diff --git a/documentation/operator-guide/management.rst b/documentation/operator-guide/management.rst
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@@ -167,3 +167,66 @@ Additionally in order to delete older logs from docker containers present on a n
 
 
 The final section :ref:`ingestion` explains how to get data into the VS.
+
+Database backup
+----------------
+
+The database can be backed up with the script below. The `STACK` and `BACKUP_PATH` variables can be changed depending on the stack and desired path of backup files
+
+.. code-block:: shell
+
+    #!/bin/bash
+
+    # Variables to be changed
+    STACK="dem"
+    BACKUP_PATH="/path/to/backup/storage"
+
+    # Script variables
+    FILE_NAME="$(date +'%Y%m%d').tar.gz"
+    DB_SERVICE=""$STACK"_database"
+    DB_CONTAINER="$(docker ps -q -f name=$DB_SERVICE)"
+
+    echo "Backing up $STACK stack"
+    echo "Backup path: $BACKUP_PATH"
+    echo "Backup file: $FILE_NAME"
+    echo "Backup service: $DB_SERVICE"
+    echo "DB container id: $DB_CONTAINER"
+    
+    echo "Backing up to /$FILE_NAME"
+    docker exec $DB_CONTAINER sh -c "pg_dump -U "$STACK"_user -d "$STACK"_db -f c > /$FILE_NAME"
+    echo "Copying to $BACKUP_PATH"
+    docker cp $DB_CONTAINER:/$FILE_NAME $BACKUP_PATH
+    echo "Cleaning up"
+    docker exec $DB_CONTAINER sh -c "rm /$FILE_NAME"
+
+To restore from a backed up file run the below script. Here the `STACK`, `DATE` and `BACKUP_PATH` can be changed. Note: Date for last backup must be in YYYYMMDD format
+
+.. code-block:: shell
+
+    #!/bin/bash
+
+    # Variables to be changed
+    STACK="dem"
+    DATE="20210722"
+    BACKUP_PATH="/path/to/backups"
+
+    # Script variables
+    BACKUP_FILE="$BACKUP_PATH/$DATE.sql.gz"
+    UNCOMPRESSED_FILE="$BACKUP_PATH/$DATE.sql"
+    DB_SERVICE=""$STACK"_database"
+    DB_CONTAINER="$(docker ps -q -f name=$DB_SERVICE)"
+
+    echo "Restoring $STACK stack"
+    echo "Backup file: $BACKUP_FILE"
+    echo "Backup service: $DB_SERVICE"
+    echo "DB container id: $DB_CONTAINER"
+
+    echo "Unpacking $BACKUP_FILE"
+    gunzip $BACKUP_FILE
+    echo "Copying unpacked file"
+    docker cp $UNCOMPRESSED_FILE $DB_CONTAINER:/
+    echo "Restoring database"
+    docker exec $DB_CONTAINER sh -c "psql -U "$STACK"_user -d "$STACK"_db < /$DATE.sql"
+    echo "Cleaning up"
+    docker exec $DB_CONTAINER sh -c "rm /$DATE.sql"
+    rm $UNCOMPRESSED_FILE