diff --git a/.DS_Store b/.DS_Store
index 6441accd..fdc0c957 100644
Binary files a/.DS_Store and b/.DS_Store differ
diff --git a/.github/workflows/audio_backup.yml b/.github/workflows/audio_backup.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a866a313
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/audio_backup.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+name: Backup AWS Audio Pronunciations
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    # Backs up AWS audio pronunciations every Sunday at 12:00 AM UTC
+    - cron: '0 0 * * 0'
+
+on:
+  push
+
+env:
+  AWS_S3_BUCKET: ${{ secrets.AWS_S3_BUCKET }}
+  AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+  AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+  DROPBOX_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DROPBOX_TOKEN }}
+  DIR: aws_pronunciations
+
+jobs:
+  backup_aws:
+    name: Backup AWS
+    # https://github.com/actions/checkout/issues/440#issuecomment-778899551
+    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: [3.8]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Skipping steps
+        run: echo "Skipping steps"
+      # Skipping the following steps to prioritize using AWS S3 Glacier
+
+      # - name: Git checkout files and create aws db directory
+      #   uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      # - name: Set up network configurations
+      #   run: sudo ln -sf /run/systemd/resolve/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf
+      # - name: Create temporary directory
+      #   run: mkdir $DIR
+      # - name: Dump the AWS audio pronunciations
+      #   run: aws s3 cp $AWS_S3_BUCKET ./$DIR --recursive --storage-class STANDARD --force-glacier-transfer
+      # - name: Upload to Dropbox
+      #   run: ./scripts/aws_sync.sh $DROPBOX_TOKEN
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a2546560..c017815e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -134,4 +134,8 @@ dist
 .pnp.*
 
 # Cypress
-./cypress/
\ No newline at end of file
+./cypress/
+
+# Backup directories
+./igbo_api_db
+./aws_pronunciations
diff --git a/scripts/aws_sync.sh b/scripts/aws_sync.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..3230ba46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/aws_sync.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+#Get current date
+NOW="$(date +'%m-%d-%Y_%H-%M')"
+
+# Path to a temporary directory
+DIR=aws_pronunciations
+
+# Name of the database
+DB_NAME=aws_igbo_api
+
+# Name of the compressed file
+FILE="${DB_NAME}_${NOW}.tar.gz"
+
+function aws_compress
+{
+
+    # Compress
+    tar -zcvf $FILE $DIR
+
+    # Remove the temporary database dump directory
+    rm -fr $DIR
+}
+
+aws_compress
+
+readonly TOKEN=$1
+readonly DIR=
+BASENAME=$(basename $FILE)
+if [ -f "$FILE" ]; then
+# upload file to dropbox
+CMD="upload $DIR/$BASENAME"
+HTTP_CODE=$(curl -X POST -sL -w "%{http_code}" --output /dev/null https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files/upload \
+--header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
+--header "Dropbox-API-Arg: {\"path\": \"$DIR/$BASENAME\",\"mode\": \"add\",\"autorename\": true,\"mute\": false,\"strict_conflict\": false}" \
+--header "Content-Type: application/octet-stream" \
+--data-binary @$FILE)
+fi
+echo $CMD
+echo "Response code => $HTTP_CODE"
+
+if [ $HTTP_CODE != "200" ]; then
+  echo "🔴 Backup failed"
+  exit 1
+else
+  echo "✅ Backup successful"
+  exit 0
+fi