diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/forgejo/files/run_forgejo_backup.sh b/roles/openshift-apps/forgejo/files/run_forgejo_backup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..eb00d33df8
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+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/forgejo/files/run_forgejo_backup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+POD=`oc get pods -n forgejo --selector app.kubernetes.io/name=forgejo | awk '{print $1}' | grep forgejo`
+echo $POD
+oc -n forgejo rsync  /root/ocp4/openshift-apps/forgejo/backups/script/ $POD:/tmp/
+
+DUMP=`oc -n forgejo exec $POD sh /tmp/run_forgejo_dump.sh 2>&1 | tail -1`
+echo $DUMP
+oc -n forgejo rsync $POD:$DUMP /root/ocp4/openshift-apps/forgejo/backups/dump/
+
+oc -n forgejo exec $POD sh /tmp/run_forgejo_cleanup.sh
+
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/forgejo/files/run_forgejo_pruning.sh b/roles/openshift-apps/forgejo/files/run_forgejo_pruning.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..7ab29a2f81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/forgejo/files/run_forgejo_pruning.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Backup management script configuration
+BACKUP_DIR="/root/ocp4/openshift-apps/forgejo/backups/dump/"  # Where backups are stored
+DAILY_RETENTION=7  # Keep 7 daily backups
+LOG_FILE="/root/ocp4/openshift-apps/forgejo/backups/log/forgejo_backup_prune.log"
+
+# Logging function
+log() {
+    echo "[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] $1" >> "$LOG_FILE"
+}
+
+# Ensure backup directory exists
+mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
+
+# Check if script is run as root
+if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
+    echo "This script must be run as root"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Start pruning process
+log "Starting backup pruning process"
+
+# Step 1: Keep the last 7 daily backups
+find "$BACKUP_DIR" -name "forgejo-dump-*.zip" -mtime +"$DAILY_RETENTION" -not -name "weekly*" -not -name "monthly*" -not -name "yearly*" -delete
+if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+    log "Pruned daily backups older than ${DAILY_RETENTION} days"
+else
+    log "Error pruning daily backups"
+fi
+
+# Step 2: Weekly backup (run on Sundays)
+if [[ $(date +%u) -eq 7 ]]; then
+    # Find the latest daily backup from this week
+    LATEST_DAILY=$(find "$BACKUP_DIR" -name "forgejo-dump-*.zip" -not -name "weekly*" -not -name "monthly*" -not -name "yearly*" -printf "%T@ %p\n" | sort -nr | head -n 1 | cut -d' ' -f2)
+    if [[ -n "$LATEST_DAILY" ]]; then
+        EPOCH=$(basename "$LATEST_DAILY" | grep -o '[0-9]\{10,\}')
+        WEEK_NUM=$(date +%U)
+        NEW_NAME="weekly${WEEK_NUM}-forgejo-dump-${EPOCH}.zip"
+        cp "$LATEST_DAILY" "${BACKUP_DIR}/${NEW_NAME}"
+        log "Created weekly backup: ${NEW_NAME}"
+
+        # Prune other daily backups from this week
+        WEEK_START=$(date -d "last Sunday" +%s)
+        find "$BACKUP_DIR" -name "forgejo-dump-*.zip" -not -name "weekly*" -not -name "monthly*" -not -name "yearly*" -exec sh -c '[[ $(echo $(basename "{}") | grep -o "[0-9]\{10,\}") -ge '"$WEEK_START"' ]]' \; -delete
+        log "Pruned other daily backups for week ${WEEK_NUM}"
+    else
+        log "No daily backup found for weekly processing"
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Step 3: Monthly backup (run on last day of the month)
+if [[ $(date -d tomorrow +%d) -eq 1 ]]; then
+    # Find the latest weekly backup
+    LATEST_WEEKLY=$(find "$BACKUP_DIR" -name "weekly*-forgejo-dump-*.zip" -not -name "monthly*" -not -name "yearly*" -printf "%T@ %p\n" | sort -nr | head -n 1 | cut -d' ' -f2)
+    if [[ -n "$LATEST_WEEKLY" ]]; then
+        EPOCH=$(basename "$LATEST_WEEKLY" | grep -o '[0-9]\{10,\}')
+        MONTH_NUM=$(date +%m)
+        NEW_NAME="monthly${MONTH_NUM}-forgejo-dump-${EPOCH}.zip"
+        cp "$LATEST_WEEKLY" "${BACKUP_DIR}/${NEW_NAME}"
+        log "Created monthly backup: ${NEW_NAME}"
+
+        # Prune other weekly backups
+        find "$BACKUP_DIR" -name "weekly*-forgejo-dump-*.zip" -not -name "monthly*" -not -name "yearly*" -delete
+        log "Pruned other weekly backups"
+    else
+        log "No weekly backup found for monthly processing"
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Step 4: Yearly backup (run on last day of the year)
+if [[ $(date -d tomorrow +%j) -eq 1 ]]; then
+    # Find the latest monthly backup
+    LATEST_MONTHLY=$(find "$BACKUP_DIR" -name "monthly*-forgejo-dump-*.zip" -not -name "yearly*" -printf "%T@ %p\n" | sort -nr | head -n 1 | cut -d' ' -f2)
+    if [[ -n "$LATEST_MONTHLY" ]]; then
+        EPOCH=$(basename "$LATEST_MONTHLY" | grep -o '[0-9]\{10,\}')
+        YEAR=$(date +%Y)
+        NEW_NAME="yearly${YEAR}-forgejo-dump-${EPOCH}.zip"
+        cp "$LATEST_MONTHLY" "${BACKUP_DIR}/${NEW_NAME}"
+        log "Created yearly backup: ${NEW_NAME}"
+
+        # Prune other monthly backups
+        find "$BACKUP_DIR" -name "monthly*-forgejo-dump-*.zip" -not -name "yearly*" -delete
+        log "Pruned other monthly backups"
+    else
+        log "No monthly backup found for yearly processing"
+    fi
+fi
+
+log "Backup pruning process completed"
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/forgejo/files/script/import_sql_dump.sh b/roles/openshift-apps/forgejo/files/script/import_sql_dump.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..0535cc0bce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/forgejo/files/script/import_sql_dump.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# sudo dnf install postgresql 
+# psql $(oc -n forgejo get secrets forgejo-pguser -o go-template='{{.data.uri | base64decode}}')
+# psql --username=<db_user_name> databasename < data_base_dump
+
+PG_CLUSTER_PRIMARY_POD=$(oc get pod \
+	  -n forgejo \
+	    -o name \
+	      -l postgres-operator.crunchydata.com/cluster=forgejo-ha,postgres-operator.crunchydata.com/role=master)
+
+oc -n forgejo port-forward "${PG_CLUSTER_PRIMARY_POD}" 5432:5432
+
+PGPASSWORD=$(oc get secrets -n forgejo "forgejo-pguser" -o go-template='{{.data.password | base64decode}}')
+PGUSER=$(oc get secrets -n forgejo "forgejo-pguser" -o go-template='{{.data.user | base64decode}}')
+PGDATABASE=$(oc get secrets -n forgejo "forgejo-pguser" -o go-template='{{.data.dbname | base64decode}}')
+
+psql -h localhost
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/forgejo/files/script/run_forgejo_cleanup.sh b/roles/openshift-apps/forgejo/files/script/run_forgejo_cleanup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..b6dff63f56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/forgejo/files/script/run_forgejo_cleanup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+rm /tmp/forgejo-dump*.zip
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/forgejo/files/script/run_forgejo_dump.sh b/roles/openshift-apps/forgejo/files/script/run_forgejo_dump.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..ff42a59ea3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/forgejo/files/script/run_forgejo_dump.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+mkdir -p /tmp/forgejo_dump
+cd /tmp/
+/usr/local/bin/forgejo dump --tempdir /tmp/forgejo_dump
+
+DUMP=`ls -t forgejo-dump*.zip | head -n1 | grep forgejo`
+echo `realpath $DUMP`
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/forgejo/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/openshift-apps/forgejo/tasks/main.yaml
index b79f5431e0..95733fd357 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/forgejo/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/forgejo/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,37 @@
     path: "/root/ocp4/openshift-apps/forgejo/"
     state: directory
 
+- name: Ensures forgejo backup directories exist
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "{{ item }}"
+    state: directory
+  loop:
+    - /root/ocp4/openshift-apps/forgejo/backups/
+    - /root/ocp4/openshift-apps/forgejo/backups/script/
+    - /root/ocp4/openshift-apps/forgejo/backups/dump/
+    - /root/ocp4/openshift-apps/forgejo/backups/log/
+
+- name: Copy forgejo backup scripts
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    src: "{{ item }}"
+    dest: /root/ocp4/openshift-apps/forgejo/backups/
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: '0755'
+  with_fileglob:
+    - run_forgejo_backup.sh
+    - run_forgejo_pruning.sh
+
+- name: Copy forgejo helper scripts
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    src: "{{ item }}"
+    dest: /root/ocp4/openshift-apps/forgejo/backups/script/
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: '0755'
+  with_fileglob:
+    - script/*.sh
+
 - include_tasks: create-forgejo-namespace.yaml
 - include_tasks: create-forgejo-pvc.yaml
 - include_tasks: create-postgres-operator-config.yaml