diff --git a/backup/erpbackup.js b/backup/erpbackup.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4708343
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backup/erpbackup.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { spawn } from "child_process";
+// import { error } from "console";
+import path from "path";
+// import { exit } from "process";
+import cron from "node-cron";
+
+const databasename = "test";
+// in future it will be replaced by the actual databasename
+
+const archivedPath = path.join(path.resolve(), "..", `${databasename}.gzip`);
+
+// console.log(archivedPath);
+
+// erpBackup();
+
+function erpBackup() {
+  const childProcess1 = spawn("mongodump", [
+    `--db=${databasename}`,
+    `--archive=${archivedPath}`,
+    "--gzip",
+  ]);
+  childProcess1.stdout.on("data", (data) => {
+    console.log("stdout:\n", Buffer.from(data).toString());
+  });
+  childProcess1.stderr.on("data", (data) => {
+    console.log("stderr:\n", Buffer.from(data).toString());
+  });
+  childProcess1.on("error", (error) => {
+    console.log(error);
+  });
+  childProcess1.on("exit", (code, signal) => {
+    if (code) {
+      console.log("process ends with a code:", code);
+    } else if (signal) {
+      console.log("process ends with a signal:", signal);
+    } else {
+      console.log("process ends successfully");
+    }
+  });
+}
+// backup after every 24 hour
+// cron.schedule("0 0 * * *", () => erpBackup());
+cron.schedule("*/10 * * * * *", () => erpBackup());
diff --git a/backup/erprestore.js b/backup/erprestore.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..467d887
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backup/erprestore.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { spawn } from "child_process";
+// import { error } from "console";
+import path from "path";
+// import { exit } from "process";
+
+const databasename = "test";
+// in future it will be replaced by the actual databasename
+
+const archivedPath = path.join(path.resolve(), "..", `${databasename}.gzip`);
+
+// console.log(archivedPath);
+
+// erpBackup();
+
+function erpRestore() {
+  const childProcess1 = spawn("mongorestore", [
+    `--db=${databasename}`,
+    `--archive=${archivedPath}`,
+    "--gzip",
+  ]);
+  childProcess1.stdout.on("data", (data) => {
+    console.log("stdout:\n", Buffer.from(data).toString());
+  });
+  childProcess1.stderr.on("data", (data) => {
+    console.log("stderr:\n", Buffer.from(data).toString());
+  });
+  childProcess1.on("error", (error) => {
+    console.log(error);
+  });
+  childProcess1.on("exit", (code, signal) => {
+    if (code) {
+      console.log("process ends with a code:", code);
+    } else if (signal) {
+      console.log("process ends with a signal:", signal);
+    } else {
+      console.log("Database Restored successfully");
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+erpRestore();
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0a8ea29..89d50b5 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
         "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.0",
         "mongoose": "^6.9.0",
         "morgan": "~1.9.1",
+        "node-cron": "^3.0.2",
         "nodemailer": "^6.9.1",
         "supertest": "^6.3.3",
         "winston": "^3.8.2",
@@ -7943,6 +7944,17 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-addon-api/-/node-addon-api-5.1.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-eh0GgfEkpnoWDq+VY8OyvYhFEzBk6jIYbRKdIlyTiAXIVJ8PyBaKb0rp7oDtoddbdoHWhq8wwr+XZ81F1rpNdA=="
     },
+    "node_modules/node-cron": {
+      "version": "3.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-cron/-/node-cron-3.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iP8l0yGlNpE0e6q1o185yOApANRe47UPbLf4YxfbiNHt/RU5eBcGB/e0oudruheSf+LQeDMezqC5BVAb5wwRcQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "uuid": "8.3.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=6.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/node-fetch": {
       "version": "2.6.12",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-2.6.12.tgz",
@@ -9979,7 +9991,6 @@
       "version": "8.3.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-8.3.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-+NYs2QeMWy+GWFOEm9xnn6HCDp0l7QBD7ml8zLUmJ+93Q5NF0NocErnwkTkXVFNiX3/fpC6afS8Dhb/gz7R7eg==",
-      "optional": true,
       "bin": {
         "uuid": "dist/bin/uuid"
       }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 50a0e9f..0c6a050 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@
     "testWin": "SET NODE_OPTIONS=--experimental-vm-modules && npx jest",
     "testWin:watch": "SET NODE_OPTIONS=--experimental-vm-modules && npx jest --watch",
     "testWin:openHandles": "SET NODE_OPTIONS=--experimental-vm-modules && npx jest --detectOpenHandles",
-    "eslint": "eslint"
+    "eslint": "eslint",
+    "backup": "node ./backup/erpbackup",
+    "restore":"node ./backup/erprestore"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "apidoc": "^1.1.0",
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.0",
     "mongoose": "^6.9.0",
     "morgan": "~1.9.1",
+    "node-cron": "^3.0.2",
     "nodemailer": "^6.9.1",
     "supertest": "^6.3.3",
     "winston": "^3.8.2",