diff --git a/.eslintignore b/.eslintignore
index 26f7c9ee6..a9595933d 100644
--- a/.eslintignore
+++ b/.eslintignore
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ backend/dist
 backend/__migration__
 docker
 backend/scripts
+backend/private
 **/vitest.config.js
diff --git a/backend/private/index.html b/backend/private/index.html
index fd4f83131..c4b9ef1ca 100644
--- a/backend/private/index.html
+++ b/backend/private/index.html
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
       <span id="form-loader" class="loader"></span>
     </div>
     <div id="save">Save Changes</div>
+    <div id="export">Export Configuration</div>
     <script src="script.js"></script>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/backend/private/script.js b/backend/private/script.js
index 593daae95..f794bbeef 100644
--- a/backend/private/script.js
+++ b/backend/private/script.js
@@ -281,4 +281,27 @@ window.onload = async () => {
       saveButton.disabled = false;
     }, 3000);
   });
+
+  const exportButton = document.querySelector("#export");
+
+  exportButton.addEventListener("click", async () => {
+    download(
+      "backend-configuration.json",
+      JSON.stringify({ configuration: state })
+    );
+  });
 };
+
+function download(filename, text) {
+  let element = document.createElement("a");
+  element.setAttribute(
+    "href",
+    "data:text/plain;charset=utf-8," + encodeURIComponent(text)
+  );
+  element.setAttribute("download", filename);
+
+  element.style.display = "none";
+  document.body.appendChild(element);
+  element.click();
+  document.body.removeChild(element);
+}
diff --git a/backend/private/style.css b/backend/private/style.css
index 851b7fbe5..1b274ef00 100644
--- a/backend/private/style.css
+++ b/backend/private/style.css
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ body {
   background-color: #d84b4b;
 }
 
-#save {
+#save,
+#export {
   position: fixed;
   right: 6rem;
   bottom: 3rem;
@@ -90,7 +91,12 @@ body {
   transition: 0.125s;
 }
 
-#save:hover {
+#export {
+  bottom: 9rem;
+}
+
+#save:hover,
+#export:hover {
   background-color: var(--text-color);
   color: var(--bg-color);
 }
diff --git a/docker/backend/Dockerfile b/docker/backend/Dockerfile
index c45cd5a27..b73238ae9 100644
--- a/docker/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ COPY --from=builder /prod/backend/node_modules /app/backend/node_modules
 COPY --from=builder /prod/backend/dist /app/backend/dist
 COPY --from=builder /prod/backend/email-templates /app/backend/email-templates
 COPY --from=builder /prod/backend/redis-scripts /app/backend/redis-scripts
+COPY --from=builder /prod/backend/private /app/backend/private
 
 ## to build directory
 WORKDIR /app/backend/dist
diff --git a/docs/SELF_HOSTING.md b/docs/SELF_HOSTING.md
index 18aa34142..80d4e25ce 100644
--- a/docs/SELF_HOSTING.md
+++ b/docs/SELF_HOSTING.md
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ If you don't want to update this file manually you can
 
 - open the backend url in your browser, e.g. `http://localhost:5005/configure/`
 - adjust the settings and click `Save Changes`
-- open the configuration in your browser, e.g. `http://localhost:5005/configuration`
-- copy everything from `data` into the `backend-configuration.json` file.
+- click `Export Configuration` 
+- save the file as `backend-configuration.json`, overwriting the existing one.
 
 Example output from `http://localhost:5005/configuration`:
 ```json