diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e5f0d3b..0a5d552 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
     "pagespeed:test": "mintel pagespeed test",
     "check:http": "tsx ./scripts/check-http.ts",
     "check:apis": "tsx ./scripts/check-apis.ts",
-    "check:locale": "tsx ./scripts/check-locale.ts"
+    "check:locale": "tsx ./scripts/check-locale.ts",
+    "backup:db": "bash ./scripts/backup-db.sh"
   },
   "keywords": [],
   "author": "",
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@
     "@payloadcms/ui": "^3.77.0",
     "@react-email/components": "^1.0.8",
     "@sentry/nextjs": "^10.38.0",
+    "bcrypt": "^6.0.0",
+    "bcryptjs": "^3.0.3",
     "framer-motion": "^12.29.2",
     "graphql": "^16.13.0",
     "lucide-react": "^0.562.0",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 0b50685..4734353 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ importers:
       '@sentry/nextjs':
         specifier: ^10.38.0
         version: 10.38.0(@opentelemetry/context-async-hooks@2.5.0(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.0))(@opentelemetry/core@2.5.0(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.0))(@opentelemetry/sdk-trace-base@2.5.0(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.0))(next@16.1.6(@babel/core@7.29.0)(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.0)(react-dom@19.2.4(react@19.2.4))(react@19.2.4)(sass@1.77.4))(react@19.2.4)(webpack@5.104.1(esbuild@0.25.12))
+      bcrypt:
+        specifier: ^6.0.0
+        version: 6.0.0
+      bcryptjs:
+        specifier: ^3.0.3
+        version: 3.0.3
       framer-motion:
         specifier: ^12.29.2
         version: 12.30.0(react-dom@19.2.4(react@19.2.4))(react@19.2.4)
@@ -3482,6 +3488,14 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ipDqC8FrAl/76p2SSWKSI+H9tFwm7vYqXQrItCuiVPt26Km0jS+NzSsBWAaBusvSbQcfJG+JitdMm+wZAgTYqg==}
     hasBin: true
 
+  bcrypt@6.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-cU8v/EGSrnH+HnxV2z0J7/blxH8gq7Xh2JFT6Aroax7UohdmiJJlxApMxtKfuI7z68NvvVcmR78k2LbT6efhRg==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 18'}
+
+  bcryptjs@3.0.3:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-GlF5wPWnSa/X5LKM1o0wz0suXIINz1iHRLvTS+sLyi7XPbe5ycmYI3DlZqVGZZtDgl4DmasFg7gOB3JYbphV5g==}
+    hasBin: true
+
   bidi-js@1.0.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-RKshQI1R3YQ+n9YJz2QQ147P66ELpa1FQEg20Dk8oW9t2KgLbpDLLp9aGZ7y8WHSshDknG0bknqGw5/tyCs5tw==}
 
@@ -5453,6 +5467,10 @@ packages:
   node-addon-api@7.1.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-5m3bsyrjFWE1xf7nz7YXdN4udnVtXK6/Yfgn5qnahL6bCkf2yKt4k3nuTKAtT4r3IG8JNR2ncsIMdZuAzJjHQQ==}
 
+  node-addon-api@8.6.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-gBVjCaqDlRUk0EwoPNKzIr9KkS9041G/q31IBShPs1Xz6UTA+EXdZADbzqAJQrpDRq71CIMnOP5VMut3SL0z5Q==}
+    engines: {node: ^18 || ^20 || >= 21}
+
   node-fetch@2.7.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-c4FRfUm/dbcWZ7U+1Wq0AwCyFL+3nt2bEw05wfxSz+DWpWsitgmSgYmy2dQdWyKC1694ELPqMs/YzUSNozLt8A==}
     engines: {node: 4.x || >=6.0.0}
@@ -5462,6 +5480,10 @@ packages:
       encoding:
         optional: true
 
+  node-gyp-build@4.8.4:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-LA4ZjwlnUblHVgq0oBF3Jl/6h/Nvs5fzBLwdEF4nuxnFdsfajde4WfxtJr3CaiH+F6ewcIB/q4jQ4UzPyid+CQ==}
+    hasBin: true
+
   node-releases@2.0.27:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-nmh3lCkYZ3grZvqcCH+fjmQ7X+H0OeZgP40OierEaAptX4XofMh5kwNbWh7lBduUzCcV/8kZ+NDLCwm2iorIlA==}
 
@@ -10757,6 +10779,13 @@ snapshots:
 
   baseline-browser-mapping@2.9.19: {}
 
+  bcrypt@6.0.0:
+    dependencies:
+      node-addon-api: 8.6.0
+      node-gyp-build: 4.8.4
+
+  bcryptjs@3.0.3: {}
+
   bidi-js@1.0.3:
     dependencies:
       require-from-string: 2.0.2
@@ -12986,10 +13015,14 @@ snapshots:
 
   node-addon-api@7.1.1: {}
 
+  node-addon-api@8.6.0: {}
+
   node-fetch@2.7.0:
     dependencies:
       whatwg-url: 5.0.0
 
+  node-gyp-build@4.8.4: {}
+
   node-releases@2.0.27: {}
 
   nodemailer@7.0.12: {}
diff --git a/scripts/backup-db.sh b/scripts/backup-db.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d315fcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/backup-db.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Payload CMS Database Backup
+# Creates a timestamped pg_dump of the Payload Postgres database.
+# Usage: npm run backup:db
+# ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Load environment variables
+if [ -f .env ]; then
+  set -a; source .env; set +a
+fi
+
+# Fallback for local development if not in .env
+DB_NAME="${POSTGRES_DB:-payload}"
+DB_USER="${POSTGRES_USER:-postgres}"
+# For production, we need the container name. 
+# We'll use the PROJECT_NAME to find it if possible, otherwise use a default.
+PROJECT_NAME="${PROJECT_NAME:-mb-grid-solutions-production}"
+DB_CONTAINER="${DB_CONTAINER:-${PROJECT_NAME}-mb-grid-db-1}"
+BACKUP_DIR="./backups"
+TIMESTAMP=$(date +"%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")
+BACKUP_FILE="${BACKUP_DIR}/payload_${TIMESTAMP}.sql.gz"
+
+# Ensure backup directory exists
+mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
+
+# Check if container is running
+if ! docker ps --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -q "$DB_CONTAINER"; then
+  echo "❌ Database container '$DB_CONTAINER' is not running."
+  echo "   Check your docker-compose status."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "📦 Backing up Payload database..."
+echo "   Container: $DB_CONTAINER"
+echo "   Database:  $DB_NAME"
+echo "   Output:    $BACKUP_FILE"
+
+# Run pg_dump inside the container and compress
+# We use directus as user for now if we haven't fully switched to postgres user in all environments
+# But the script should be consistent with the environment.
+docker exec "$DB_CONTAINER" pg_dump -U "$DB_USER" -d "$DB_NAME" --clean --if-exists | gzip > "$BACKUP_FILE"
+
+# Show result
+SIZE=$(du -h "$BACKUP_FILE" | cut -f1)
+echo ""
+echo "✅ Backup complete: $BACKUP_FILE ($SIZE)"
+echo ""
+
+# Show existing backups
+echo "📋 Available backups:"
+ls -lh "$BACKUP_DIR"/*.sql.gz 2>/dev/null | awk '{print "   " $NF " (" $5 ")"}'
diff --git a/scripts/create-admin.ts b/scripts/create-admin.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..642673b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/create-admin.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { getPayload } from "payload";
+import config from "./src/payload/payload.config";
+
+const createAdmin = async () => {
+  const payload = await getPayload({ config });
+
+  const email = "marc@mintel.me";
+  const password = "Tim300493.";
+
+  console.log(`Creating/Updating admin: ${email}`);
+
+  try {
+    // Check if user exists
+    const users = await payload.find({
+      collection: "users",
+      where: {
+        email: {
+          equals: email,
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    if (users.totalDocs > 0) {
+      console.log("User already exists. Updating password.");
+      await payload.update({
+        collection: "users",
+        id: users.docs[0].id,
+        data: {
+          password,
+        },
+      });
+    } else {
+      await payload.create({
+        collection: "users",
+        data: {
+          email,
+          password,
+        },
+      });
+      console.log("Admin user created successfully.");
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Error creating admin:", error);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+  process.exit(0);
+};
+
+createAdmin();