diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3dfe097347..65fe8b17dd 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -14188,6 +14188,15 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "firestore-export-import": {
+      "version": "0.8.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/firestore-export-import/-/firestore-export-import-0.8.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-pYIouhcOWbQv5MEZ4EOrUizC2ZZ8Idqeh3eGuPnnBam9NCqJ+7WcPU4WkeFv51gznCaNx8TRFftEabOD2WDA4Q==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "firebase-admin": "^9.2.0"
+      }
+    },
     "flat-arguments": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/flat-arguments/-/flat-arguments-1.0.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d045851589..4cb2f2778d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "clean": "rimraf dist out-tsc",
     "deploy": "npm run build && NODE_ENV=production firebase deploy",
     "firestore:copy": "ts-node-script ./scripts/firestore-copy",
+    "firestore:export": "ts-node-script ./scripts/firestore-export",
     "firestore:init": "firebase functions:config:set schedule.enabled=true && firebase deploy --except hosting && ts-node-script ./scripts/firestore-copy",
     "fix": "concurrently npm:fix:*",
     "fix:eslint": "eslint . --ext .ts --ext .js --fix",
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-testing-library": "^3.9.0",
     "firebase-admin": "^9.2.0",
     "firebase-tools": "^8.11.2",
+    "firestore-export-import": "^0.8.0",
     "jest": "^26.4.2",
     "jest-dev-server": "^4.4.0",
     "jest-runner-eslint": "^0.10.0",
diff --git a/scripts/firebase-config.ts b/scripts/firebase-config.ts
index 44b4301053..7a383bb4c9 100644
--- a/scripts/firebase-config.ts
+++ b/scripts/firebase-config.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 import admin, { ServiceAccount } from 'firebase-admin';
-import serviceAccount from '../serviceAccount.json';
+import firestoreService from 'firestore-export-import';
+import serviceAccountJson from '../serviceAccount.json';
 
-const credential = admin.credential.cert(serviceAccount as ServiceAccount);
+// TODO: replace
+const databaseURL = 'https://hoverboard-dev.firebaseio.com';
+const serviceAccount = serviceAccountJson as ServiceAccount;
+const credential = admin.credential.cert(serviceAccount);
 admin.initializeApp({ credential });
 const firestore = admin.firestore();
+firestoreService.initializeApp(serviceAccount as string, databaseURL);
 
-export { firestore };
+console.log(databaseURL);
+
+export { firestore, firestoreService };
diff --git a/scripts/firestore-export.ts b/scripts/firestore-export.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8fa1b4bece
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/firestore-export.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { firestoreService } from './firebase-config';
+
+// const [, , fileName] = process.argv;
+
+firestoreService
+  .backup('team')
+  .then((data) => console.log(JSON.stringify(data)))
+  .then(() => console.log('Success! 🔥'))
+  .catch((error: Error) => console.log('Error! 💩', error));