diff --git a/alex/home.nix b/alex/home.nix
index 879872e..8162e50 100644
--- a/alex/home.nix
+++ b/alex/home.nix
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@
 
   home.packages = with pkgs; [
 
-    inputs.locutus.packages.${pkgs.system}.default
-
     atuin
     tmux
     wezterm
diff --git a/configuration.nix b/configuration.nix
index 041c8dc..bae0445 100644
--- a/configuration.nix
+++ b/configuration.nix
@@ -79,6 +79,15 @@
     #media-session.enable = true;
   };
 
+  # run locutus every hour
+  services.cron = {
+    enable = true;
+    systemCronJobs = [
+      "27 * * * * root locutus backup 2>&1 | logger -t locutus-backup"
+    ];
+  };
+
+
   services.avahi = {
 		enable = true;
 		nssmdns4 = true; # Enables Avahi for name service lookups (e.g., in /etc/nsswitch.conf)
@@ -159,8 +168,12 @@
     clang
     gnumake
     libtool
+
+    inputs.locutus.packages.${pkgs.system}.default
   ];
 
+  environment.etc."locutus/locutus.toml".source = ./locutus.toml;
+
   environment.variables.EDITOR = "nvim";
 
   # Some programs need SUID wrappers, can be configured further or are
diff --git a/locutus.toml b/locutus.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d22c8ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/locutus.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+[includes]
+paths = [
+	"/etc",
+	"/root",
+	"/srv",
+	"/var/spool",
+	"/home"
+]
+
+[excludes]
+paths = [
+	"*.bak",
+	"*.venv",
+	"*.mypy_cache",
+	"*/.cache",
+	"*.config/*Cache/",
+	"*.config/*cache/",
+	"*.config/borg/security/",
+	"*.config/Signal",
+	"*.config/discord",
+	"*.config/microsoft-edge",
+	"*/Cache*",
+	"*/mnt",
+	"/home/*/.cache",
+	"/home/*/.cargo",
+	"/home/*/.local/*/Trash",
+	"/home/*/.local/lib",
+	"/home/*/.local/pipx",
+	"/home/*/.local/share/atuin",
+	"/home/*/.local/share/nvim",
+	"/home/*/.local/share/uv",
+	"/home/*/.mozilla",
+	"/home/*/.npm",
+	"/home/*/CMakeFiles",
+	"/home/*/Downloads",
+	"/home/*/downloads",
+	"/home/*/nextcloud",
+	"/home/*/snap",
+	"/home/*/software",
+	"/home/*/venv",
+	"/home/*/workspace/*.obj",
+	"/home/*/workspace/*.obj.d",
+	"/home/*/workspace/_*",
+	"/home/*/.rustup",
+	"/nix",
+	"/dev",
+	"/proc",
+	"/sys",
+	"/tmp",
+	"/run"
+]
+
+[prune]
+keep_last    = 7
+keep_daily   = 7
+keep_weekly  = 4
+keep_monthly = 6
+
+[compact]
+enabled = true