diff --git a/compose/compose.env b/compose/compose.env
index ddc7418c0..f98cc82e9 100644
--- a/compose/compose.env
+++ b/compose/compose.env
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 ## Stick to a specific version, or use `latest`
 COMPOSE_KOMODO_IMAGE_TAG=latest
+## Store dated database backups on the host - https://komo.do/docs/setup/backup
+COMPOSE_KOMODO_BACKUPS_PATH=/etc/komodo/backups
 
 ## DB credentials
 KOMODO_DB_USERNAME=admin
diff --git a/compose/ferretdb.compose.yaml b/compose/ferretdb.compose.yaml
index 2a6b3591b..d3de427eb 100644
--- a/compose/ferretdb.compose.yaml
+++ b/compose/ferretdb.compose.yaml
@@ -54,11 +54,13 @@ services:
       KOMODO_DATABASE_ADDRESS: ferretdb:27017
       KOMODO_DATABASE_USERNAME: ${KOMODO_DB_USERNAME}
       KOMODO_DATABASE_PASSWORD: ${KOMODO_DB_PASSWORD}
-    # volumes:
-    #   ## Store sync files on server
-    #   - /path/to/syncs:/syncs
-    #   ## Optionally mount a custom core.config.toml
-    #   - /path/to/core.config.toml:/config/config.toml
+    volumes:
+      ## Store dated backups of the database - https://komo.do/docs/setup/backup
+      - ${COMPOSE_KOMODO_BACKUPS_PATH}:/backups
+      ## Store sync files on server
+      # - /path/to/syncs:/syncs
+      ## Optionally mount a custom core.config.toml
+      # - /path/to/core.config.toml:/config/config.toml
     ## Allows for systemd Periphery connection at 
     ## "https://host.docker.internal:8120"
     # extra_hosts:
diff --git a/compose/mongo.compose.yaml b/compose/mongo.compose.yaml
index 5c0e71b21..61a67e681 100644
--- a/compose/mongo.compose.yaml
+++ b/compose/mongo.compose.yaml
@@ -37,11 +37,13 @@ services:
       KOMODO_DATABASE_ADDRESS: mongo:27017
       KOMODO_DATABASE_USERNAME: ${KOMODO_DB_USERNAME}
       KOMODO_DATABASE_PASSWORD: ${KOMODO_DB_PASSWORD}
-    # volumes:
-    #   ## Store sync files on server
-    #   - /path/to/syncs:/syncs
-    #   ## Optionally mount a custom core.config.toml
-    #   - /path/to/core.config.toml:/config/config.toml
+    volumes:
+      ## Store dated backups of the database - https://komo.do/docs/setup/backup
+      - ${COMPOSE_KOMODO_BACKUPS_PATH}:/backups
+      ## Store sync files on server
+      # - /path/to/syncs:/syncs
+      ## Optionally mount a custom core.config.toml
+      # - /path/to/core.config.toml:/config/config.toml
     ## Allows for systemd Periphery connection at 
     ## "https://host.docker.internal:8120"
     # extra_hosts: