diff --git a/backup/00_backup.sh b/backup/00_backup.sh
index 6e4419a..810e4ea 100755
--- a/backup/00_backup.sh
+++ b/backup/00_backup.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-ssh server /root/backup_script/script.sh
-scp server:/root/backup ../backup
-
-
+ssh server /root/backup/script.sh
+scp server:/root/backup/backup_$(date +"%Y%m%d").tar .
+ssh server rm /root/backup/backup_$(date +"%Y%m%d").tar
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backup/script.sh b/backup/script.sh
index 7251e78..52ce770 100755
--- a/backup/script.sh
+++ b/backup/script.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-rm -rf /root/backup/
-mkdir /root/backup/
-zip -r /root/backup/calendars.zip /root/caldav/calendars/
-zip -r /root/backup/gitea.zip /var/lib/gitea
-cp /root/personal_website/mydb.sqlite /root/backup/mydb.sqlite
-cp /root/vaultwarden/db.sqlite3 /root/backup/db.sqlite3 
-cp /etc/gitea/app.ini /root/backup/app.ini
-
-zip -r /root/backup_script/backup_$(date +"%Y%m%d").zip /root/backup/
-
+#!/bin/bash
 
+# Create the final tar file directly
+tar -cf /root/backup/backup_$(date +"%Y%m%d").tar \
+    --directory=/ /root/caldav/calendars \
+    --directory=/ /var/lib/gitea \
+    /root/personal_website/mydb.sqlite \
+    /root/vaultwarden/db.sqlite3 \
+    /etc/gitea/app.ini