diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index d2cbf8bc..6a7f9045 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ FRAPPE_SITE_NAME_HEADER=$$host  # Use $$host for multi-site support
 LANGCHAIN_ENV=production
 LANGCHAIN_DEBUG=false
 
+# Optional, for site backup downloading:
+HETZNER_SSH_PASSWORD=""
+
 # Optional: Custom Image Tags (for development)
 # CUSTOM_TAG=develop
 # LANGCHAIN_TAG=develop
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 94a9fe2f..26629f28 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ development/*
 !development/installer.py
 !development/apps-example.json
 !development/vscode-example/
+!development/download-backups.sh
 
 # Pycharm
 .idea
diff --git a/development/download-backups.sh b/development/download-backups.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a5fa5910
--- /dev/null
+++ b/development/download-backups.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Download backups from production server
+
+# Load environment variables from .env file
+source .env
+
+sshpass -p "$HETZNER_SSH_PASSWORD" scp -r root@188.245.211.114:/var/lib/docker/volumes/frappe-deployment_sites/_data/qa.ignis.academy/private/backups/ ./development