diff --git a/backup/.gitignore b/backup/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c96a04f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backup/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!.gitignore
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diff --git a/helmfile/environments/production.yaml.gotmpl b/helmfile/environments/production.yaml.gotmpl
index 46924d6..a51bf7b 100644
--- a/helmfile/environments/production.yaml.gotmpl
+++ b/helmfile/environments/production.yaml.gotmpl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #{{ $ocelot_image_tag := env "OCELOT_IMAGE_TAG" | default  (exec "../scripts/ocelot_image_tag.sh" (list) | trim) }}
 {{ $image_tag := env "IMAGE_TAG" | default  (exec "../scripts/branded_image_tag.sh" (list) | trim) }}
 
-domain: wir-social-production.ocelot-social-production.it4c.org
+domain: wir.social
 namespace: wir-social-ocelot-production
 #image_tag: {{ env "IMAGE_TAG" | default (printf "ocelot-%s--branded-%s" $ocelot_image_tag $branded_image_tag) }}
 image_tag: {{ $image_tag }}
diff --git a/patches/patch.ingress.maintenance.off.yaml b/patches/patch.ingress.maintenance.off.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb144f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/patch.ingress.maintenance.off.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+spec:
+  rules:
+    - host:
+      http:
+        paths:
+          - path: /
+            pathType: ImplementationSpecific
+            backend:
+              service:
+                name: wir-social-webapp
+                port:
+                  number: 3000
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diff --git a/patches/patch.ingress.maintenance.on.yaml b/patches/patch.ingress.maintenance.on.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0aebd57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/patch.ingress.maintenance.on.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+spec:
+  rules:
+    - host:
+      http:
+        paths:
+          - path: /
+            pathType: ImplementationSpecific
+            backend:
+              service:
+                name: wir-social-maintenance
+                port:
+                  number: 80
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diff --git a/scripts/maintenance.sh b/scripts/maintenance.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a676626
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/maintenance.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# base setup
+SCRIPT_PATH=$(realpath $0)
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(dirname $SCRIPT_PATH)
+
+case $1 in
+    on)
+        echo "Network maintenance:  on"
+        kubectl patch --namespace=wir-social-ocelot-production ingress wir-social --type merge --patch-file ${SCRIPT_DIR}/../patches/patch.ingress.maintenance.on.yaml
+    ;;
+    off)
+        echo "Network maintenance:  off"
+        kubectl patch --namespace=wir-social-ocelot-production ingress wir-social --type merge --patch-file ${SCRIPT_DIR}/../patches/patch.ingress.maintenance.off.yaml
+    ;;
+    *)
+        echo -e "Run this script with first argument either 'on' or 'off'"
+        exit
+    ;;
+esac
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diff --git a/scripts/neo4j.sh b/scripts/neo4j.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..cc34aef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/neo4j.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# base setup
+SCRIPT_PATH=$(realpath $0)
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(dirname $SCRIPT_PATH)
+
+case $1 in
+    on)
+        # set Neo4j in offline mode (maintenance)
+        echo "Neo4j maintenance:  on"
+        kubectl get --namespace=wir-social-ocelot-production statefulset ocelot-neo4j-neo4j -o json \
+            | jq '.spec.template.spec.containers[] += {"command": ["tail", "-f", "/dev/null"]}' \
+            | kubectl apply -f -
+
+        # wait for the container to restart
+        echo "Wait 60s ..."
+        sleep 60
+    ;;
+    off)
+        # set Neo4j in online mode
+        echo "Neo4j maintenance:  off"
+        kubectl get --namespace=wir-social-ocelot-production statefulset ocelot-neo4j-neo4j -o json \
+            | jq 'del(.spec.template.spec.containers[].command)' \
+            | kubectl apply -f -
+
+        # wait for the container to restart
+        echo "Wait 60s ..."
+        sleep 60
+    ;;
+    *)
+        echo -e "Run this script with first argument either 'off' or 'on'"
+        exit
+    ;;
+esac
diff --git a/scripts/restore.sh b/scripts/restore.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5492c61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/restore.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# base setup
+SCRIPT_PATH=$(realpath $0)
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(dirname $SCRIPT_PATH)
+
+# configuration
+BACKUP_DATE="2024-12-04_09-39-10"
+BACKUP_FOLDER=${BACKUP_FOLDER:-${SCRIPT_DIR}/../backup/${BACKUP_DATE}}
+
+printf "Backup folder:  %s\n" $BACKUP_FOLDER
+
+${SCRIPT_DIR}/maintenance.sh on
+${SCRIPT_DIR}/neo4j.sh on
+
+# copy neo4j backup from local drive
+echo "Copying database from local file system ..."
+kubectl cp \
+    $BACKUP_FOLDER/neo4j-dump \
+    wir-social-ocelot-production/$(kubectl --namespace=wir-social-ocelot-production get pods | grep ocelot-neo4j |awk '{ print $1 }'):/var/lib/neo4j/$BACKUP_DATE-neo4j-dump
+
+# copy image data
+echo "Copying public uploads to local file system ..."
+kubectl cp \
+    $BACKUP_FOLDER/public-uploads/. \
+    wir-social-ocelot-production/$(kubectl --namespace=wir-social-ocelot-production get pods | grep wir-social-backend |awk '{ print $1 }'):/app/public/uploads/
+
+# restore database
+echo "Restoring Database ..."
+kubectl --namespace=wir-social-ocelot-production exec -it \
+    $(kubectl --namespace=wir-social-ocelot-production get pods | grep ocelot-neo4j | awk '{ print $1 }') \
+    -- neo4j-admin load --from=/var/lib/neo4j/$BACKUP_DATE-neo4j-dump --force
+
+${SCRIPT_DIR}/neo4j.sh off
+${SCRIPT_DIR}/maintenance.sh off
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