diff --git a/tools/backup_docker.sh b/tools/backup_docker.sh
index b207cc6..5e99ba9 100755
--- a/tools/backup_docker.sh
+++ b/tools/backup_docker.sh
@@ -19,12 +19,32 @@ mkdir -p $BACKUP_DIR
 docker-compose -f $COMPOSE_FILE down
 
 # Tarball the Docker Compose directory
-tar -czvf $BACKUP_DIR/"files_${DIR##*/}"_$TIMESTAMP.tar.gz -C / $DIR
+CONFIG_BACKUP_FILE="files_${DIR##*/}"_$TIMESTAMP.tar.gz
+tar -czvf $BACKUP_DIR/$CONFIG_BACKUP_FILE -C / $DIR
 
 # Identify and save each Docker image used by the stack
 IMAGES=$(docker-compose -f $COMPOSE_FILE config | awk '{if ($1 == "image:") print $2;}')
+BACKUP_FILE=$BACKUP_DIR/"backup_${BASE_DIR_NAME}_${TIMESTAMP}.txt"
+
+# Clear the backup list file
+echo  "${COMPOSE_FILE}" > $BACKUP_FILE
+
+# Write config backup file name to the backup list file
+echo $CONFIG_BACKUP_FILE >> $BACKUP_FILE
+
 for IMAGE in $IMAGES; do
-    docker save $IMAGE | gzip > $BACKUP_DIR/"image_${IMAGE//[:\/]/_}"_$TIMESTAMP.tar.gz
+    # Get image id (strip off "sha256:" prefix)
+    IMAGE_ID=$(docker inspect --format="{{.Id}}" $IMAGE | sed 's/sha256://')
+
+    # Check if the image backup file already exists
+    IMAGE_BACKUP_FILE="image_${IMAGE//[:\/]/_}_${IMAGE_ID}.tar.gz"
+    IMAGE_BACKUP=$BACKUP_DIR/$IMAGE_BACKUP_FILE
+    if [ ! -f $IMAGE_BACKUP ]; then
+        docker save $IMAGE | gzip > $IMAGE_BACKUP
+    fi
+
+    # Write image backup file name to the backup list file
+    echo $IMAGE_BACKUP_FILE >> $BACKUP_FILE
 done
 
 # Restart the Docker Compose stack
diff --git a/tools/restore_docker.sh b/tools/restore_docker.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13ef454
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/restore_docker.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Specify your backup directory
+BACKUP_DIR=/mnt/backups
+
+# List available stacks for backup
+echo "Available stacks for recovery:"
+STACKS=($(ls $BACKUP_DIR))
+
+select STACK_NAME in "${STACKS[@]}"; do
+    # Verify stack backup directory exists
+    STACK_BACKUP_DIR=$BACKUP_DIR/$STACK_NAME
+    if [ -d $STACK_BACKUP_DIR ]; then
+        break
+    else
+        echo "Invalid selection"
+    fi
+done
+
+# List available backups for the stack
+echo "Available backups for stack $STACK_NAME:"
+BACKUPS=($(ls $STACK_BACKUP_DIR/backup_*.txt))
+
+# Display only the timestamps
+TIMESTAMPS=("${BACKUPS[@]##*_}")
+
+select CHOICE in "${TIMESTAMPS[@]}"; do
+    # Get the full filename of the chosen backup
+    BACKUP_FILE=$(echo "${BACKUPS[@]}" | tr ' ' '\n' | grep $CHOICE)
+    if [ -f $BACKUP_FILE ]; then
+        break
+    else
+        echo "Invalid selection"
+    fi
+done
+
+# Extract original Docker Compose file path
+COMPOSE_FILE=$(head -n 1 $BACKUP_FILE)
+DIR=$(dirname "${COMPOSE_FILE}")
+
+# Check if stack is running and stop it
+docker-compose -f $COMPOSE_FILE down
+
+# Rename existing Docker Compose directory
+mv $DIR $DIR.recovery_$(date +"%Y%m%d%H%M%S")
+
+# Restore files from backup
+tar -xzvf $STACK_BACKUP_DIR/$(sed '2q;d' $BACKUP_FILE) -C /
+
+# Load Docker images from backup
+tail -n +3 $BACKUP_FILE | while read IMAGE_FILE; do
+    docker load < $STACK_BACKUP_DIR/$IMAGE_FILE
+done
+
+# Change to the Docker Compose directory and restart the Docker Compose stack
+cd $DIR
+docker-compose up -d