diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cc5ab169..c403c258 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@ api/seed.ipynb
 
 .DS_Store
 yarn-error.log
+
+acme.json
+acme*.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7831c86b..088731da 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -134,3 +134,5 @@ yeetdb:
 theia-%:
 	$(DOCKER_COMPOSE) pull $@
 
+acme-backup:
+	kubectl exec -it -n traefik -c traefik $(kubectl get pods -n traefik -o json | jq '.items[0].metadata.name' -r) -- cat data/acme.json > ../acme-$(date +%F).json