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..832efcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/helpers/backupDB.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+
+var Promise = require('bluebird');
+var People = require('../database/people/model');
+var twitterController = require('../database/twitter/controller');
+var contextController = require('../database/context/controller');
+var sitesController = require('../database/sites/controller');
+var facebookController = require('../database/facebook/controller');
+var topController = require('../database/top/controller');
+var fs = require('fs-utils');
+
+module.exports = function() {
+  return People.findAll()
+    .then(function(data) {
+      var promiseArray = [];
+      data.forEach(function(person) {
+        promiseArray.push(twitterController.attachData(person.get())
+          .then(contextController.attachData)
+          .then(sitesController.attachData)
+          .then(facebookController.attachData)
+          .then(topController.attachData));
+      });
+
+      return Promise.all(promiseArray);
+    }).then(function(data) {
+      fs.writeJSONSync('./data/backup.json', {people: data});
+    });
+};
+
+module.exports();
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