diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 33ab0cf..ff70192 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -32,3 +32,26 @@ EVENT_DATE=07 de junho de 2026
 ADMIN_PASSWORD=senha-forte-compartilhada-entre-os-dois
 SESSION_SECRET=gere-um-uuid-longo-aqui-min-32-chars
 ALLOWED_ADMIN_EMAILS=voce@exemplo.com,outro@exemplo.com
+
+# ----- Backup (vai pra ./backups/ no host por padrão)
+TZ=America/Sao_Paulo
+# Cron schedule para o Postgres: aceita formato cron OR @daily/@hourly/etc
+BACKUP_SCHEDULE_DB=@daily
+# Cron para o MinIO (mc mirror é incremental, pode rodar mais vezes)
+BACKUP_SCHEDULE_MEDIA=0 3 * * *
+# Retenção (camadas: dias / semanas / meses) — só pro Postgres
+BACKUP_KEEP_DAYS=14
+BACKUP_KEEP_WEEKS=4
+BACKUP_KEEP_MONTHS=6
+
+# Backup remoto OPCIONAL — espelha o bucket pra outro provedor S3 (R2,
+# B2, AWS S3, outro MinIO). Deixe vazio pra ficar só com backup local.
+# Exemplo com Cloudflare R2:
+#   BACKUP_REMOTE_ENDPOINT=https://<account-id>.r2.cloudflarestorage.com
+#   BACKUP_REMOTE_ACCESS_KEY=...
+#   BACKUP_REMOTE_SECRET_KEY=...
+#   BACKUP_REMOTE_BUCKET=wedding-media-backup
+BACKUP_REMOTE_ENDPOINT=
+BACKUP_REMOTE_ACCESS_KEY=
+BACKUP_REMOTE_SECRET_KEY=
+BACKUP_REMOTE_BUCKET=
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c651633..f61fc05 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ build/
 .env.*.local
 !.env.example
 
+# Backup output on the VPS
+backups/
+
 # Python
 __pycache__/
 *.pyc
diff --git a/apps/api/app/lib/storage.py b/apps/api/app/lib/storage.py
index 73d6248..354d998 100644
--- a/apps/api/app/lib/storage.py
+++ b/apps/api/app/lib/storage.py
@@ -154,5 +154,23 @@ class S3Storage:
 
         await asyncio.to_thread(_delete)
 
+    async def get_bytes(self, key: str) -> bytes:
+        def _get() -> bytes:
+            res = self._client.get_object(Bucket=self._bucket, Key=key)
+            return res["Body"].read()
+
+        return await asyncio.to_thread(_get)
+
+    async def put_bytes(self, key: str, data: bytes, content_type: str) -> None:
+        def _put() -> None:
+            self._client.put_object(
+                Bucket=self._bucket,
+                Key=key,
+                Body=data,
+                ContentType=content_type,
+            )
+
+        await asyncio.to_thread(_put)
+
 
 storage = S3Storage()
diff --git a/apps/api/app/lib/transcode.py b/apps/api/app/lib/transcode.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e17ce4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/app/lib/transcode.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import io
+import logging
+
+import pillow_heif
+from PIL import Image, ImageOps
+
+pillow_heif.register_heif_opener()
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+HEIC_MIMES = {"image/heic", "image/heif"}
+
+
+def is_heic(mime_type: str) -> bool:
+    return mime_type.lower() in HEIC_MIMES
+
+
+def heic_to_jpeg(heic_bytes: bytes, quality: int = 88) -> bytes:
+    """Decode HEIC, apply EXIF rotation, re-encode as JPEG.
+
+    Raises on any decode/encode failure so the caller can decide whether
+    to keep the HEIC fallback.
+    """
+    img = Image.open(io.BytesIO(heic_bytes))
+    img = ImageOps.exif_transpose(img)
+    if img.mode not in ("RGB", "L"):
+        img = img.convert("RGB")
+    out = io.BytesIO()
+    img.save(out, format="JPEG", quality=quality, optimize=True, progressive=True)
+    return out.getvalue()
+
+
+def swap_extension_to_jpg(key: str) -> str:
+    lower = key.lower()
+    if lower.endswith(".heic"):
+        return key[: -len(".heic")] + ".jpg"
+    if lower.endswith(".heif"):
+        return key[: -len(".heif")] + ".jpg"
+    return key + ".jpg"
diff --git a/apps/api/app/routes/uploads.py b/apps/api/app/routes/uploads.py
index a28f9ad..9851edc 100644
--- a/apps/api/app/routes/uploads.py
+++ b/apps/api/app/routes/uploads.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import asyncio
 import time
 from datetime import UTC, datetime
 from typing import Annotated
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ from ..db.base import get_db
 from ..db.models import EventConfig, Upload
 from ..lib.ids import hash_ip, upload_id
 from ..lib.storage import storage
+from ..lib.transcode import heic_to_jpeg, is_heic, swap_extension_to_jpg
 from ..schemas.api import UploadConfirmIn, UploadInitIn
 
 router = APIRouter()
@@ -187,6 +189,23 @@ async def confirm_upload(upload_id: str, body: UploadConfirmIn, db: Db):
     if head is None:
         raise HTTPException(400, detail="not_uploaded")
 
+    # Transparently transcode HEIC to JPEG so the gallery renders in any
+    # browser. Falls back to the original on any failure so an upload is
+    # never lost; admin can re-upload manually if needed.
+    if is_heic(row.mime_type):
+        try:
+            src_bytes = await storage.get_bytes(row.storage_key)
+            jpeg_bytes = await asyncio.to_thread(heic_to_jpeg, src_bytes)
+            new_key = swap_extension_to_jpg(row.storage_key)
+            await storage.put_bytes(new_key, jpeg_bytes, "image/jpeg")
+            if new_key != row.storage_key:
+                await storage.delete(row.storage_key)
+            row.storage_key = new_key
+            row.mime_type = "image/jpeg"
+            row.size_bytes = len(jpeg_bytes)
+        except Exception as e:  # noqa: BLE001
+            print(f"[transcode] HEIC->JPEG failed for {row.storage_key}: {e}")
+
     final_status = "pending" if cfg.moderation == "pre" else "approved"
     row.status = final_status
     row.approved_at = _now_ms() if final_status == "approved" else None
diff --git a/apps/api/pyproject.toml b/apps/api/pyproject.toml
index 3f37659..d336dea 100644
--- a/apps/api/pyproject.toml
+++ b/apps/api/pyproject.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "pydantic-settings==2.6.1",
   "pyjwt==2.10.0",
   "email-validator==2.2.0",
+  "pillow-heif==0.21.0",
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index d3a5959..95a805c 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -102,6 +102,47 @@ services:
       - app
       - minio
 
+  postgres-backup:
+    image: prodrigestivill/postgres-backup-local:16-alpine
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    depends_on:
+      postgres:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_HOST: postgres
+      POSTGRES_DB: ${POSTGRES_DB:-wedding}
+      POSTGRES_USER: ${POSTGRES_USER:-wedding}
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
+      POSTGRES_EXTRA_OPTS: "--clean --if-exists"
+      SCHEDULE: ${BACKUP_SCHEDULE_DB:-@daily}
+      BACKUP_KEEP_DAYS: ${BACKUP_KEEP_DAYS:-14}
+      BACKUP_KEEP_WEEKS: ${BACKUP_KEEP_WEEKS:-4}
+      BACKUP_KEEP_MONTHS: ${BACKUP_KEEP_MONTHS:-6}
+      TZ: ${TZ:-America/Sao_Paulo}
+    volumes:
+      - ./backups/postgres:/backups
+
+  media-backup:
+    image: alpine:3.20
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    depends_on:
+      minio:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    environment:
+      MINIO_ROOT_USER: ${MINIO_ROOT_USER}
+      MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD}
+      S3_BUCKET: ${S3_BUCKET:-wedding-media}
+      BACKUP_SCHEDULE_MEDIA: ${BACKUP_SCHEDULE_MEDIA:-0 3 * * *}
+      BACKUP_REMOTE_ENDPOINT: ${BACKUP_REMOTE_ENDPOINT:-}
+      BACKUP_REMOTE_ACCESS_KEY: ${BACKUP_REMOTE_ACCESS_KEY:-}
+      BACKUP_REMOTE_SECRET_KEY: ${BACKUP_REMOTE_SECRET_KEY:-}
+      BACKUP_REMOTE_BUCKET: ${BACKUP_REMOTE_BUCKET:-}
+      TZ: ${TZ:-America/Sao_Paulo}
+    volumes:
+      - ./backups/media:/backups
+      - ./infra/backup:/scripts:ro
+    entrypoint: ["/bin/sh", "/scripts/media-backup-entrypoint.sh"]
+
 volumes:
   postgres_data:
   minio_data:
diff --git a/infra/backup/media-backup-entrypoint.sh b/infra/backup/media-backup-entrypoint.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..11bc0e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/backup/media-backup-entrypoint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+echo "[backup] installing mc + ca-certs + tzdata"
+apk add --no-cache --quiet curl ca-certificates tzdata >/dev/null
+curl -sSLo /usr/local/bin/mc https://dl.min.io/client/mc/release/linux-amd64/mc
+chmod +x /usr/local/bin/mc
+
+if [ -n "$TZ" ] && [ -f "/usr/share/zoneinfo/$TZ" ]; then
+  cp "/usr/share/zoneinfo/$TZ" /etc/localtime
+  echo "$TZ" > /etc/timezone
+fi
+
+echo "[backup] configuring mc aliases"
+mc alias set --quiet local http://minio:9000 "$MINIO_ROOT_USER" "$MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD"
+
+if [ -n "$BACKUP_REMOTE_ENDPOINT" ] && [ -n "$BACKUP_REMOTE_ACCESS_KEY" ]; then
+  echo "[backup] remote target configured: $BACKUP_REMOTE_ENDPOINT"
+  mc alias set --quiet remote "$BACKUP_REMOTE_ENDPOINT" "$BACKUP_REMOTE_ACCESS_KEY" "$BACKUP_REMOTE_SECRET_KEY"
+else
+  echo "[backup] no remote target — local-only mirror"
+fi
+
+mkdir -p /backups /var/log
+
+SCHEDULE="${BACKUP_SCHEDULE_MEDIA:-0 3 * * *}"
+echo "[backup] schedule: $SCHEDULE"
+mkdir -p /etc/crontabs
+echo "$SCHEDULE /scripts/media-backup-run.sh >> /var/log/backup.log 2>&1" > /etc/crontabs/root
+echo "" >> /etc/crontabs/root
+
+echo "[backup] running initial mirror"
+/scripts/media-backup-run.sh || echo "[backup] initial mirror failed — will retry on schedule"
+
+echo "[backup] starting crond"
+exec crond -f -l 6
diff --git a/infra/backup/media-backup-run.sh b/infra/backup/media-backup-run.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..212b453
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/backup/media-backup-run.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+TS="$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)"
+echo "[$TS] media-backup: start"
+
+mc mirror --overwrite --remove --quiet "local/$S3_BUCKET" "/backups/$S3_BUCKET" \
+  || echo "[$TS] media-backup: local mirror reported errors"
+
+if [ -n "$BACKUP_REMOTE_ENDPOINT" ] && [ -n "$BACKUP_REMOTE_BUCKET" ]; then
+  mc mirror --overwrite --quiet "local/$S3_BUCKET" "remote/$BACKUP_REMOTE_BUCKET/$S3_BUCKET" \
+    || echo "[$TS] media-backup: remote mirror reported errors"
+fi
+
+LOCAL_SIZE="$(du -sh "/backups/$S3_BUCKET" 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $1}')"
+echo "[$TS] media-backup: done (local: ${LOCAL_SIZE:-?})"