diff --git a/host_vars/arch-vps/main.yml b/host_vars/arch-vps/main.yml
index a690035..686f4a6 100644
--- a/host_vars/arch-vps/main.yml
+++ b/host_vars/arch-vps/main.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ sigvild_gallery_api_domain: "api.sigvild.no"
 
 sigvild_gallery_local_project_path: "~/sigvild-gallery/"
 
+# Backup configuration
+sigvild_gallery_backup_enabled: true
+sigvild_gallery_backup_local_path: "~/sigvild-gallery-backup/"
+
 # Vault-encrypted passwords (create with ansible-vault)
 sigvild_gallery_pb_su_email: "{{ vault_pb_su_email}}"
 sigvild_gallery_pb_su_password: "{{ vault_pb_su_password}}"
diff --git a/roles/sigvild-gallery/tasks/main.yml b/roles/sigvild-gallery/tasks/main.yml
index 46f847c..0442d29 100644
--- a/roles/sigvild-gallery/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/sigvild-gallery/tasks/main.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,47 @@
     - "{{ sigvild_gallery_data_dir }}"
     - "{{ sigvild_gallery_web_root }}"
 
+- name: Check for existing gallery data
+  stat:
+    path: "{{ sigvild_gallery_data_dir }}/data.db"
+  register: existing_gallery_data
+  tags: [restore, backend]
+
+- name: Check for available backup files
+  local_action:
+    module: find
+    paths: "{{ sigvild_gallery_backup_local_path }}"
+    patterns: "sigvild-gallery-backup-*.tar.gz"
+  register: backup_files
+  become: false
+  when: sigvild_gallery_backup_enabled | default(false)
+  tags: [restore, backend]
+
+- name: Initialize backup_files when backup disabled
+  set_fact:
+    backup_files: {"files": []}
+  when: not (sigvild_gallery_backup_enabled | default(false))
+
+- name: Restore from backup if no data exists and backups available
+  include_tasks: restore.yml
+  when:
+    - sigvild_gallery_backup_enabled | default(false)
+    - backup_files.files | length > 0
+    - not existing_gallery_data.stat.exists
+  tags: [restore, backend]
+
+- name: Skip restore - existing data found
+  debug:
+    msg: 
+      - "ℹ️ Existing gallery data found at {{ sigvild_gallery_data_dir }}/data.db"
+      - "Skipping restore to preserve existing data"
+      - "To force restore, manually remove existing data first"
+  when:
+    - sigvild_gallery_backup_enabled | default(false)
+    - backup_files.files | length > 0 
+    - existing_gallery_data.stat.exists
+  tags: [restore, backend]
+
 - name: Build and deploy backend
   include_tasks: deploy_backend.yml
   tags: [backend, build]
diff --git a/site.yml b/site.yml
index 34c62f7..04176f3 100644
--- a/site.yml
+++ b/site.yml
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
     #   tags: ['caddy', 'infrastructure', 'web']
     
     # Application services  
+    - role: sigvild-gallery
+      tags: ['sigvild', 'gallery', 'wedding']
     - role: authentik
       tags: ['authentik']
-    # - role: gitea
-    #   tags: ['gitea', 'git', 'development']
-    # - role: sigvild-gallery
-    #   tags: ['sigvild', 'gallery', 'wedding']
+    - role: gitea
+      tags: ['gitea', 'git', 'development']