diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 458b4b65..f9ad7892 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -201,6 +201,15 @@
           </arguments>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>3.10.1</version>
+            <configuration>
+                <source>9</source>
+                <target>9</target>
+            </configuration>
+        </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/ex_dock/ex_dock/database/JDBCStarter.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/ex_dock/ex_dock/database/JDBCStarter.kt
index aa7967bd..f09aa6fb 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/ex_dock/ex_dock/database/JDBCStarter.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/ex_dock/ex_dock/database/JDBCStarter.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import com.ex_dock.ex_dock.database.home.HomeJdbcVerticle
 import com.ex_dock.ex_dock.database.product.*
 import com.ex_dock.ex_dock.database.scope.ScopeJdbcVerticle
 import com.ex_dock.ex_dock.database.server.ServerJDBCVerticle
+import com.ex_dock.ex_dock.database.service.DatabaseBackupVerticle
 import com.ex_dock.ex_dock.database.text_pages.TextPagesJdbcVerticle
 import com.ex_dock.ex_dock.database.url.UrlJdbcVerticle
 import com.ex_dock.ex_dock.helper.deployWorkerVerticleHelper
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ class JDBCStarter: AbstractVerticle() {
     Future.all(verticles)
       .onComplete {
         println("All JDBC verticles deployed")
-        TODO("Add all codecs to the eventbus")
+//        TODO("Add all codecs to the eventbus")
       }
      .onFailure { error ->
         println("Failed to deploy JDBC verticles: $error")
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ class JDBCStarter: AbstractVerticle() {
     verticles.add(deployWorkerVerticleHelper(vertx, ProductStoreViewEavJdbcVerticle::class.qualifiedName.toString(), 5, 5))
     verticles.add(deployWorkerVerticleHelper(vertx, ProductWebsiteEavJdbcVerticle::class.qualifiedName.toString(), 5, 5))
     verticles.add(deployWorkerVerticleHelper(vertx, ProductCustomAttributesJdbcVerticle::class.qualifiedName.toString(), 5, 5))
+    verticles.add(deployWorkerVerticleHelper(vertx, DatabaseBackupVerticle::class.qualifiedName.toString(), 1, 1))
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/ex_dock/ex_dock/database/service/DatabaseBackupVerticle.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/ex_dock/ex_dock/database/service/DatabaseBackupVerticle.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..53210ee1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/ex_dock/ex_dock/database/service/DatabaseBackupVerticle.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
+package com.ex_dock.ex_dock.database.service
+
+import com.ex_dock.ex_dock.database.connection.Connection
+import io.vertx.core.AbstractVerticle
+import io.vertx.core.eventbus.EventBus
+import io.vertx.sqlclient.Pool
+import java.io.BufferedReader
+import java.io.File
+import java.io.IOException
+import java.io.InputStreamReader
+import java.time.LocalTime
+import java.time.ZoneId
+import java.time.ZonedDateTime
+import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter
+import java.time.temporal.ChronoField
+import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit
+import java.util.*
+
+/**
+ * Verticle for all events connected to database backups
+ */
+class DatabaseBackupVerticle: AbstractVerticle() {
+  private lateinit var client: Pool
+  private lateinit var eventBus: EventBus
+  private lateinit var frequency: String
+  private lateinit var time: String
+  private lateinit var dbUser: String
+  private lateinit var dbPassword: String
+  private var savedBackups = 1
+
+  /**
+   * Initialize variables from properties and start the eventbus and scheduler
+   */
+  override fun start() {
+    client = Connection().getConnection(vertx)
+    eventBus = vertx.eventBus()
+
+    //Read the variables from the properties file
+    try {
+      val props: Properties = javaClass.classLoader.getResourceAsStream("secret.properties").use {
+        Properties().apply { load(it) }
+      }
+
+      frequency = props.getProperty("BACKUP_FREQUENCY")
+      time = props.getProperty("BACKUP_TIME")
+      savedBackups = props.getProperty("SAVED_BACKUPS").toInt()
+      dbUser = props.getProperty("DATABASE_USERNAME")
+      dbPassword = props.getProperty("DATABASE_PASSWORD")
+
+    } catch (e: Exception) {
+      println(e.message)
+      try {
+        // Try to load the docker values when run in GitHub actions
+        val isDocker: Boolean = !System.getenv("GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER").isNullOrEmpty()
+        if (isDocker) {
+          frequency = "daily"
+          time = "00:00"
+          savedBackups = 1
+        } else {
+          error("Could not load the Properties file!")
+        }
+      } catch (e: Exception) {
+        println(e.message)
+        error("Could not read the Properties file!")
+      }
+    }
+
+    backupWithEventBusRequest()
+    scheduler()
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Makes a full backup of the current state of the database
+   */
+  private fun backupDatabaseData() {
+    organizeBackups()
+    val zdt: ZonedDateTime = ZonedDateTime.now(ZoneId.systemDefault())
+    val zdtTruncatedHour: ZonedDateTime = zdt.truncatedTo(ChronoUnit.HOURS)
+    val f: DateTimeFormatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("MM/dd/yyyy HH", Locale.getDefault())
+    val timeString = zdtTruncatedHour.format(f)
+      .replace(" ", "_")
+      .replace("/", "_") +
+      ".sql"
+
+    val backupDirectory = System.getProperty("user.dir") + "\\database\\backup\\backup_$timeString"
+    val processBuilder = ProcessBuilder(
+      "pg_dump",
+      "--host", "localhost",
+      "--port", "8890",
+      "--file", backupDirectory,
+      "--blobs",
+      "--verbose",
+      "--username", dbUser,
+      "--no-password",
+      "ex-dock"
+    )
+
+    try {
+      val env = processBuilder.environment()
+      env["PGPASSWORD"] = dbPassword
+      val p: Process = processBuilder.start()
+      val bufferedReader = BufferedReader(InputStreamReader(p.errorStream))
+      var line = bufferedReader.readLine()
+      while (line!= null) {
+        println(line)
+        line = bufferedReader.readLine()
+      }
+    } catch (e: IOException) {
+      e.printStackTrace()
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the request for a backup from the eventbus
+   */
+  private fun backupWithEventBusRequest() {
+    eventBus.consumer<String>("process.service.backup").handler { message ->
+      backupDatabaseData()
+      message.reply("Completed backup!")
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a scheduler for making backups at specified intervals
+   */
+  private fun scheduler() {
+    val frequencyInt: Long = getFrequencyTimeNumber(frequency)
+    val timeInt: Long = getTimeNumber(time)
+    val currentTime: Long = LocalTime.now(ZoneId.systemDefault())[ChronoField.MILLI_OF_DAY].toLong()
+    var waitingTime: Long = timeInt - currentTime
+
+    if (waitingTime < 0) {
+      val tempTimeInt = getTimeNumber("23:59")
+      waitingTime = (tempTimeInt - currentTime) + timeInt
+    }
+
+    vertx.setTimer(waitingTime) {
+      backupDatabaseData()
+
+      // Sets the given interval
+      vertx.setPeriodic(frequencyInt*1000L) {
+        backupDatabaseData()
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Converts the given frequency to a usable number for the scheduler
+   */
+  private fun getFrequencyTimeNumber(frequency: String): Long {
+    return when (frequency) {
+      "daily" -> 1*24*60*60
+      "weekly" -> 7*24*60*60
+      "monthly" -> 30*24*60*60
+      "hourly" -> 60*60
+      else -> 1
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the time in milliseconds for the wanted backup time
+   */
+  private fun getTimeNumber(time: String): Long {
+    val parts = time.split(":")
+    return (parts[0].toInt() * 60 * 60 + parts[1].toInt() * 60) * 1000L
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Removes the oldest backup if the number of backups is greater than the maximum number of backups allowed
+   */
+  private fun organizeBackups() {
+    val backupDirectory = System.getProperty("user.dir") + "\\database\\backup"
+    val folder = File(backupDirectory)
+    val listOfFiles = folder.listFiles()
+    val fileDateList: MutableList<String> = emptyList<String>().toMutableList()
+    var oldestDate = ""
+
+    // Skip organizing when the number of backups is lower than the maximum number of backups allowed
+    if (listOfFiles!!.size >= savedBackups) {
+      for (f in listOfFiles) {
+        val fileDateString = f.name
+          .replace("backup_", "")
+          .replace(".sql", "")
+        fileDateList.add(fileDateString)
+      }
+
+      for (dateString in fileDateList) {
+        oldestDate = if (oldestDate != "") {
+          val dateParts = dateString.split("_")
+          val oldestDateParts = oldestDate.split("_")
+
+          checkIfOlderFile(
+                dateParts,
+                oldestDateParts,
+                dateString,
+                oldestDate)
+        } else {
+          dateString
+        }
+      }
+
+      val oldestBackup = File("$backupDirectory\\backup_$oldestDate.sql")
+
+      if (oldestBackup.delete()) {
+        println("Deleted oldest backup from: $oldestDate")
+      } else {
+        println("Could not delete oldest backup from: $oldestDate")
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Checks the backup name and returns the oldest backup date
+   */
+  private fun checkIfOlderFile(dateParts: List<String>,
+                               oldestDateParts: List<String>,
+                               dateString: String,
+                               oldestDate: String): String {
+    // Check if the Year is older
+    if (dateParts[2].toInt() < oldestDateParts[2].toInt()) {
+      return dateString
+
+      // Check if the Year is the same
+    } else if (dateParts[2].toInt() == oldestDateParts[2].toInt()) {
+
+      // Check if the Month is older
+      if (dateParts[1].toInt() < oldestDateParts[1].toInt()) {
+        return dateString
+
+        // Check if the Month is the same
+      } else if (dateParts[1].toInt() == oldestDateParts[1].toInt()) {
+
+        // Check if the Day is older
+        if (dateParts[0].toInt() < oldestDateParts[0].toInt()) {
+          return dateString
+
+          // Check if the Day is the same
+        } else if (dateParts[0].toInt() == oldestDateParts[0].toInt()) {
+
+          // Check if the Hour is older
+          if (dateParts[3].toInt() < oldestDateParts[3].toInt()) {
+            return dateString
+
+            // Check if the Hour is the same
+          } else if (dateParts[3].toInt() == oldestDateParts[3].toInt()) {
+            return dateString
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return oldestDate
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/default.properties b/src/main/resources/default.properties
index 2366c18a..659d9bd0 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/default.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/default.properties
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ JDBC_URL=127.0.0.1
 DATABASE_URL="test_url"
 DATABASE_PASSWORD="test_password"
 DATABASE_USERNAME=test_username
+BACKUP_FREQUENCY="daily"
+BACKUP_TIME="23:00"
+SAVED_BACKUPS=1