diff --git a/docker/src/helper_scripts/backupnow b/docker/src/helper_scripts/backupnow
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..adbb1fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/src/helper_scripts/backupnow
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/with-contenv bash
+# shellcheck shell=bash
+
+lastrunfile="/tmp/pbs_client_lastrun"
+touch "$lastrunfile"
+/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/backup/run_include
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