diff --git a/scripts/backup_garrus.sh b/scripts/backup_garrus.sh
index 107ad54..530bea3 100755
--- a/scripts/backup_garrus.sh
+++ b/scripts/backup_garrus.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,38 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
+source /sync/home_external/.bash_aliases
 shopt -s expand_aliases # make aliases work
-REL_HOME=$HOME
-source $REL_HOME/.bash_aliases
 
-sd rsync_backup -e "ssh -i $REL_HOME/.ssh/id_ed25519" ./ fabian@garrus:/citadel/backup/garrus/
 
-sd rsync_backup --link-dest="/etc/ssh/" /etc/ssh/ ssh/
+###############################
+### update local backup dir ###
+###############################
+
+# first part is still kind of manual for now...
+BACKUP_DIR=/sync/backup
+BACKUP_DIR_HOME=$BACKUP_DIR/home
+if [[ !($HOME/.bash_aliases_local -ef $BACKUP_DIR_HOME/.bash_aliases_local) ]]; then
+   ln $HOME/.bash_aliases_local $BACKUP_DIR_HOME/.bash_aliases_local
+fi
+BACKUP_DIR_ROOT=$BACKUP_DIR/root/etc
+rsync_backup --link-dest="/etc/ssh/" /etc/ssh/ $BACKUP_DIR_ROOT/ssh/
+if [[ !(-d $BACKUP_DIR_ROOT/udev/rules.d) ]]; then
+   mkdir $BACKUP_DIR_ROOT/udev/rules.d
+fi
+if [[ !(/etc/udev/rules.d/69-hdparm.rules -ef $BACKUP_DIR_ROOT/udev/rules.d/69-hdparm.rules) ]]; then
+   ln /etc/udev/rules.d/69-hdparm.rules $BACKUP_DIR_ROOT/udev/rules.d/69-hdparm.rules
+fi
+
+
+#####################
+### upload backup ###
+#####################
+
+echo $'upload of backup still manual for now.\nplease execute the following commands:'
+echo 'su garrus'
+echo 'sd rsync_backup $BACKUP_DIR/ /citadel/backup/garrus/'
+exit 0
+
+su garrus
+sd rsync_backup $BACKUP_DIR/ /citadel/backup/garrus/