diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b10f690..6d54705 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ You can configure all the following environment variables:
 * FREE_DOWNLOAD: free download count per day
 * TOKEN_PRICE: token price per 1 USD
 * GOOGLE_API_KEY: YouTube API key, required for YouTube video subscription.
-
+* RCLONE_PATH: rclone path to upload files to cloud storage
 ## 3.2 Set up init data
 
 If you only need basic functionality, you can skip this step.
diff --git a/ytdlbot/config.py b/ytdlbot/config.py
index c432d44..21ce655 100644
--- a/ytdlbot/config.py
+++ b/ytdlbot/config.py
@@ -64,3 +64,4 @@ TOKEN_PRICE = os.getenv("BUY_UNIT", 20)  # one USD=20 credits
 RATE_LIMIT = os.getenv("RATE_LIMIT", 20)
 
 SS_YOUTUBE = os.getenv("SS_YOUTUBE", "https://ytdlbot.dmesg.app?token=123456")
+RCLONE_PATH = os.getenv("RCLONE")
diff --git a/ytdlbot/tasks.py b/ytdlbot/tasks.py
index a8215c8..94a1e5c 100644
--- a/ytdlbot/tasks.py
+++ b/ytdlbot/tasks.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import os
 import pathlib
 import random
 import re
+import shutil
 import subprocess
 import tempfile
 import threading
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ from config import (
     ENABLE_QUEUE,
     ENABLE_VIP,
     OWNER,
+    RCLONE_PATH,
     RATE_LIMIT,
     WORKERS,
 )
@@ -278,6 +280,11 @@ def ytdl_normal_download(client: Client, bot_msg: typing.Union[types.Message, ty
 
     bot_msg.edit_text("Download success!✅")
 
+    # setup rclone environment var to back up the downloaded file
+    if RCLONE_PATH:
+        for item in os.listdir(temp_dir.name):
+            logging.info("Copying %s to %s", item, RCLONE_PATH)
+            shutil.copy(os.path.join(temp_dir.name, item), RCLONE_PATH)
     temp_dir.cleanup()