diff --git a/group_vars/synapse/main.yml b/group_vars/synapse/main.yml
index fd6879d..a07b0da 100644
--- a/group_vars/synapse/main.yml
+++ b/group_vars/synapse/main.yml
@@ -7,3 +7,11 @@ synapse_ldap_bind_dn: CN=svc.synapse,CN=Users,DC=pyrocufflink,DC=blue
 synapse_ldap_bind_password: '{{ vault_synapse_ldap_bind_password }}'
 matrix_tls_cert: websites/hatch.chat.cer
 matrix_tls_key: websites/hatch.chat.key
+
+burp_backup_script_pre: /etc/burp/backup-pre.sh
+burp_restore_script_post: /etc/burp/restore-post.sh
+burp_backup:
+- include: /var/lib/synapse
+- exclude: /var/lib/synapse/homeserver.db
+- exclude: /var/lib/synapse/homeserver.db-shm
+- exclude: /var/lib/synapse/homeserver.db-wal
diff --git a/hosts b/hosts
index ca6abba..c5d5423 100644
--- a/hosts
+++ b/hosts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ cloud0.pyrocufflink.blue
 file0.pyrocufflink.blue
 hass2.pyrocufflink.blue
 git0.pyrocufflink.blue
+matrix0.pyrocufflink.blue
 
 [burp-server]
 burp1.pyrocufflink.blue
diff --git a/roles/burp-client/files/scripts/matrix0.pyrocufflink.blue/backup-pre.sh b/roles/burp-client/files/scripts/matrix0.pyrocufflink.blue/backup-pre.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abe5928
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/burp-client/files/scripts/matrix0.pyrocufflink.blue/backup-pre.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+sqlite3 /var/lib/synapse/homeserver.db \
+    ".backup '/var/lib/synapse/homeserver.db.bak'"
diff --git a/roles/burp-client/files/scripts/matrix0.pyrocufflink.blue/restore-post.sh b/roles/burp-client/files/scripts/matrix0.pyrocufflink.blue/restore-post.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..667a44d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/burp-client/files/scripts/matrix0.pyrocufflink.blue/restore-post.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+mv /var/lib/synapse/homeserver.db.bak /var/lib/synapse/homeserver.db
diff --git a/vault/burp/matrix0.pyrocufflink.blue b/vault/burp/matrix0.pyrocufflink.blue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8095fe7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vault/burp/matrix0.pyrocufflink.blue
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+$ANSIBLE_VAULT;1.1;AES256
+31616232336335636664393531396632643439396464393764626139303534353761313466613933
+6164313339336634346533313166313565373739646535320a306438316238633437653732646566
+38666262363532646337356239633234336532306539303764363561303438336230306333666264
+6431376631626565330a666166393966383963313262646465613063376236653035323361663737
+61653732663436303735396531653630343366376638316439306265386431353636373762656339
+34373738353536656132356339376432616564316361663430356332663332626661663231663465
+653064363166616232316435366534366630