diff --git a/hosts/stratus/containers/nextcloud/backup.nix b/hosts/stratus/containers/nextcloud/backup.nix
index 9e837ce..0d93786 100644
--- a/hosts/stratus/containers/nextcloud/backup.nix
+++ b/hosts/stratus/containers/nextcloud/backup.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   myConfig.resticBackup.nextcloud = {
     enable = true;
     user = config.users.users.nextcloud.name;
+    healthchecks.enable = true;
 
     extraConfig = {
       backupPrepareCommand = ''
diff --git a/hosts/stratus/containers/nextcloud/secrets.yaml b/hosts/stratus/containers/nextcloud/secrets.yaml
index 272a59c..be57dbf 100644
--- a/hosts/stratus/containers/nextcloud/secrets.yaml
+++ b/hosts/stratus/containers/nextcloud/secrets.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ nextcloud:
 restic:
   environment: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:bYC7JBKvOMUdqB3X/Z9Nh4g8mhSJpqo63vU3zIrdSO+zlRF+PT+n4yofZe8D47Wz46YGAfwnKXGvAy2WQwHsDcMfdWW85e/1ttV5eESWMotSBM7WzpyFRjNDg+vCy4nWkWI=,iv:RVBMlsOwJCehMuJ2Hzls+gnzUIJM8MjdLu5uMJczugw=,tag:hds43pJX/hpBLwXTujiJ8w==,type:str]
   password: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:yMs1EG39X1+RYcgeM3SFi38ypOU=,iv:vsEl9jLR3DcqRxJmH5cpIe1+I2W49Hj12oOfwrymznI=,tag:uevinZPEfj0J4KFkTLsV5g==,type:str]
+healthchecks-ping-key: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:3bLMIixDXZpCWfkuf8UbCovRvbtlIw==,iv:0G7oIezhyNDl7U9EXw2auvTvdxng6CAbAViXQSbzo+c=,tag:u1QWKdszu9dDLb6LZdAShA==,type:str]
 sops:
   kms: []
   gcp_kms: []
@@ -29,8 +30,8 @@ sops:
         aWFqYXYrMmJBbEQwQWxza1lrdmU4bmMKm0QbJP1QiNVOA7slpocaPxkq9orE8jrP
         xxrDtRUZhvEOEZuCD61wWTfgdeI7SFWaSJkN6MgPlvRyuYQ+3TZh3Q==
         -----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
-  lastmodified: "2024-09-02T22:12:46Z"
-  mac: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:lM947a3lS+ultYxIIrmyUe9rGtho1MPQ31cVWeP9JitkwMgP8kZFWV/HYMWIP6hUvvAwrdyMnSsyxRwDAY5EcEPnoGcnCtgctlAjsGb/B9HECCfD/ZeEiGAXGEfsojgkUJIEx/XeoD/FstyNB7CfsYoEHnB06YUFJzk1hj6+JME=,iv:P5wB86h3gUEnveLSMqRjH94gHfdPL2IBCRX3S8UTMBg=,tag:F7ZqYCEuPE0Je01KhAFYIA==,type:str]
+  lastmodified: "2024-09-09T13:39:24Z"
+  mac: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:mZ2AATOGjw8ekgf6Av37r3xImSe61dOjhVlsQnFgwLg4Hvlqlo95gFmEasDYfEVZQaRdllAXe/LIHz+GNbIdGRkkU7hjMv6A1vERFahuV2a5rzjgHZDFphROG9bEUI+wjI4rmIHEDz9DYAnpyFPDdNVWsXsO/7cTnwqTxnBl+QM=,iv:KkW7eXQvrd6WkzH8iiHOGGcjslFkuqqvi79v+zlWlz0=,tag:X+HH4ej52oKlY7tGOXQltQ==,type:str]
   pgp: []
   unencrypted_suffix: _unencrypted
   version: 3.9.0
diff --git a/hosts/stratus/containers/paperless/backup.nix b/hosts/stratus/containers/paperless/backup.nix
index fd83def..60c7271 100644
--- a/hosts/stratus/containers/paperless/backup.nix
+++ b/hosts/stratus/containers/paperless/backup.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   myConfig.resticBackup.paperless = {
     enable = true;
     user = config.users.users.paperless.name;
+    healthchecks.enable = true;
 
     extraConfig = {
       backupPrepareCommand = ''
diff --git a/hosts/stratus/containers/paperless/secrets.yaml b/hosts/stratus/containers/paperless/secrets.yaml
index 6651166..fdcd2e6 100644
--- a/hosts/stratus/containers/paperless/secrets.yaml
+++ b/hosts/stratus/containers/paperless/secrets.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ paperless-admin-password: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:7xjn0fXEFZCYDvzjP7P5R5reZR8=,iv:jM
 restic:
   environment: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:JRwMFhbVLg4hkmJsNw+yNdCBX3Cud5ADbGL+nkRFUjpMkF1c3JubWnNI4lG/ehfJ0GJmHveOyMD304XEykPWuK89KVNNmqTuaa2hGUIykQPyqAqvkChOsOZAfGA/gHrC8tY=,iv:xsXanfAtI8ppOxwtsu89+3KWwNXtXPyT1k+Toe6f6Vw=,tag:hUO7jaTgzX+z4eiLK9CQ7g==,type:str]
   password: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:txtSW2r1HTFeZXEmkkMBYhPkdms=,iv:kTI52zpI7vUU6IxO/qwzoAtdNZnHrhU69WovA1dBYi0=,tag:6XF1BUOA2Brao/qR3DNe0g==,type:str]
+healthchecks-ping-key: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:HihujYrVxFEXF5PnPscigc7vXWM8kg==,iv:T6JmbIjcMjfHKssR5tJrlfQGivqGDWz5d80PQORNLH4=,tag:2Gkddfksi5QPnFK1JFip2g==,type:str]
 sops:
   kms: []
   gcp_kms: []
@@ -27,8 +28,8 @@ sops:
         cmFJeFpHdnRzMFA2a1NML1A1RFB6clEK+FH8x1dccz8TnUuEFc0EkTSzG6Ody0IF
         tCNrHN2h3AzqYxKFYucquMmnE9WGJuzShijIXAv1W7JE2JZw9XnS4w==
         -----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
-  lastmodified: "2024-09-02T11:41:12Z"
-  mac: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:BPT+RVvdUxbNmhKUEqagk3XBaxG9+o40u29oyKPWPC8L62j7FgKjihoMKEKtiGTuswQdwNiHrz2QAAcQ90yXE0WVQC2yho7QvoejTTVkkii2fh9+AGWFffQXQ1GNXqPVsTF5d8vkLkEMipZqatObC4yFQgffIvQfAMHPPHCxdsc=,iv:e8ENMa8cZ+q5JJD1JqhdjQazxI8jzwQqZEdX/M0+zMY=,tag:mhFfY2rP/XKFazjFuBVVmQ==,type:str]
+  lastmodified: "2024-09-09T13:39:48Z"
+  mac: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:mm7p2HU3U0oJIhncjQVX/dag3NhuJrru7dlPy3QFZfBBd5/guy9jyW6eJkFyBKwukNzrhhUiI9IVnYYRdNcloGFlAnoWdIqMm80OWxn0C0KU3MMUoWTQCZuJiDpbH7fRCeq5gVgvNkdYt04AQZbd3XpfHOP0cieSVOlXejJIyh8=,iv:Pz6QkeFvUcBAeZOq19yxMoi71eZiTUF/3PQzcZ7XWhs=,tag:w0eJWmwbA9l9i8/aWfxOmQ==,type:str]
   pgp: []
   unencrypted_suffix: _unencrypted
   version: 3.9.0
diff --git a/modules/system/restic-backup.nix b/modules/system/restic-backup.nix
index b552aff..6e84a64 100644
--- a/modules/system/restic-backup.nix
+++ b/modules/system/restic-backup.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-{ config, lib, ... }:
+{
+  config,
+  pkgs,
+  lib,
+  ...
+}:
 let
   cfg = lib.filterAttrs (_: value: value.enable) config.myConfig.resticBackup;
 in
@@ -12,6 +17,7 @@ in
             type = lib.types.str;
             default = config.users.users.root.name;
           };
+          healthchecks.enable = lib.mkEnableOption "";
           extraConfig = lib.mkOption {
             type = lib.types.attrsOf lib.types.anything;
             default = { };
@@ -29,16 +35,21 @@ in
 
     users.groups.restic.members = lib.mapAttrsToList (_: value: value.user) cfg;
 
-    sops.secrets = {
-      "restic/environment" = {
-        mode = "440";
-        group = config.users.groups.restic.name;
+    sops.secrets =
+      let
+        resticPermissions = {
+          mode = "440";
+          group = config.users.groups.restic.name;
+        };
+      in
+      {
+        "restic/environment" = resticPermissions;
+        "restic/password" = resticPermissions;
+
+        "healthchecks-ping-key" = lib.mkIf (
+          (lib.filterAttrs (_: value: value.healthchecks.enable) cfg) != { }
+        ) resticPermissions;
       };
-      "restic/password" = {
-        mode = "440";
-        group = config.users.groups.restic.name;
-      };
-    };
 
     services.restic.backups = lib.mapAttrs (
       name: value:
@@ -57,5 +68,22 @@ in
       }
       // value.extraConfig
     ) cfg;
+
+    systemd.services = lib.mapAttrs' (
+      name: _:
+      lib.nameValuePair "restic-backups-${name}" (
+        let
+          ping = signal: ''
+            ${lib.getExe pkgs.curl} -fsS -m 10 --retry 5  https://hc-ping.com/$(cat ${
+              config.sops.secrets."healthchecks-ping-key".path
+            })/${name}-backup/${signal}
+          '';
+        in
+        {
+          preStart = lib.mkBefore (ping "start");
+          postStop = lib.mkAfter (ping "0");
+        }
+      )
+    ) (lib.filterAttrs (_: value: value.healthchecks.enable) cfg);
   };
 }